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A dimly lit indoor photograph of a family or group of people gathered around a small home altar draped with a striped red, green and blue cloth. A lit candle or oil lamp glows at the centre, beside a green gourd, a halved coconut, fruit, flowers and a small bowl. Behind the altar stands a framed photograph of a deity figure holding a trident. Several people, including children in colourful dresses and head wraps, stand or kneel with their palms pressed together in prayer, appearing to perform a puja. A wall of plain concrete forms the backdrop.

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KAILASA SAN FERNANDO, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO on 7/22/20212021-07-22A small interior room with pale yellow walls where devotees perform puja before a framed portrait of a woman in orange garments, garlanded with red and white flower strands. Below the portrait sits an offering table with fruit, bowls, a brass oil lamp and rose petals. A man on the left in white clothes with an orange shawl presses his palms together, while a man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold rings, a woman in an orange sari and a girl in a purple top stand at right with folded hands. A printed calendar with a small portrait hangs on the wall above the altar.Evening puja at a temple pavilion with gilded pillars. A golden seated statue of a figure with hands in anjali mudra, wearing a red and gold crown, a garland of white and yellow flowers and gold ornaments, sits on the left beside a golden arch. In front, a tray holds lit oil lamps, flowers, fruit and brass vessels on an orange cloth. Several women in saris, one in orange, stand with palms joined in prayer and a young child stands among them. On the right a man in a yellow jacket with a red and white shawl and a girl seated on the floor face the offerings. No visible a person is identifiable.2022-11-22March 23 20112011-03-23Night outdoor scene in Coimbatore during a street procession. In the foreground, a man in a white top and saffron-yellow shawl holds a microphone toward the group and speaks. To the left, several women and girls stand together: a woman in pink sari, a woman in turquoise and pink sari holding a toddler in pink, an older woman in white with palms pressed in namaste, and a girl in yellow and a girl in pink with a forehead mark. Behind them is a gold-embossed ornate panel or palanquin section. Vibhuti marks are visible on several foreheads.2006-10-09April 14 20242024-04-14 +1 copiesNovember 12 20082008-11-12KAILASA Thanjavur, INDIA on 3/11/20212021-03-11June 14 20142014-06-14Photo 117417432008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadIndoor puja at a yellow-walled room with a wooden floor and red patterned rugs. On the left, a seated portrait figure in red-and-orange turban and clothing wears a garland of yellow, white and orange flowers on a gold-framed throne with a red cloth; beside it stand two small deity murti of Krishna with flower garlands. Around the rugs, about six people sit cross-legged: a woman in green-and-yellow sari with hands in anjali, a boy in blue shirt, a girl in pink top, a girl in pink-and-yellow pavada, a woman in green holding a young child in red, and a young woman in yellow kurta. A bearded man in white kurta sits in the background. Brass plates hold fruit, sweets and bowls in front, with bananas, oranges and apples in a tray.2024-10-01