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A close view of a ritual at a Hindu temple altar. A hand with a tattoo and a yellow bangle holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame, with smoke rising. Behind it, a silver plate holds yellow and pink flower petals. On the left, a decorated kalasha-like form or deity murti is adorned with orange and yellow marigold garlands and a jeweled gold ornament. A red cloth hangs in the background. The scene reads as puja or aarti.

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A photograph of a decorated ritual tray at a temple. A hand with a tattoo and gold bangle and red thread, wrist marked with white stripes, reaches over a silver tray with a jeweled gold ornament, a brass stupa-like cone, and a bouquet of red, yellow, orange and maroon flowers. A brass bowl of yellow marigolds and food sits at right against a maroon and gold brocade cloth. Caption text reads Kailasa Seattle - Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple. No person is identifiable as a person.2020-10-24A close photograph of a shrine altar draped with red fabric woven with gold floral motifs. A raised ornate brass stand with blue-and-gold enamel trim holds a mound of red, orange and yellow marigold and carnation flowers, with a small golden tiered element at the top. A pair of hands, wearing gold bangles and a red thread on the wrist, holds a steel bowl of yellow food and a steel plate of orange and yellow food nearby. A small brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits in the lower left corner, and flowers lie beside it. The photo is captioned Kailasa Seattle - Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple.2020-10-24KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 11/29/20202020-11-29A close photo of a ritual arrangement on a decorated wooden stand: a tiered golden-brown conical shrine or peetha form is decorated with purple, orange and yellow marigold-type flowers and a jeweled gold ornamental piece with green and red stones hanging below. A bare hand with an Om tattoo and a gold bangle and yellow thread wrist band is placing or adjusting a flower on the top of the form. Behind it is a vivid red and orange painted backdrop, and a metal bowl of yellow and orange petals sits at the right edge. Ritual decorative worship of a Devi form is suggested by the setting.2020-10-22KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 10/24/20202020-10-24Close view of a gold-coloured ritual object shaped like a stepped pyramid or meru, encrusted with green and red jewel-like stones and draped with a gold garland. Purple flowers are placed at its top. A hand with a tattooed wrist and a gold bangle, wrapped with a red and yellow thread, is touching the flowers. Behind it sits a person in a red and green zari-bordered silk sari, seated on a red and gold patterned cloth. The object rests on a silver tray with blue and yellow borders. A caption at the bottom reads Kailasa Seattle - Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple.2020-10-20August 19 20132013-08-19KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 11/28/20202020-11-28December 26 20182018-12-26April 11 20182018-04-11 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a woman in a yellow and gold sari holding a polished silver puja plate filled with red rose petals and white petals, with a lit clay oil lamp (deepam) burning at the centre. Gold bangles are visible on her wrists, and a garland of white flowers with orange accents sits at the lower left. The dark tiled floor and gold-toned temple woodwork appear behind her. The caption reads Kailasa Seattle - Nithyanandeshwara Hindu Temple.2020-11-28 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copies