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A 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.

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Close-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 home altar display photographed through glass. Center: a small brass or stone deity figure with flowers and orange petals at its base, flanked by a red painted Ganesha statue on the left and a carved stone deity figure on the right. Above, two brass hand bells hang from a metal stand with green leaves and a framed picture of a mountain shrine with a deity. A brass oil lamp (diya) sits at the lower left and a glass of orange drink with petals is at lower right beside a small bronze figure with a white flower and dark hair. Plants frame the scene.2021-09-02KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 9/8/20212021-09-08A small household altar photographed on a white surface, with no people present. Centre: two small figures wearing black braided hair and white chrysanthemum flowers, placed before a red Ganesha figure at left. Brass bells hang on a metal frame above, and a framed picture of a goddess in red sits near the top. Brass oil lamp at left, a brass plate with a figure seated on an animal at right, green leaves and white and pink flowers scattered around the base.2021-08-29A 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.2021-08-23KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 9/1/20212021-09-01A 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.2021-08-18KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 8/24/20212021-08-24A 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 9/7/20212021-09-07A small home altar photographed through glass, arranged with brass bells hanging from a metal stand, a brass diya oil lamp, a red painted Ganesha figure in a shrine niche, and two dark-haired carved figures with woven black hair. On the right a brass deity figure rides an animal on a brass tray, and bay leaves and green herbs are scattered across the foreground. Behind the bells a printed card shows a goddess in red with multiple arms beneath a snow-capped mountain, and dried flowers sit on a small wooden base. No people are visible.2021-08-24A small home altar photographed close up. A red Ganesha figure sits at the left, flanked by brass Hindu deity statues with dark hair-like wigs and flower garnishes, including a seated figure and a standing figure on a lotus-like base. Brass bells hang from a metal stand above, with a red rose, dried flowers and a framed picture of a Himalayan-style scene with a goddess above. White chrysanthemums and red petals lie on the surface. A brass plate holds a small figure with a red flower on its head. A glass of tea sits at the right. Curtains and a window are behind the altar. No people are visible.2021-08-27