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A woman in a red and white sari with red blouse trim sits before a brass tray during a puja, holding her palm over a small oil lamp with a flame. Beside it, a small metal murti of a deity stands on a base surrounded by red flowers and green leaves. She wears a long rudraksha mala, a red bead necklace, gold bangles and a white tilak on her forehead. Behind her are white tiled walls, cupboards and an orange cloth with brass vessels.

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KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 5/2/20212021-05-02A woman with hair pulled back and a white tilak on her forehead pours liquid from a brass vessel over a silver deity murti on a brass tray in a home temple setting. She wears a red and gold blouse with a red shawl and white garment. The tray holds milk-like liquid, red flower petals and a small lamp. Behind her stands a framed portrait of a bearded man in a red turban with a gold-bordered orange garment, wearing a rudraksha-style mala of yellow and pink flowers, with an orange cloth and gold ornaments in front. To the right is an ornate gold shrine, and a brass lamp and bowls sit on an orange altar cloth. The scene shows abhishekam offering being performed at home.2021-05-02KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/24/20212021-04-24A woman in a maroon shawl and patterned dark dress pours milk from a copper vessel over a shivalinga on a brass abhishekam stand decorated with pink and white flowers and green leaves. Milk flows into a metal pail below. Behind her, a woman in a teal and floral shawl holds a copper pot, and other devotees in white and orange stand in the hall with draped gold curtains and a colourful striped rug.2019-03-04January 22 20142014-01-22 +1 copiesJune 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesA woman in a black blouse and orange-bordered sari performs aarti at a home shrine, holding a brass lamp with a flame while ringing a brass bell in her other hand. A brass tray with flower petals, a small cup and offerings sits on a glass shelf below a flat-screen TV, with framed deity images and small murtis behind her, and white orchids in a vase beside her.2022-03-12KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 3/11/20212021-03-11A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari sits cross-legged on a red-and-gold patterned rug, performing a puja. She wears a rudraksha mala and a bangle, and holds a small offering item over a brass thali of flower petals on a red cloth-draped low table. Smoke rises from incense. Silver puja vessels, a bell, a silver tray with a red flower and kumkum sit around her. Behind, a deity murti stands on a draped pedestal beside a shrine decorated with colourful garlands, tassels and a gold-framed altar.2021-03-11September 15 20112011-09-15A woman in a white sari with a pink blouse and a red hair ornament stands at left, lighting an oil lamp at a decorated altar. Behind the lamp, a framed portrait labelled with the printed name below shows a smiling man with a red-and-gold turban, rudraksha-style ornaments and a gold-trimmed garment, draped with orange marigold garlands. A large gold kalasha vessel stands at right, and the altar is laid with a teal cloth holding small bowls of offerings and sweets. The portrait and altar are framed by orange marigold garlands. a person is shown only as a printed portrait, not physically present.2021-07-23A woman in a red and gold sari with a white shawl pours liquid from a small copper vessel over small metal deity figures on a gold tray, arranged before a large framed portrait. The portrait shows a smiling bearded man in a red turban, decorated with a yellow and magenta flower garland and a large floral garland, seated on a throne. A gold ornate throne and a second figure in a teal and gold garment stand to the right, with pink flowers, red cloth and brass lamps on the altar. Two framed images show a tree-lined background above. The scene resembles an abhishekam offering to murti figures.2021-06-14