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Home altar in a wood-panelled room with a table draped in white cloth. A large printed or framed image of a smiling man in an orange-red turban and saffron robe, raising one hand in blessing, stands at the back, garlanded with red and white flowers. On the table are a vase of white and red flowers, brass lamps and bells, a small Ganesha figure, and a black-and-red padukas (sandals) setup on a blue cloth in front. Grocery items including organic gala apples, Royal Basmati Rice, lentils and cereal sit in a cardboard box and on the floor, with a brass puja tray nearby. No physical people are visible.

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KAILASA NEW JERSEY, USA on 7/23/20212021-07-23HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23A home shrine set on a dark wooden sideboard beside a lamp with a ceramic base and cream shade. Behind the altar stands a large life-size cutout portrait of a seated bearded man in an orange-red turban, rudraksha mala and layered gold necklaces with a floral garland, seated on a tiger-skin-patterned cloth; no physical person is present. In front, a brass thali holds a lit candle, a small brass puja lamp, flowers, a brass plate and small bowls of offerings, with white chrysanthemums in a glass vase at right. Below the table are grocery offerings: sacks of grain and pulses, a green pumpkin, bottled drinks and packaged foods, arranged as Annadan and Naivedhyam offerings for the Diwali observance.2020-11-14Indoor 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.2020-11-14KAILASA PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC on 11/14/20202020-11-14Mahashivaratri 2021A seated person in a red turban and dark red-orange wrap, with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a purple flower garland, raises both hands in a blessing pose behind a table laden with food for annadan. The table holds bananas, rice, paper-wrapped packets, a bowl of yellow food and a tray of offerings, with white plastic food bags stacked below. A large backdrop shows a standing figure in red dhoti with a staff and gold ornaments. On the left a small deity murti and framed picture sit on a stone shelf, and on the right a figure with a flower garland stands on a decorated shelf. A printed face cutout sits at the lower right. Annadan meal packing is the apparent activity.2021-06-05A home shrine table draped in a red and gold floral cloth, set against a plain wall. A large framed photograph of a smiling man wearing an orange-red turban, red-orange robes and a rudraksha-style garland of red and white flowers, hands folded in front of him, is the centrepiece; this is a printed portrait, not a physical person. Beside it sit bags of grain and dal packets, a small brass deity murti in a gold arch, a brass oil lamp, a flower-garlanded tray with offerings, a small framed picture, pink and yellow flowers in a vase, and potted green plants on both sides.2021-07-23A home shrine photographed at an indoor table covered with a glass top. Two life-size cutout or printed figures of a smiling man in red-orange clothing and red turban stand against the wall; the one on the right wears a red turban with a silver emblem, orange robe, and red-orange marigold garland with beaded rudraksha-style mala. Framed portraits of similar figures in saffron robes with garlands appear beside them, and a framed image of Shiva with Nandi is at right. On the table are a small brass deity murti with yellow and blue flowers, an oil lamp with a lit flame, a blue lotus, candles, a glass bowl of offerings, a brass kalasha-like object, and flip-flops decorated with white flowers. A paper gift bag with a red and gold design sits at left on a leopard-print cloth. Two people are visible: the two smiling figures are depictions, not physical people.2020-11-28 +1 copiesHDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23A home puja altar set up for Diwali, with a large life-size cutout of a seated figure in an orange-red turban and saffron robes, wearing layered white flower garlands, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, one hand raised in blessing. The cutout is a depiction, not a physical person. In front, on a blue and gold brocade cloth scattered with pink petals, are brass plates of fruit, sweets and laddus, a brass kalasha-style lamp set, small oil lamps, a framed photograph, a small deity figurine and a bowl of kumkum. No physical people are visible.2020-11-14 +1 copiesMahashivaratri 2021 +1 copies