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A person seated on a leopard-print mat performs a puja before an ornate gold base holding a gold vessel with flowers, while holding a lit lamp or flame over it. Nearby on the mat, a round steel tray holds small bowls of colourful food offerings, including yellow, green, orange and brown dishes, and a wooden box with a small brass lamp sits in the foreground. A glass cabinet with gold-coloured figures stands at the left. The person wears a black top and a cream-coloured wrap.

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A close photo of a shrine offering in a temple room. A gold-finished ornate peetha or pedestal with a gold kalasha-like vessel and pink flowers sits centre frame, with carved gold ornamentation. In the foreground a person in an orange-red garment and beaded red bracelets holds a small brass vessel over the offering. A silver thali holds naivedyam: a whole mango, rice, vegetable curries, beetroot-coloured dish, pickles and sliced vegetables in steel bowls. Leopard-print fabric covers the floor and the background shelves display deity figurines.2022-02-21KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/5/20222022-03-05KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 1/24/20222022-01-24KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 2/2/20222022-02-02A silver tray of food offerings is arranged on a leopard-print floor in front of an ornate gold-coloured palanquin-style base or peetha. Small stainless steel bowls hold orange carrot-like pieces, white rice, yellow rice, green vegetable preparations, brown lentils and bright green vegetables, with silver spoons and a small pot nearby. A person's hands, wearing a gold bangle, are visible at the upper left near a gold-coloured plate and a brass lamp.2022-02-07A photograph of a shrine offering setup on a leopard-print cloth. Centre top is an ornate gold pedestal stand holding a gold bowl with a silver vessel and a small silver cup, with rose petals scattered in the bowl. Below it sits a gold ceremonial tray with small dishes of red, yellow and orange powders, white sweets and a folded white cloth. In front, a silver thali holds mango slices, a yellow dal, rice, chickpeas, salad, a bowl of orange-yellow rice, and a small cup of white liquid, arranged as a naivedyam offering. No people are visible.2022-05-02 +1 copiesA woman in a teal blue patterned saree and beige cardigan sits cross-legged on a leopard-print mat performing a puja. She holds a brass lamp or pourer in one hand, tilting it over a large brass tray-stand holding a gold-tone plate heaped with red rose petals and a lit candle. A silver platter and a brass bowl of rose petals sit nearby, and an incense stick is visible. Behind her is a gold-upholstered sofa with ornate cushions, a television and a shelf of brass figurines. No deity murti is clearly visible in the frame.2022-02-26KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 3/5/20222022-03-05 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 1/24/20222022-01-24KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 2/16/20222022-02-16A woman in a cream-coloured sari with a gold border sits cross-legged on a patterned mat in a home shrine, ringing a gold handbell with her raised right hand while holding a small object in her left. A brass tray in front holds puja items, small oil lamps and bowls. A golden kalasha-style vessel filled with red flowers and a lit lamp stands on an ornate gold base beside a bowl of rose petals. Behind them, a shelf displays small deity murtis and framed images, and a television sits above. The scene suggests a puja or aarti performed at home, with a silver tray and an open silver dish on the floor.2022-02-05Overhead view of a shrine puja setup on a leopard-print cloth. A person's hand in a red patterned sleeve holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. A large brass thali holds a brass plate with flower petals in red, orange and yellow, a small brass lamp and a brass cup. A silver tray holds small steel bowls of rice and colourful food, and a brass bowl floats red and yellow flowers in water. Behind, a green draped altar holds a small deity murti with a garland and a pink cloth.2022-01-22