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A home altar photograph with an oil lamp burning in the foreground beside a brass bell, a cup of round sweets, a plate with a flatbread, and a small bowl of dried flowers. Behind them stands a framed printed image of a dark-skinned deity murti in a red cloth, holding a trident and a sword, adorned with garlands of red, yellow and green flowers, and bearing a Tamil caption. To the right, a small brass figure of a seated deity and a standing brass figure with a feathered headdress sit on a silver pedestal. At the top, a cutout standing figure wearing a saffron-and-white turban, rudraksha beads, a gold necklace, and a white garland holds a trident, set against a red cloth backdrop with green leaves.

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KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 10/30/20212021-10-30 +1 copiesA home altar set up on a wooden table with a red draped cloth behind it. In the centre left stands a framed picture of a black-faced deity murti draped in red cloth and garlanded with red, yellow and green flowers, holding a trident and a sword, with Tamil script printed at the bottom of the frame. Behind it, a cut-out standing figure of a bearded man in saffron-toned clothing, rudraksha malas and a garland holds a trident. Brass bells, a lit brass oil lamp, a cup of red fruits, a plate with a folded crepe and a bowl of rose petals sit in front. There are no physical people in the scene.2021-10-30A home altar photograph showing a framed printed picture of a black-faced deity with a red garment, a trident and a curved sword, decorated with red, yellow and green garlands and rudraksha beads, with a Tamil caption at its base. In front, a lit brass oil lamp with a large flame, a brass bell and a brass kalasha-style vessel sit on a sheet of printed chant text. A white bowl with reddish fruit sits at right, and a small brass figure appears beside the picture. No people are visible.2021-10-30 +1 copiesClose-up photo of a home shrine at dusk. A brass oil lamp with a long flame sits in the foreground. Behind it stands a printed picture of a deity murti (a dark figure adorned with red and yellow garlands, holding a trident and a sword, with a red cloth), with Tamil script printed along its lower edge. To the right, a small brass statue of a multi-armed deity, a brass bell, white and red flowers in a white bowl, and a garlanded image sit on a shelf. No people are visible.2021-10-29KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 10/30/20212021-10-30A photograph of a home shrine with a printed card in the foreground showing a dark-skinned deity figure with a trident and sword, wrapped in red cloth and draped with red, yellow and green garlands, with a red garland around the head and a conch-like object and oil lamps below. Behind it are small gold-coloured metal figurines of deities with flowers, and red-leaved coleus plants fill a white bowl in the lower right. No people are visible.2021-11-03KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 10/30/20212021-10-30A home altar photographed at night with a lit brass oil lamp in the foreground beside brass bells. Behind it stands a printed cut-out image of a bearded figure in an orange turban and saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, raising one hand, placed among green leaves. A framed print of a deity with garlands in red, yellow and green sits to the left, and a small brass deity murti group is in the center. The table holds offerings on white and gilded cups and plates: sliced papaya, an apple, a lime half, a cup of tea, pieces of cooked food, and flowers. Two potted plants flank the scene against a red cloth. No physical people are visible.2021-10-30A two-panel photograph of home devotional altar items. The left panel shows a printed picture of a deity with a trident and a sword, draped in red and garlanded with red and yellow flowers, with a brass lamp in front. The right panel shows small brass figurines of deities on a silver-topped box, decorated with purple petals and green leaves, with brass bells and a white rose on a white dish of scattered petals. No people are visible.2021-10-29A home altar photographed on a wooden table, with a red-orange draped cloth behind it and potted plants around. In the centre a small figurine of a standing deity wears a green and flower garland and holds an object, while in front a gilded brass figure group sits on a plinth. To the left a framed printed picture shows a deity murti decorated with red and yellow garlands, a trident and a sword, with a Tamil-script caption. Beside it lie a small brass bell and a printed sheet. The offerings include cut mango, apple, grapes, dates, spinach leaves, nuts and a glass of liquid in patterned cups on a tray. No people are visible.2021-11-04KAILASA LATIN AMERICA on 11/4/20212021-11-04A printed devotional picture of a deity, a fierce black-faced form with a red cloth around the waist, holding a trident and a curved sword, garlanded with red, yellow and green flower strings. Brass lamps and a bell sit in front, and a lit oil lamp burns in the foreground. A Tamil-language caption is printed at the bottom of the picture, and a sheet of chanted verses lies beside it. The scene is a home puja setting; no people are visible.2021-10-29