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A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a face mask sits cross-legged on an orange cloth, performing puja before a deity murti of Devi Mahalakshmi decorated with a red flower garland. He holds a small brass vessel and a bell-like object near offerings on silver and steel trays, including fruit, sweets, rice and turmeric-coloured grains. A teal draped backdrop, marigold-style flowers and folded red, yellow and green silk cloths fill the scene, with rose petals in a silver bowl.

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A bare-chested man in white dhoti with orange-and-white sash sits cross-legged behind a long table set for puja, pouring liquid from a small vessel. Eyeglasses and a rudraksha-style necklace are visible. Before him are silver and brass trays with grapes, bananas, pink flowers, coconut-shaped offerings, and a ornate gold-and-orange festival mask or deity image on a yellow cloth. A copper kalasha and brass lamps stand on the table, and a colourful deity shrine with green and gold decoration sits at the upper right against a yellow wall with green bunting.2021-08-20KAILASA SINGAPORE on 11/16/20212021-11-16A priest seated cross-legged on a purple cloth performs a puja at a temple altar. He wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl over his bare upper body, glasses and a grey face mask, and rings a brass handbell with his left hand while holding a small spoon in his right. Before him sit silver and brass bowls of pink and yellow flower petals, yellow powder, fruit, sweets and rice dishes. A red cushion holds an ornate silver-and-stone mask-like ornament, beside a green and gold silk saree. Behind him an orange draped altar bears a garlanded deity murti, bamboo stalks and pink roses, indicating an Ashtotarra Namavali puja at a Hindu temple.2020-10-21A temple puja in progress: a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with rudraksha mala kneels on a red-and-orange striped cloth, offering a silver plate of flowers, fruit and sweets toward a woman in a green salwar kameez with a face mask. Brass lamps, kumkum and flower bowls surround them. Behind, gold-clad deity murti stand before a yellow wall with garlands. No visible person matches the a person candidate criteria, so the priest is described by role only.2021-08-08KAILASA SINGAPORE on 11/16/20212021-11-16A seated priest with a shaved head and bare upper body wears a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, his hands pressed together in front of an ornate brass puja stand. The brass bowl on top holds pink flowers, a small brass vessel and a kalasha-like container. A silver thali in front holds rice, lentil dishes, vegetable curries and bowls of food, a naivedyam offering. A brass dish with a pink flower, a brass cup and a wooden box sit on a leopard-print cloth. A flat-screen television and glass cabinets with small framed photographs stand behind. The scene shows a home shrine puja with food offering.2022-02-18KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 9/30/20222022-09-30 +3 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 12/14/20202020-12-14A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a shaved-headed priest seated cross-legged on a green cloth-covered platform, wearing a white dhoti and a face mask, with hands pressed together in namaskar. Beside him are a large brass tray of fresh flowers, plates of fruit including bananas, apples and grapes, and small brass vessels. Behind him are ornate deity decorations with garlands and a deity murti draped in colourful cloth. The priest has a tattoo on his upper arm and is bare-chested apart from a rudraksha-style mala.2022-01-02A temple abhishekam scene in a yellow-walled shrine. Three deity murtis stand behind, adorned with garlands and green and gold garments. In the foreground a dark blue Shivalinga sits on a raised stand, with a brass puja plate, kalasha-style vessels and bowls of fruit, flowers and sweets spread on a colourful striped mat. A priest in white dhoti sits at left reading or handling items, while a standing man with a bare upper body, rudraksha-style adornments and a brown wrap pours liquid over the lingam with a vessel. Pink flower petals are scattered on the cloth.2021-10-24A shirtless priest with a green face mask sits cross-legged on a red floor mat in front of a shrine, holding a small golden vessel in his hands. He wears white dhoti cloth, a long rudraksha mala with beads, neck ornaments and vibhuti marks on his arms and forehead. In front of him are a large arrangement of red, orange, yellow and white roses and chrysanthemums, a gold puja plate with fruit, a brass lamp stand and a glass jar. Behind him, ornate deity murtis in gold and yellow silk sarees and red garlands stand on a green-draped altar, with a microphone on a stand to the left. The scene suggests a puja offering of flowers and abhishekam items.2022-01-02A photograph inside a temple shrine during a puja. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on an orange silk cloth, holding a small silver bowl and a plate of offerings. In front of him a woman in a blue blouse and peach sari lies prostrate with her forehead on the cloth. Before them is a row of ornate gold lamps and a brass bowl of white rice-like offering. To the right, roses, yellow flowers and white petals are arranged beside a copper kalasha on an orange cloth. Behind them, decorated deity murtis in purple and blue garments with garlands stand in the shrine, and a tripod light stand is visible on the left.2022-11-30 +3 copies