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Two women stand in a golden-walled shrine room decorating deity murti for a temple seva. The central murti, adorned with a yellow and orange marigold garland, wears a tall decorated crown, gold and red robes and layered jewelry. A second murti on the right wears a silver crown, green and red garments and necklaces. The woman on the left in a beige top and maroon trousers reaches toward the garland, while the woman on the right in a pink patterned top gestures toward the adornments. In front are brass oil lamps, a purple cloth-covered stand, and smaller decorated figures in green and red silk, with fruit and a brass thali at the lower left.

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A woman in a white sari with an orange border, wearing a face mask, adorns a deity murti at a temple shrine. She stands at the left, her hands raised to the head of a gilded standing figure wearing a tall ornate crown and a red-and-gold ornamented garment. Beside her, a second masked woman in glasses helps. The central standing deity murti has a tall crown, a purple and gold sari-like garment, a green and gold garland of beads, and raised hands holding attributes. A seated figure in a red-and-gold textile sits at the right, with a gilded halo-like arch behind the shrine. Brass oil lamps hang at the top corners. On the shrine floor are brass lamps, a green cloth, small metal figures, a kalasha-like vessel, and garlanded offerings, indicating a puja in progress.2021-07-22A puja in progress before a shrine with three large deity murti, the central one golden-robed and crowned, flanked by two others, all garlanded with white and orange flowers. In front, a small brass murti sits on a golden base with fruit and flower offerings on plates. A woman in a red blouse and gold-and-green sari sits cross-legged at left, holding a text. A woman in a pink-and-white print kurta pours liquid from a small vessel toward the offerings, while a shirtless man in a white dhoti sits beside her and another person kneels nearby. Pink lotus, brass lamps and kalasha-like vessels surround the altar, with a bright pink and yellow wall behind.2020-10-18A temple shrine with three seated deity murtis on a raised platform against yellow walls. The central figure wears a tall crown and has a Shiva-lingam style forehead marking, with a flower garland and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; flanking figures wear floral garlands, ornate jewellery and maroon draped cloth with green and gold borders. Small brass and silver utsava murtis, a tray and oil lamps sit on an orange cloth before the platform. Strings of marigold and red flowers hang at the left and right edges, and small clay diya lamps are painted on the right wall. These are statues, not people.2021-11-23KAILASA SINGAPORE on 10/9/20212021-10-09 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine with three deity murtis seated side by side on a raised golden backdrop. The central figure wears a tall crown, a red-and-gold garment and a long garland of green and white beads, with hands raised in blessing. Figures to either side wear gold-and-green silk, ornate necklaces and crowns, one holding a trident. Small brass oil lamps stand at the sides, with garlands of red and yellow flowers at the edges. Below, a red-and-gold rug holds an orange-draped table with small silver figurines and a green-and-white garment arrangement. No people are visible in the scene.2021-12-10June 28 20142014-06-28 +1 copiesPhotograph of a Hindu temple shrine during a Varalakshmi puja. A woman in a green-and-gold sari with a red border stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a decorated deity murti dressed in a red and gold silk sari with jewelled necklaces and flower garlands. Two more devotees are visible at right: one in a green-and-blue sari kneeling and holding a lamp, another partly seen. Behind them, dark stone deity murtis are adorned with white flower garlands, gold ornaments and coloured silks. Coconuts and white flowers lie in front of the central murti. Lamps stand on brass stands against a yellow wall.2022-08-05 +1 copiesA temple shrine room with yellow walls and a row of decorated deity murti on a red-and-gold altar, garlanded with marigolds and flower strings. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a maroon shawl sits cross-legged on the left, holding a small brass vessel near a blue-black stone murti on a yellow stand. A woman in a maroon kurta kneels on a red carpet beside him, pouring liquid from a steel vessel. Brass plates hold fruits, bananas, flowers and sweets, with oil lamps and kalasha-style pots on the floor. Ornate ceremonial items and a peacock-feather fan are on a side table to the right.2021-11-23A photograph inside a temple-style room showing three ornately decorated deity murtis on a purple draped altar, framed by garlands of yellow, red and white flowers. The central figure wears a tall crown and silver-gold ornaments, flanked by two figures in gold jewellery and rust-red garments. In the foreground, flower-garlanded offerings sit on the altar base with pink petals scattered. On the left, a standing person in a rust-red sari and a white-and-pink flower garland, hands joined in prayer, faces the altar beside an ornate gold-and-red chair. The scene appears to be a puja or prana prathishta ceremony.2014-06-28Indoor shrine room with yellow walls where devotees perform a naivedyam offering before deity murtis decorated with marigold garlands and gold-colored garments. Several golden deity figures stand on a raised platform on the left, one crowned and holding objects. A woman in a white top and red cloth kneels on a red floral mat, arranging a large spread of fruit, sweets, and small bowls of food on banana-leaf-style trays and plates. Oranges, a green coconut, and brass lamps sit among the offerings. In the foreground, two devotees with folded hands face the altar; one wears a pink top. A small shrine on the right holds smaller deity images and a decorated framed picture.2021-01-07KAILASA SINGAPORE on 5/1/20212021-05-01A photograph of a temple shrine room with yellow walls and a maroon floor covering. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red mala sits cross-legged at left, tending a puja with a brass plate and offerings. A woman in a maroon kurta kneels at centre, bending over a black stone Ganesha murti on a yellow stand. Behind them three decorated deity murtis stand under marigold garlands, with a small deity on a throne at centre. Brass lamps, a kalasha, fruit, coconuts and a decorated palanquin-style frame fill the right side. Garlands hang on the yellow wall with a row of diyas.2021-11-23