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A photograph of a group puja in a plain garage-style room with a white roll-up door. Several people sit on a patterned cream and blue carpet: a woman in a gold and pink sari at left, a row of children in pastel clothes, a man in a white kurta sitting behind a tray, and women in saris, one in a teal and purple sari with a yellow blouse holding a book. Brass plates, bowls, lamps and a small brass tray with flames sit in front of them. Two painted deity statues stand against the wall at right, one in blue and one in orange with a crown and multiple arms. Several people have their hands folded in prayer. No a person candidate is visible.

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Photo 82833932021-03-11A photo of a small home-style puja in a garage-like room with a white wall and a rolled-up garage door. Several people sit on the floor on rugs and foam mats. On the right, a seated figure in a golden-brown patterned top and blue skirt wears a red-and-white flower garland and a dark hair bun; the figure looks like a mannequin or statue rather than a person. Behind and beside it stand brass or bronze deity murtis, including a standing figure with a trident and a garland. A man in white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits at right. Brass bowls, a lit oil lamp, flower petals and offering plates lie on the floor. Children in pink and cream clothes sit at left with hands joined, and women in saris lead the rite at centre.2021-03-11 +1 copiesPhoto 82855552021-03-11 +1 copiesA seated group of devotees gathers on the floor of a bare garage-like room during a home puja. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits at the lower left, a woman in white sari sits beside a brass tray of lamps and offerings, and a seated figure in white sits near a deity murti set on an orange cloth at the right. Women in colourful saris and children in pink, purple and orange clothing sit around them. A flat-screen television at the back left shows a livestreamed gathering, and a table holds lamps and a small plate.2021-12-28Photo 99199882022-04-09 +1 copiesIndoor puja room with an orange and pink wall hung with marigold and white flower garlands and strings of leaves. Three deity murti stand on a dais in front, the central one adorned with gold jewellery and garlands, flanked by smaller figures. A woman in a light blue patterned blouse sits cross-legged at the centre among children. On the left, a man in a black top and a woman in a multicoloured floral shirt and white trousers kneel beside a wooden box with brass pots and a small oil bottle. Children in white, grey, and orange tops sit on a red patterned mat performing ritual preparations, some holding small brass plates. Brass lamps, offering trays with flowers, and draped maroon altar cloths are arranged around the room.2020-10-25Indoor puja in a temple hall with red walls and a row of orange-robed seated statues along the back wall. A woman in a green saree stands at left, while several women and children sit on mats before brass oil lamps and offerings. A seated woman in a teal silk saree and a bare-chested priest with folded hands sit at right, beside pink flowers and a brass tray of fruit. A nandi bull statue and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure appear in the room. A seated man in a white shirt sits near a music stand.2020-10-18Photo 82870462022-04-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group of devotees in a yellow-walled shrine room performing a puja before three large decorated deity murtis on a raised altar draped in green and maroon cloth with garlands. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits at the central puja arrangement with brass lamps and offerings, facing the group. Around him, a woman in a peach-patterned kurta, a woman in a teal-and-green sari, and several men and children sit on black and blue mats. Brass plates hold flowers, a kalasha-style vessel and offerings in the foreground.2020-12-13Indoor puja at a yellow-walled room with a wooden floor and red patterned rugs. On the left, a seated portrait figure in red-and-orange turban and clothing wears a garland of yellow, white and orange flowers on a gold-framed throne with a red cloth; beside it stand two small deity murti of Krishna with flower garlands. Around the rugs, about six people sit cross-legged: a woman in green-and-yellow sari with hands in anjali, a boy in blue shirt, a girl in pink top, a girl in pink-and-yellow pavada, a woman in green holding a young child in red, and a young woman in yellow kurta. A bearded man in white kurta sits in the background. Brass plates hold fruit, sweets and bowls in front, with bananas, oranges and apples in a tray.2024-10-01Devotees sit seated on maroon and purple cloth in a temple hall, hands pressed together in anjali mudra before a row of black stone deity murtis in saffron and red garments with garlands, backed by a golden-yellow altar with figures. Brass oil lamps (diyas) burn on brass plates with leaves and petals in front of them. A woman in white sari sits at left, a woman in orange-gold sari with glasses beside her, a woman in pink silk sari in the center, a woman in teal sari behind a boy in pink kurta, and a woman in red top at right. A bald man in white near the right edge also sits in prayer, and a young boy in yellow kurta sits in the foreground beside a girl in yellow dress. Scene shows a group puja or aarti at the ashram.2024-03-10 +1 copiesKAILASA SINGAPORE on 4/11/20212021-04-11