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A family sits on a red patterned rug in a home prayer room for a puja offering. A woman on the left wears a purple shawl over a striped orange garment and has a vermilion mark on her forehead. An older man with white hair and glasses wears a blue-and-white striped shirt. A younger man in a maroon polo shirt holds a phone. A woman on the right wears a yellow and red patterned kurta with glasses, and a small boy in a red checked shirt sits in front of her. In front, a tray holds fried snacks, marigold garlands, bananas and fruit as offerings. A lit lamp glows on the wall behind them.

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KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/17/20212021-04-17KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/19/20212021-04-19Indoor photo of a small household shrine room with a red cushioned throne-like seat and red draped fabric at upper left, brass deity figures and kalasha-style brass vessels on a low shelf, and a lit string of fairy lights. Five people sit cross-legged on a floor carpet in a circle, with hands held together in prayer or namaskar by several of them. A seated man in a grey sweatshirt with a small triangle logo sits at the centre-left near a plate of offerings and fruit, including bananas. Women wear a green kurta, a brown jacket, a black jacket and a pink shawl. A small framed deity image hangs on the wall behind them.2020-12-12Women sit cross-legged on a red patterned rug during a Varalakshmi Vratam puja at the KAILASA Los Angeles centre. In the foreground a woman in a lilac sari with red trim and a woman in white with a red beaded necklace sit beside brass plates of sliced fruit, bananas and flowers. Behind them other participants in red, orange and white saris and a seated woman in a red top sit in rows, with brass vessels and a small wooden table holding offerings in the background.2019-08-09A group of about sixteen people sits and kneels on a striped woven mat in a yellow-walled temple room, posing in front of altar figures. Behind them stand tall decorated deity murtis with crowns and garlands, and a garland of red and green flowers hangs across the top of the wall. In front, a puja tray holds fruit, sweets, brass plates and bowls, with a small lamp and a framed picture. A man in a bright orange robe with a dark turban stands in the back row beside a child in dark clothes holding a plate. Women wear orange, pink and green saris and salwar outfits, and a young woman in a green top holds a toddler on the right while a younger child sits nearby. Men in white shirts and grey shirts kneel at the front left.2021-04-27KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 1/9/20212021-01-09Photo 82855572021-02-16 +1 copiesIndoor group photo at a KAILASA Melbourne gathering: a large seated statue of a guru-like figure in a black headpiece, ornate orange and green dress, and layered white and multicolored flower garlands sits at the centre, with a silver-toned hand raised in blessing. Around it, a crowd of adults and children in saris, salwar kameez, kurta and casual wear sits or kneels on a pink mat, several smiling and posing. A man in a grey shirt and white dhoti stands at left, and brass plates with offerings, flowers and small lamps lie in the foreground. A puja or Jayanthi celebration setting with a visible statue, not a living person.2021-12-28A photograph of a puja inside a yellow-walled room with deity murtis behind a red-and-green cloth backdrop, wrapped in marigold garlands. Seated on red and maroon mats, a woman in a teal-blue sari with gold bangles sits beside a girl in a green and blue dress with a red-tasselled hair tie. At right, a shirtless man in white dhoti with a mala sits in front of a smiling woman in a gold-patterned kurta. The central altar holds a decorated murti with oil lamps, a kalasha, a brass bell, plates of bananas and fruit, and a small brass lamp in front of it.2020-12-13A small indoor room with wooden flooring and a low table holding brass lamps and a lit oil lamp. A man in glasses and a light grey shirt sits cross-legged, holding a lit oil lamp in both hands in front of him. Five women sit on the floor around him with palms pressed together in namaste, one in a pink skirt, one in a beige jacket, one in a black top, and one in a green dress with a visible mala. A woman in the foreground in green extends her arm toward the lamp. Small brass items and a tray with offerings sit at the lower left. Plants and a string of lights appear in the background. This appears to be a group puja or aarti with oil lamps.2020-12-12A group of about fifteen devotees poses on a red and cream patterned rug in a temple room with yellow walls and exposed wooden beams. Behind them stand a black Ganesha murti with a red-and-gold crown and garlands, a black deity murti with a tall gold crown and white and orange garlands, and a gilded arch framing more deity murtis. Many women wear red, pink, yellow and gold saris or salwar kameez, some with folded hands in namaskar, and a man in a pink shirt also joins palms. A woman in a red outfit holds a toddler, a seated man holds a small child, and a boy in white sits at the right. Garlands of marigolds hang along the walls, and a brass lamp and a basket of offerings sit on a side table.2024-06-09Five people sit cross-legged on a wooden floor in a home living room, arranged around a ritual setup for a homa. Two women in cream and gold-bordered saris and a woman in a red blouse with a gold-bordered sari sit beside two men in white dhotis and orange-and-white shawls. Brass plates hold yellow marigold garlands, kumkum, turmeric, rice, and small copper vessels, with brick-shaped stacks of ritual bricks in front. Sofas, a piano, and framed pictures are visible in the background, and a few other people sit nearby. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2019-07-06 +1 copies