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Priests in white dhotis perform a puja on a white cloth in a temple hall. A bare-chested priest sits with hands folded at right, while a central priest in white with a gold-bordered shawl gestures over a brass kalasha decorated with flowers and a coconut. Platters hold bananas, flowers, coconuts, fruit and brass vessels. Behind them a black stone Ganesha statue wears yellow cloth, and a deity murti stands decorated with garlands. Four men are visible, sitting on the floor.

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Indoor temple ritual in a yellow-walled shrine room. A dark stone Ganesha statue draped in yellow cloth sits at left, and deity murti with flower garlands stand on a raised altar at back. Four men sit on a white cloth on the floor around a brass plate and offerings: bananas, apples, coconuts, rose petals, yellow flowers, a kalasha with mango leaves and coconut, and brass lamps. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white paste on his body sits at right, a masked man in white dhoti with gold border sits beside him, and a man in yellow garment and white dhoti sits at back by the altar. Puja with offerings, performed by priests in white dhotis.2021-06-20KAILASA SINGAPORE on 8/8/20212021-08-08Photo 82859402022-07-13 +1 copiesInside a temple shrine room with yellow walls and a framed poster of a standing Shiva figure holding a trident. Three seated deity murtis in ornate gold and green garlanded finery sit on a raised altar, with flower garlands hanging above. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti pours or offers water over a black Ganesha-style stone murti on a red cloth, while a second priest in white dhoti and a rudraksha-style garland sits cross-legged with brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings in front of him. A man in a yellow shirt sits on the left with palms pressed together, and a person in a beige top and white dhoti kneels at right. Brass lamps, bells and plates of marigolds and bananas fill the scene, consistent with a puja.2021-08-25Indoor temple hall with a grey tiled floor and circular yellow and white painted lines. Behind the ritual area, golden arched shrines hold deity murtis, including a multi-armed figure and a standing figure with a crown, with draped gold-and-beige curtains around them. A priest in a bare upper body and white dhoti sits cross-legged at the front left, wearing a rudraksha-style garland and a black face mask, with a brass lamp and a bowl of red flowers before him. Another priest in white sits at a low wooden table, and a bald man in a white dhoti sits near the centre. Along a red-draped low table, many silver-foil-covered plates of offerings are laid out next to fruit trays of bananas, apples and limes. Two more priests in white dhotis work at the right side near a richly dressed deity. A woman in white sits at the centre back, and the scene shows an ongoing puja with oil lamps and offerings.2020-11-14April 17 20172017-04-17A ritual homa is performed on a striped woven mat in a hall with red curtains and orange festoons. Seated priests in white dhotis and gold-bordered cloths, several wearing yellow or orange turbans and rudraksha malas, face a low wooden fire pit. Brass plates hold bundled sticks, green coconuts, banana leaves, dried herbs, bowls and a kalasha-like vessel. A seated woman in a pink sari and another in a purple sari join at the back, and several people sit or stand near a decorated deity murti area beyond.2026-02-14 +1 copiesA temple puja in an indoor shrine room with deity murtis garlanded with flowers on a raised blue-draped altar behind. In the foreground a seated shaven-headed man with long matted hair, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti and orange cloth, holds a brass plate out with his right hand. A woman in a yellow blouse and orange-bordered sari sits on a white cloth at the left, reaching toward the offerings. A standing woman in a yellow and red sari, with a red shawl over her shoulder, holds a brass lamp aloft beside the offering table. The low table holds brass plates of bananas, apples, oranges, a coconut-like fruit, flower petals, kumkum and brass bowls, with a small lit oil lamp. A small seated figure in the left corner, a second person's hand at right edge. A rug with red and white patterns lies beneath. Ritual scene consistent with a puja or aarti offering.2024-11-10Photograph of a seated homa ritual on the floor before a decorated altar with a deity murti, kalasha pots, and offerings of fruit, coconut halves, flowers and sweets. A fire burns in a central pit. A bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a microphone and sits facing a man in yellow and checked dhoti who holds a ladle over the fire. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides, and a yellow wall forms the background. Two men are visible at the lower edges, with a printed book and bowls of sweets in the foreground.2021-11-14Two bare-chested men in white dhotis perform a puja inside a temple shrine before an altar of deities. The man on the left sits cross-legged on the floor wearing a rudraksha-style cord, with a red-orange cloth draped across his shoulder. The man seated centrally, with his eyes closed, holds a white cloth and sits before a golden tray and a brass bowl of red and yellow flowers. Behind them, three decorated murtis sit on a green-draped peetha with garlands, and two standing deity statues in ornate costume flank the shrine. Along the floor in front, dozens of brass cups hold colourful naivedyam offerings, alongside fruits, bananas, oranges, rice and sweets on banana leaves and silver trays. A brass kalasha holds roses on the right. This is a puja and naivedyam offering.2022-07-14 +1 copiesKAILASA SINGAPORE on 10/18/20212021-10-18A temple puja in progress before a gilded shrine with a large deity murti dressed in green and gold garments and a crown, with flower garlands hanging at the top edge. Three men sit on the floor, shirtless and wearing white dhotis with orange borders. On the left, a man with glasses and a rudraksha mala around his neck leans forward to handle a copper kalasha placed on a wooden tray. In the centre, a bare-backed man in a white dhoti bends over the same tray, and on the right a masked man in a white dhoti kneels nearby. Brass plates, a bell and a small metal vessel rest on a red cloth in front of them, and a smaller deity figure sits on a green-draped stand to the left. The scene shows a puja with a kalasha and a tray of offerings.2021-08-20