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Photo of a puja to a Kali deity murti dressed in an orange and purple sari, with a garland of skulls, a trident and a flowered crown, framed by marigold and rose garlands and red drapery. A bearded man with white forehead and arm markings, wearing a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, sits on a mat before a brass pooja tray with bananas, apples, lemons, a brass kalasha, oil lamp and flowers, making an offering gesture. A woman in an orange blouse and black mask sits at left holding offerings. A painted temple scroll hangs at right, and a brass oil lamp stands nearby. Navaratri day two kali puja setting.

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KAILASA OHIO, USA on 10/20/20202020-10-20KAILASA OHIO, USA on 10/21/20202020-10-21Indoor puja at a home shrine during Navaratri, with a woman in a green sari and black face mask holding a woven basket of fruit (banana, apple) toward a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and mask seated on a cushion. Brass oil lamps flank a decorated deity murti draped in green and blue cloth with garlands of marigolds and white flowers. Behind them hangs a framed painting of a goddess seated in a golden throne-like setting, and a glass display cabinet holds ritual items. A brass tray with small vessels and a bowl of flowers sits on the floor, with a red rug beneath.2020-10-25Indoor shrine puja at KAILASA Ohio. A priest with a shaved-free long grey-streaked hair and beard, bare-chested, wears a white dhoti with a striped border and a purple beaded mala, and a blue face mask; he holds a brass bowl up toward a decorated deity murti of a goddess with gold crown, flower garlands and a red-and-gold sari, seated on a pink lotus before lit oil lamps. A woman in a blue and red sari with gold bangles and an orange mask sits with hands folded to the left. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers, a painted calendar-style picture and a painted mural of deities stand around the shrine. This is a Navaratri puja.2020-10-22A seated man in white dhoti with a maroon-and-gold border, bare-chested with a purple rudraksha-style mala, a face mask and hands folded in namaskar, performs puja before a central deity murti of a dark-faced goddess crowned, holding a staff and a flower-decked form, decorated with red, orange and white garlands and wrapped in a green-and-gold sari. Brass oil lamps flank the altar, with a kalasha or silver offering plate, brass vessels and flowers on a striped mat in front. A large framed painting on the right shows multiple ornately dressed deities seated atop lions in a temple setting, and a blue-skinned Krishna figure appears on the left beside red drapes.2020-10-20KAILASA OHIO, USA on 10/18/20202020-10-18Indoor puja at a temple-style shrine during Guru Purnima celebrations at KAILASA San Jose. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and bare chest sits cross-legged at left, arranging offerings on a purple cloth. Before him stands a decorated deity murti draped in red and white flower garlands, with a gold arch behind and purple and gold textiles. Brass oil lamps, fruit trays of grapes, apples, oranges and strawberries, rose petals and yellow and white flowers surround the altar. At right, another ornately adorned deity murti wears a gold crown, jewelled necklaces and garlands. A laptop on a table at right suggests a streamed session.2019-07-15 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/23/20202020-10-23Photo 99223382022-05-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a home-temple puja in progress. A shaved-headed man with bare chest, white dhoti and a purple rudraksha-style mala sits cross-legged on a rug, reading from loose papers while wearing a face mask. Beside him a woman in a red blouse and blue sari, with a red hair flower and mask, reads from a printed sheet. Before them is a decorated black deity murti in a pink and gold dress with a tall crown, garlanded with yellow and red flowers, set against gold fabric. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha, flower offerings, a small framed deity image and brass plates with fruit and flowers sit on the floor. A large framed painting of a temple scene hangs on the right.2020-10-22KAILASA SINGAPORE on 6/15/20212021-06-15A shirtless priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered green and red cloth at his waist stands at right holding a brass lamp toward a large deity murti in a golden sari and crown, adorned with flower garlands in yellow, white and red, and jewelled ornaments. Brass oil lamps stand on a green-draped table at left, a coconut and yellow flowers sit on a tray before the murti, and a framed devotional print with a garland rests at lower centre. A large painted temple scene hangs on the wall at right. The priest wears a face mask and a purple rudraksha-style mala, and performs aarti during puja.2020-10-22