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KAILASA SAN FERNANDO, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO on 7/22/2021

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A dimly lit indoor photograph of a family or group of people gathered around a small home altar draped with a striped red, green and blue cloth. A lit candle or oil lamp glows at the centre, beside a green gourd, a halved coconut, fruit, flowers and a small bowl. Behind the altar stands a framed photograph of a deity figure holding a trident. Several people, including children in colourful dresses and head wraps, stand or kneel with their palms pressed together in prayer, appearing to perform a puja. A wall of plain concrete forms the backdrop.2021-07-22A small interior room with pale yellow walls where devotees perform puja before a framed portrait of a woman in orange garments, garlanded with red and white flower strands. Below the portrait sits an offering table with fruit, bowls, a brass oil lamp and rose petals. A man on the left in white clothes with an orange shawl presses his palms together, while a man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold rings, a woman in an orange sari and a girl in a purple top stand at right with folded hands. A printed calendar with a small portrait hangs on the wall above the altar.KAILASA Thanjavur, INDIA on 3/11/20212021-03-11Indoor puja in a temple-style hall with carved pillars and hanging woven textiles. A standing priest in saffron-orange robes holds a lit lamp near an ornate canopied shrine with a gold kalasha-like top and floral decorations. Seated devotees on striped mats fill the foreground, many with hands folded in prayer; several girls wear long braids with flowers and sarees. A framed portrait on the right shows a figure in orange robes with a garland, labelled only by the image. A small figure in white stands at the left edge beside the shrine.Evening puja at a temple pavilion with gilded pillars. A golden seated statue of a figure with hands in anjali mudra, wearing a red and gold crown, a garland of white and yellow flowers and gold ornaments, sits on the left beside a golden arch. In front, a tray holds lit oil lamps, flowers, fruit and brass vessels on an orange cloth. Several women in saris, one in orange, stand with palms joined in prayer and a young child stands among them. On the right a man in a yellow jacket with a red and white shawl and a girl seated on the floor face the offerings. No visible a person is identifiable.2022-11-22November 12 20082008-11-12Indoor photo of a seated group during a fire ritual in a plain tent-like hall. A small fire burns in a flat-topped brick pit in front of a white-draped altar. Above the altar hangs a framed painting of a seated, ornately robed deity figure, flanked by two brass oil lamps. In the foreground, a row of devotees sits on a green mat, including women in orange, magenta and pink saris and a girl in a yellow top with braids. On the left, a woman in a white sari with a gold border sits beside the fire pit, and a man in a striped shirt stands nearby. A man in white clothes at the right sits with palms pressed together in prayer. No a person candidate is visible.2009-10-10A photograph inside a small wood-panelled room decorated with paper triangle bunting and metallic foil bows hanging from the ceiling. On the left, a seated figure in orange clothing and an orange head covering wears a garland of green leaves and pink and yellow flowers and sits before a decorated altar with pink flower offerings, a coconut, and orange cloth. In front of the altar, a tray of food offerings in small bowls is spread on a white cloth. Standing in a row are an older woman in white with a red-bordered sari, four girls and a boy in red and blue clothing with palms pressed together in namaste, and a woman in a red kurta with folded hands. The scene looks like a Guru Poornima devotional gathering with puja offerings. Pink and turquoise bunting and a wall calendar are visible.Night outdoor scene in Coimbatore during a street procession. In the foreground, a man in a white top and saffron-yellow shawl holds a microphone toward the group and speaks. To the left, several women and girls stand together: a woman in pink sari, a woman in turquoise and pink sari holding a toddler in pink, an older woman in white with palms pressed in namaste, and a girl in yellow and a girl in pink with a forehead mark. Behind them is a gold-embossed ornate panel or palanquin section. Vibhuti marks are visible on several foreheads.2006-10-09March 23 20112011-03-23April 14 20242024-04-14 +1 copiesIndoor temple-style room with a blue-covered table in the foreground holding a wicker basket with coconuts and a steel plate of offerings. A young man in a white shirt sorts items on the plate while a woman in a green sari with white flowers in her hair stands beside a small child in a grey outfit. Another young man in white stands at left. A man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a small vessel near the table. Framed photos hang on the wall behind, and a ceiling fan is visible. The scene suggests a puja or offering ceremony in progress.