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A small child in a yellow top and grey leggings sits cross-legged on a dark red patterned rug, facing two low toy-style tables set up as a home puja altar. On the red table are brass utensils, a bowl of cashews, brass plates of yellow flowers and petals, and a small white conch-shaped vessel. On the teal and grey-cloth altar behind, there is a brass kalasha-style pot, brass bells, a brass lamp, purple flowers on a plate, and a rudraksha mala. No a person candidate is visible; only a child is present.

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A young toddler with brown hair and a dark rudraksha-style bead pendant on a thin chain reaches toward a pink-covered puja table. The table holds brass puja vessels with raised om and floral patterns, a brass spoon, a small brass lamp, a brass bell with a handle, and a small brass animal figure. Behind them a wooden shelf holds brass deity figurines under a gold and purple patterned cloth. The child wears a white and yellow striped short-sleeved top.2022-01-23KAILASA MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA on 1/12/20222022-01-12A young child with tousled brown hair and a white ash mark on the forehead stands at a pink tray with hands pressed together in namaste, in a home setting. On the tray are brass puja plates, a brass lamp with pink flower petals, a small brass cup, a white conch shell on a brass stand, and a bowl of sandalwood paste or prasadam. An adult in a blue top and a child in a pink dress sit behind, with incense sticks and a brass puja set visible on a wooden table.2022-01-13KAILASA MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA on 1/22/20222022-01-22KAILASA MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA on 1/12/20222022-01-12A young boy with bare chest and white dhoti sits cross-legged on a blue mat during a temple puja, lifting a small brass oil lamp with a flame toward a brass offering stand. He holds a brass bell in his other hand. Behind him stands an ornate silver-toned shrine cabinet, and to the right a row of deity murtis are adorned with orange and white garlands. On the left, a tray holds pearl necklaces, a pink cloth, gold-toned vessels and flowers, with an orange cloth over a tiger-striped surface. In front, a brass tray holds a lit oil lamp, a white conch shell, a copper vessel and red cloths. The boy has a red tilak on his forehead.2022-04-27KAILASA SINGAPORE on 10/25/20202020-10-25A 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.2022-01-12A young shirtless boy with a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a blue mat in a shrine room, wearing white dhoti-style cloth, and uses a long brass spoon to pour from a brass vessel toward an ornate silver shrine. Before him sits a brass tray holding a lit oil lamp, a conch shell, a brass bell, a small brass vessel, folded red cloth, and a silver plate with flowers. A gold-and-pink decorated altar sits on a tiger-striped cloth beside him with pearl garlands, brass pots and an orange cloth. Orange and red garlanded deity murtis stand in the background. The scene shows a puja with abhishekam offerings.2022-04-27A 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 SINGAPORE on 1/31/20212021-01-31A 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.2022-02-21