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A photograph of a Diwali neivedyam offering arranged on a table draped in orange and gold cloth. Pink and white rose petals are scattered across a dark tray at left, and a white conch shell sits in the foreground. A brass cup of liquid, a brass bowl of almonds, and a brass plate holding a rudraksha mala on red fabric are set out with small brass bowls on a gold-bordered tray. Pink flowers are placed near a small figure of a deity murti at the top right, which is backed by a red cloth printed with Sanskrit mantras. No people are visible.2020-11-14KAILASA ROTORUA, NZ - Padhuka MandirOverhead photo of a Varalakshmi Puja altar arranged on a red-brown woven mat over a white marble floor. Brass plates hold red and white flower petals, green leaves, a white conch shell, small brass bowls of rice and offerings, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a rudraksha mala draped on a maroon cloth, and a glowing oil lamp. Incense sticks smoke at the upper left. A standing cutout or printed image of a bearded figure in a saffron-orange turban and robes, with a gold necklace and raised hand, sits on a small stand at the top. No physical people are visible apart from a hand at the lower edge.2017-08-04September 10 20142014-09-10 +2 copiesSeptember 05 20142014-09-05A puja arrangement on a red and gold bordered cloth. Brass plates hold scattered pink and red rose petals, a brass lamp with a lit flame stands behind, and a brass water pot with a spoon sits at the top right. A white conch shell rests on a brass stand, and an orange cloth lies beside a stack of rudraksha beads. A brass bell and a small brass dish with a kumkum-like powder are at the right, and a bracelet of rudraksha and amethyst-coloured beads lies on a brass plate at lower left. A wooden-framed picture stands at left. No people are visible.2013-11-23March 24 20172017-03-24 +1 copiesJuly 10 20132013-07-10A photograph of a ritual puja arrangement laid out on a striped cloth over a striped sofa. A framed photograph at the top shows a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala seated before a large tree; it is a printed portrait, not a physical person. Around it are brass items: a hand bell, a small brass pot, an incense stick in a holder, a brass lamp with a flame, a shallow brass plate of marigold petals, white jasmine, frangipani and rose petals, a conch shell, a small brass cup of water, a plate of tulsi-like leaves, a mound of rudraksha beads, an orange cloth with a yellow marigold and a beaded necklace, and a red hibiscus with white and yellow flowers on a brass tray. No physical people are visible.2012-10-16A top-down view of a home shrine table set for a paduka puja, with no people present. On a tiger-striped cloth sit a pair of dark wooden paduka sandals decorated with pink flowers, a small red and gold textile, a rudraksha-style mala, and a small figure of a seated sage in a red-and-gold turban on a stand. Nearby are a black shiva linga on a pedestal, a small brass kalasha or lota, brass oil lamps, a white conch shell, a dark miniature bull statue, a brass plate with gold coins and flowers, and a lit oil lamp in a brass dish. Incense sticks stand in a brass bowl at right, and deity statues appear at the top edges.2022-01-01March 09 20142014-03-09September 10 20142014-09-10 +1 copies