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A home altar display set up in front of a carved wooden screen with lattice panels. A large printed portrait on a blue cloth shows a smiling man in an orange-red turban and saffron robes, with gold necklaces and bangles, seated on a tiger skin with one hand raised in blessing. Two decorative fabric banners with painted elephants and yellow fringe flank the altar. Below sit offerings on a red cloth: bags and cartons of dennree grains, rice drink, oils, lentils and bread flour, tulips in vases, a bundle of fresh green leaves on a plate, and a small printed photo of golden deity figures. No people are visible.

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Grand Total2021-04-13Photo 82902922021-04-13HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23A home altar display with an annadhan offering. A large printed portrait of a man in a red turban, red shawl, layered gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads sits on a blue cloth before a carved wooden screen, seated on a tiger-skin-patterned throne. He is labelled only by the image itself; no printed name is visible. In front of the portrait are plates of packaged dried fruit and nut snacks, bags of dried peas labelled Erbsen, bags of rice and a bowl of fruit including apples and green chillies. A green crate holds bottles of juice. A gold cloth covers the table, with a printed card showing temple and lion motifs. Decorative cloth with elephant prints hangs at each side, along with potted plants and pink flowers, and string lights glow at the left edge. No people are physically present.2020-11-16KAILASA MULHEIM, GERMANY on 11/16/20202020-11-16 +1 copiesA home altar set up for an annadhan offering, with no people visible. A large cutout portrait of a bearded man in a tall orange-red turban, red shawl and gold necklaces sits against a blue draped backdrop and a carved wooden screen, with a tiger-skin rug visible beneath. In front stand packets of grains and lentils, plus glass bottles of juice in a green crate. A smaller standing figure of the same kind of portrait, garlanded with red flowers, stands on a brown cloth beside brass lamps, a brass pot, a bowl of bananas, apples and green chillies, and a lit oil lamp. A printed sheet with a temple and a seated bull sits on the golden cloth.2020-11-16KAILASA MULHEIM, GERMANY on 11/16/20202020-11-16 +2 copiesKAILASA VOGHERA, ITALY on 11/14/20202020-11-14KAILASA MULHEIM, GERMANY on 11/16/20202020-11-16Indoor altar photo with a large life-size cutout portrait of a smiling bearded man in an orange-red turban and saffron-red robes, seated on a tiger-skin cover with one hand raised in blessing, wearing layered gold necklaces, red beaded mala and flower garlands. The printed portrait is not a physical person. In front on a dark wooden table are brass puja items: a small brass lamp, a lit candle, brass plates and cups, a kalasha-style bowl, white and yellow flowers, and a glass vase of white chrysanthemums. Below on the floor are bags of grains and legumes, a green pumpkin, a bag of flour, bottled juices and jars of red sauce, arranged as annadan and naivedhyam offerings. No physical people are visible.2020-11-14A photograph of a ritual offering setup in an indoor room with beige curtains. Behind a gold-and-brown tiger-striped throne chair stands a large printed photograph of a bearded figure with a maroon turban, white jasmine garlands and a long necklace, wearing red-maroon robes. Two brass pots heaped with fried snacks flank the throne. In front, a pink silk-draped altar holds flowers, and a purple cloth is covered with brass bowls of grains, pulses, turmeric, kumkum, nuts, sweets and fruit. A decorated kalasha with white flowers and green leaves sits at the front, with a red-and-gold cloth draped beneath. The printed figure is a portrait on a screen, not a physical person; no physical people are visible.2022-02-08A ritual offering display set up before a large printed portrait of a bearded man seated on a cushioned armchair with a striped animal-print seat. The portrait figure wears a maroon-red turban, a white flower garland, layered silver-toned necklaces and bangles, and a red-orange robe, with one hand raised in blessing. Two ornate red and gold umbrella-like canopies with a bird emblem flank the chair, and gold-toned curtains hang behind. In front, a pink and red silk cloth holds flower petals, a folded silk shawl and an open book. Around the floor, a purple cloth is covered with many small metal bowls of grains, pulses, spices, sugar, turmeric, kumkum, nuts and fruits, with marigold and red rose heaps, a green banana leaf, a coconut and a brass vessel of fried snacks. This is a photograph of a puja offering arrangement; no living people are visible.2022-02-08 +1 copies