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A photograph of a Krishna Janmashtami celebration inside a temple hall. A smiling man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right, leaning over a small boy dressed as Krishna with a peacock-feather headdress, bare chest, blue and gold dhoti and a white garland, who reaches toward a decorated wooden swing cradle draped with white flower garlands. At left, a woman in a white sari touches the cradle, beside a small girl in a red shawl, blue blouse and purple pattu skirt. In front, a large spread of metal-foil plates holds sweets, fried snacks, plantains and rice preparations on a patterned cloth. Behind them, large painted deity statues with gold ornaments stand in the background.

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Photo of a Krishna Janmashtami celebration at a temple shrine. A cradle-style swing decorated with white and pink flower garlands stands in front of a deity murti with flower garlands. A young boy dressed as Krishna wears a gold crown, pearl necklaces, and blue dhoti, standing beside a small girl in a purple and red dress. Several men kneel and stand around the cradle; one in a pink shirt and another in a blue shirt hold the swing. A man in white shirt with tilak stands behind. Bananas, fruits, and small steel plates of offerings lie on a patterned mat in the foreground.Kailasa Puduvai 30 August 2021A woman in a white sari with a pink-red blouse and a vibhuti mark on her forehead leans over a wooden cradle-style swing decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink roses. Inside sits a blue-skinned deity murti of Krishna with a peacock feather and a gold crown, set before a painted backdrop of deity figures. Below, metal trays hold sweets, savouries, fried snacks and a large platter of bananas and fruit on a patterned cloth, with rose petals scattered on the floor. Setting appears to be a home or temple shrine for Krishna Janmashtami.Indoor daily puja before a shrine of deity murtis with a shivalinga on a blue cloth at the centre. A woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse stands with palms joined at the left. A barefoot boy with a bare chest and grey shorts and a girl in a maroon skirt with bangles stand with palms joined in front of the shivalinga. Behind them are standing murtis draped in red and white cloth and garlanded with white flowers, plus small figures with flower garlands. A brass plate holds mangoes and a small bowl of offerings, and incense smoke rises at the lower edge.July 13 2022 Sripuram2022-07-13Women seated on the floor of a gilded temple hall perform a puja before three deity murti shrines framed by gold arches and a gold lattice screen. Shrine figures wear green, red and pink silk and garlands. In front of them, a green cloth holds a lamp and flowers. Women in green, blue and maroon saris, one in white, sit around platters of bananas, flower petals, kumkum, coconut and sweets. Two young girls in green and pink sit among them, and a red-carpeted altar stands at the back.A photograph of a puja inside a yellow-walled room with deity murtis behind a red-and-green cloth backdrop, wrapped in marigold garlands. Seated on red and maroon mats, a woman in a teal-blue sari with gold bangles sits beside a girl in a green and blue dress with a red-tasselled hair tie. At right, a shirtless man in white dhoti with a mala sits in front of a smiling woman in a gold-patterned kurta. The central altar holds a decorated murti with oil lamps, a kalasha, a brass bell, plates of bananas and fruit, and a small brass lamp in front of it.2020-12-13KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 8/10/20212021-08-10Indoor home shrine with a central murti of a deity adorned with a white flower garland and a green floral arch, flanked by two smaller figures on a blue-draped altar. A portrait of a smiling figure in a pink turban and white garland stands at left on a green-draped stand. A woman in a blue sari with folded hands and a man in a white dhoti with bare chest, folded hands and white markings stand at right. Oil lamps, a kalasha, offerings and flowers sit on the altar, with yellow and purple curtains behind.2021-05-20A temple shrine scene with white marble deity statues: on the left a goddess statue in a cream and red sari holding a staff, and in the centre and right a Krishna figure playing a flute beside a Radha figure, both in yellow embroidered garments with red and white flower garlands. In front, a wooden cradle-like swing decorated with yellow marigold garlands sits on a green cloth, with a small yellow-clad figure, fruit, a brass pot and flower petals. A seated man with bare chest, white dhoti and a gold-bordered cloth sits at right, his hands near the swing, while a woman in a maroon-and-gold blouse and yellow sari kneels at left holding a flower garland. Another man is partly visible at the left edge. Pink umbrellas hang in the background, consistent with a Janmashtami puja offering.Feb 18 2022 sripuramJune 19 20132013-06-19