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Close photo of a home altar. In the left foreground a framed devotional print shows a dark-skinned deity with a red-and-white garland, a trident and a sword held upright, and a red cloth at the waist, with a yellow-and-white garland at the lower edge. Trailing purple coleus leaves cross the frame. At right, small gilded metal figurines of a seated deity figure and a standing figure holding a club sit on a silver tray beside a pink flower and a small temple-shaped piece. A white bowl in the lower right holds dried rose petals and purple coleus leaves. No people are visible.

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KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 11/4/20212021-11-04KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 11/5/20212021-11-05KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 11/2/20212021-11-02A photograph of a home shrine with a printed card in the foreground showing a dark-skinned deity figure with a trident and sword, wrapped in red cloth and draped with red, yellow and green garlands, with a red garland around the head and a conch-like object and oil lamps below. Behind it are small gold-coloured metal figurines of deities with flowers, and red-leaved coleus plants fill a white bowl in the lower right. No people are visible.2021-11-03A home altar arrangement photographed among plants. In the background, a printed portrait of a man with a red-and-white turban, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace stands behind a brass figurine pair of deity murtis, one seated on a lion-like mount and one standing. Maroon coleus leaves fill a white bowl, and rose-pink flowers sit among green leaves. On the left, a framed picture of a dark deity murti with a trident and sword stands before a red garland and gold arch. A red cloth drapes the back. No physical people are visible.2021-11-03A domestic altar arrangement photographed on a wooden surface. A printed devotional picture on a teal-bordered card shows a dark-skinned deity murti with a trident, sword and red cloth, garlanded with green, yellow and red flowers, with a skull-like bowl and small brass vessels below. Two small brass hand bells with gold rims sit in the foreground beside a printed Tamil text sheet. Behind, a brass figurine group of a deity and companion rests on a decorated silver-and-red box, with a pink flower and grass offering. Purple-red coleus leaves frame the scene, and a white bowl holds petals.2021-11-03A two-panel photograph of home devotional altar items. The left panel shows a printed picture of a deity with a trident and a sword, draped in red and garlanded with red and yellow flowers, with a brass lamp in front. The right panel shows small brass figurines of deities on a silver-topped box, decorated with purple petals and green leaves, with brass bells and a white rose on a white dish of scattered petals. No people are visible.2021-10-29KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 11/4/20212021-11-04A photograph of a small devotional figurine standing on an ornate gold-toned pedestal, surrounded by plants. The figure wears a red-and-gold robe with a dark turban-style headdress and holds an object in one hand. Pink flowers and green leaves are placed around the base, with burgundy coleus plants in the foreground and a potted green plant to the right. A red-orange cloth forms the backdrop. No physical people are visible; the figure is a statue, not a person.2021-11-03KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 8/16/20212021-08-16A shrine table set for puja in a temple setting. In the centre stands a cut-out or printed figure of a man with a red and gold turban, a gold necklace and a red garment, raising one hand in blessing. Behind him are a seated deity murti and another figure with garlands. Foreground offerings include scattered red rose petals and red leaves, a brass bowl of nuts, a small brass cup, a trident (trishul) on the right, a gold bull figure on the left, and lit oil lamps with flames. Brass items gleam under warm light.2022-01-14A home altar on a wooden tray shows several small deity murti with scattered pink and magenta rose petals. A gilded standing figure with a green-and-red necklace and orange flowers stands at left, a golden Krishna-style figure with a flute-like shape stands at front left, and a seated figure sits at centre on a brass plate. Brass hand bells hang from a rod above, with a green leafy garland draped across it, a white om symbol and a small brass pot with a rudraksha bead. No people are visible.2021-10-30