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A photograph of a home altar display on a wooden table in front of a dark fireplace screen. A silver-toned metal frame in a diamond shape holds two hanging brass bells and a central bell hanging from a black cord. Behind the bell is a copper-toned plaque. Pink, white and rust-coloured carnations and roses are arranged at the base. Along the bottom sit a red carved relief of a deity, a small brass deity murti wearing a black rudraksha-bead crown, and a beige figure also with a black beaded headpiece with rudraksha beads. No people are visible.

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KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 7/18/20212021-07-18Close-up photograph of a small devotional display behind glass on a metal stand. Brass hand bells hang from the frame, one decorated with dried flowers and ribbon. White and pink hibiscus blossoms and green leaves surround small brass figurines of deities with dark braided cord tied around them. A red carved shrine piece sits at left and a brass plate with embossed patterns lies behind. A reflection of a person's hand and head appears in the glass, but no physical people are clearly posed in the scene itself.2021-06-27KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 6/3/20212021-06-03KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 7/9/20212021-07-09KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 6/4/20212021-06-04KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 6/15/20212021-06-15 +1 copiesKAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 9/7/20212021-09-07Close photo of a home altar set before a window. Two tall brass handbells with ornate handles flank the arrangement. Pink and white carnations, yellow marigold-like petals, white calla-style blossoms and purple flowers are heaped in front of a small carved red figure of a deity with an elephant head, plus a small brown carved figure and a dark carved deity murti. A dark garland of flowers hangs above. No people are visible.2021-03-28 +1 copiesA small home altar photographed close up. A red painted resin Ganesha murti in an arched niche stands at left, with a white chrysanthemum flower on its head. In the centre, a brass deity murti with black cord hair and a rudraksha bead on its crown holds a small object, with white flowers at its side. At right, a peach-coloured murti with black cord hair and a rudraksha bead stands on a square base. Behind them hang two brass bells on a metal stand, a brass yantra plate with Tamil text, dried pink and cream roses, and a printed card showing a goddess seated on a red cloth before a snowy mountain, with the partial word California. Scattered red rose petals lie in the foreground on a dark tray.2021-08-27Close-up photograph of a home shrine arrangement with a hanging brass bell and a framed yantra-like sacred diagram decorated with dried pink and cream flowers, two brass bells suspended from a metal frame, and a small red Ganesha figure. Foreground white hibiscus blossoms partly frame a brass murti of a deity seated beneath a dark woven cloth, beside a dark braided cord and a loose dark hair-like strand draped across brass plates. No physical people are visible; the view looks through glass toward a bright interior room with white ceiling beams and vertical blinds.2021-06-22Photo 82842582021-03-11 +1 copiesA small home altar set on a windowsill with a dark wooden base. Three brass bells hang from a silver-toned metal stand arranged in a pentagon shape, with dried flower garlands and a small copper-coloured plaque at the top. Below are brass and stone deity murti figures, including a red stone Ganesha-style relief at left, a small dark-clothed figure in the centre, and a brass figure at right with a dark braided wrap. Pink and magenta flowers and petals are scattered across the base, with green houseplants and a dark patterned pot behind. No people are visible.2021-06-19