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A young child with a small white forehead marking sits at a turquoise-covered table arranged for puja. Brass offering plates hold pink flowers, strawberries and dark berries, with a brass kalasha-style pot, a small brass lamp and a brass padukas pair in front of her. A brass deity figure and a ritual bell sit on the left, and a wooden shelf stands behind her. No a person candidate is visible.

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KAILASA MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA on 1/12/20222022-01-12KAILASA MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA on 1/12/20222022-01-12KAILASA MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA on 1/13/20222022-01-13January 11 20122012-01-11A seated priest with a shaved head and bare upper body wears a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, his hands pressed together in front of an ornate brass puja stand. The brass bowl on top holds pink flowers, a small brass vessel and a kalasha-like container. A silver thali in front holds rice, lentil dishes, vegetable curries and bowls of food, a naivedyam offering. A brass dish with a pink flower, a brass cup and a wooden box sit on a leopard-print cloth. A flat-screen television and glass cabinets with small framed photographs stand behind. The scene shows a home shrine puja with food offering.2022-02-18Photo 11737776A young girl with short dark hair sits cross-legged on a floor beside a brass puja tray, hands pressed together in prayer and eyes closed. She wears a white garment with a gold-bordered sash and a small red bindi. On the tray are a lit brass oil lamp, a white conch shell, a folded red and green silk cloth with gold zari, a small gold-toned metal stand, a jar of honey-coloured offering and a sprig of purple flowers. A gold and magenta embroidered cushion and a zebra-striped cloth lie to the left, and colourful dressed deity figures are visible on a shelf behind her. The scene shows a home-style pada puja with dhoopa and deepa offerings.2022-02-21Overhead photo of a puja setup on a grey woven mat. A hand wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a yellow sleeve reaches into an ornate silver tray holding small brass cups, turmeric and kumkum powder in red and yellow, and a small pile of white ash. Below, two brass plates hold yellow and red powders and a dark block, with a brass kumkum bowl, a small brass vessel and a steel spoon nearby. Oil lamps stand at the top edge. No faces are visible, so no one can be identified.2021-12-27A bare-chested man in white dhoti with orange-and-white sash sits cross-legged behind a long table set for puja, pouring liquid from a small vessel. Eyeglasses and a rudraksha-style necklace are visible. Before him are silver and brass trays with grapes, bananas, pink flowers, coconut-shaped offerings, and a ornate gold-and-orange festival mask or deity image on a yellow cloth. A copper kalasha and brass lamps stand on the table, and a colourful deity shrine with green and gold decoration sits at the upper right against a yellow wall with green bunting.2021-08-20A young child in white ritual clothes with gold-bordered sash sits cross-legged, holding a brass deepa oil lamp with a flame and waving it toward a covered altar. On the altar are a gold-bordered cloth with pink and gold patterns, strands of white pearl-like beads, purple flowers and a small gold crown. In the foreground, a large brass tray holds a white conch shell, a brass cup, a small brass lamp with a lit flame, and a red and gold cloth. Dark grey tiled wall behind. Consistent with a pada puja and deepa offering.2022-02-21KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 2/21/20222022-02-21Indoor temple room with a tiled wall and a white floor. Three deity murti statues stand on a shrine at the back, with a small altar of decorated figures to the left. A small girl in a white top and yellow-and-red skirt stands centre-front, mid-dance or stepping, while an older girl in pink and a second girl in black stand behind her. At the right edge, a bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a brass oil lamp. A patterned blue mat lies at the lower left.2021-12-29