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Close-up photo of a small devotional altar arrangement. A brass hand bell with a rose tucked behind its handle sits in front of a copper-toned yantra plate engraved with geometric patterns and Tamil script. Behind them, a printed card shows a four-armed goddess in red and gold seated on a lotus against a snowy mountain, with the caption Mt. Shasta California above. White chrysanthemums, a magenta daisy and dried rose petals frame the composition, with a small brass bell at lower left. No people are visible.

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KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 8/23/20212021-08-23A small home altar photographed through a glass cabinet door. Two brass bells hang from a metal stand, one above the other, with pink and white flowers and a bright pink bloom at the top. A red stone carving of a deity murti. Two dark-haired statues in gold and brown tones are seated in the centre; one shows a figure with a child in its lap. Fresh white chrysanthemums and red petals are scattered on the altar base. At right, a brass statue of a multi-armed deity wears a brown fur-like crown with a pink flower. Green leaves and a purple cloth fill the left edge. A printed card on the upper left shows mountain imagery and a partly visible caption. No people are visible.2021-08-29Close-up photograph of a home altar arrangement with no people visible. Brass bells hang from a metal frame draped with green leaves, a pink hibiscus and small white flowers, with a framed card showing a colourful goddess image and text reading Mt. Shasta California. Foreground includes a small red Ganesha figure, a brass oil lamp (diya), and a brass Krishna figure playing a flute with a red flower at its feet. Two dark woven-haired figurines stand in the centre beside a bowl of pink chrysanthemum-like flowers, and a large brass plate with embossed designs sits at right. No physical people are visible; the background shows a glass window and blurred room interior.2021-08-31A small home altar photographed close up. A red painted resin Ganesha murti in an arched niche stands at left, with a white chrysanthemum flower on its head. In the centre, a brass deity murti with black cord hair and a rudraksha bead on its crown holds a small object, with white flowers at its side. At right, a peach-coloured murti with black cord hair and a rudraksha bead stands on a square base. Behind them hang two brass bells on a metal stand, a brass yantra plate with Tamil text, dried pink and cream roses, and a printed card showing a goddess seated on a red cloth before a snowy mountain, with the partial word California. Scattered red rose petals lie in the foreground on a dark tray.2021-08-27A home shrine photographed close up on a metal stand with three brass bells hanging from it. A copper yantra plate engraved with geometric patterns and Tamil script sits at the top, with dried pink and cream flower petals beneath it and a rudraksha-like bead cluster. Behind the stand, a printed card shows a Mt. Shasta California scene with a deity in red and gold seated before a snowy peak under a rainbow. Foreground figures include a red carved Ganesha relief, a small gold-toned deity murti with a black braided cord draped over it and a white flower, and a terracotta deity figure with a black braided cord and white flowers. Pink and white petals are scattered on a white tray. No people are visible.2021-08-29KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 9/4/20212021-09-04A home shrine photographed through glass, showing brass hanging bells, a copper yantra plate, and a printed card reading "Mt. Shasta California" with an image of a goddess on a mountain. Pink and dried flowers and green leaves sit at the base. A small red Ganesha figure, a brass oil lamp, a brass plate with yellow powder (kumkum or turmeric), and brass deity murtis including a Hanuman-like figure carrying a mountain are arranged on the altar. Two dark black-haired statues stand in the centre. No people are visible.2021-08-23A small altar display in a glass-fronted case showing brass hand bells hung on a silver-toned metal frame, with a red rose and dried pink and white roses above. Behind them stands a booklet cover depicting a snow-capped mountain and a deity figure in red, labelled Mt. Shasta California. In front are a brass Shiva-type figure seated with a dark cloth draped over its head, a wooden carved figure, a red carved deity figure, a brass figure of a musician, pink hibiscus flowers, white chrysanthemums, rudraksha beads, and two glasses of water and milk. No people are visible.2021-08-26A small altar display photographed close up. In the foreground a red carved Ganesha figure stands to the left, beside two brass figurines of seated deities with black braided hair. A brass figure of a deity riding a bull or animal, with a white flower on its head, sits at the right on a brass tray. Two brass hand bells hang on a metal frame above, with a copper yantra plate and a card showing a mountain beneath a bright sky. Dried rose petals, orange and purple flowers and a white bloom are scattered at the base. Glass panels and red roses are visible behind. No people are present.2021-08-25KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 9/1/20212021-09-01A home altar shelf photographed close up with brass and wooden murtis decorated with flowers. Two small figures in the centre have long black hair and sit on a wooden base; one holds a small object. To the left a red carved figure stands beside a brass oil lamp (diya), and brass bells hang from a metal frame draped with white and pink flowers and green leaves. At right, a brass deity murti on a stand with a pink gerbera-style flower and a white chrysanthemum in front. A blue and white patterned bowl holding fruit sits at the lower left. Large window glass reflects part of a room behind the altar. No people are visible.2021-08-27A home altar arrangement on a windowsill. Brass hanging bells on a metal stand, a framed picture of a red-clad goddess seated on a mountain, and a copper yantra plaque sit above dried flower petals. Below, a small red Ganesha relief, two small brass deity figures with black-and-grey braided hair tied at the top, and a brass figure of a deity with a flower on its head stand among fresh pink flowers and green leaves. A green potted plant and a brass handbell are at the right. No people are visible.2021-08-18