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Photograph of a home temple altar with three gilded metal deity murtis standing on a dark stone base in a golden tray, decorated with marigold petals and garlands of yellow and orange flowers. Behind them is a large framed portrait of a person in a red-brown garment with ornate gold necklaces and bangles, one palm raised, with a smaller framed image of an eye beside it. Small oil lamps, brass bowls and plates with offerings sit on an orange cloth at the right. Abhishekam to deity murti in a home temple setting.

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KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/29/20212021-03-29KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 5/3/20212021-05-03A brass tray filled with yellow turmeric water holds three bronze murtis of a deity family: a small figure on the left, a four-armed standing deity in the centre holding a raised hand and a staff, and a female figure in a yellow garment on the right. Orange marigold garlands rest on the tray and around the figures, and a dark green stone lingam with a yellow flower sits at the base in front. Behind them, seated people in maroon robes are partly visible, and a bed of rudraksha beads is spread on a pink cloth with a brass kalasha and oil lamps nearby. The scene suggests an abhishekam and alankaram of the murtis. No people are clearly identifiable as a person.2021-03-15 +1 copiesClose photograph of a ritual arrangement on a brass tray with yellow flower petals scattered across it. Three gold-coloured metal deity murtis stand in a row: a small figure on the left, a central standing figure in a crown-like headdress, and a female figure on the right holding a lotus-like object. In front of them sits a dark black stone shivalingam on a round base. A small brass temple-shaped vessel rests at the lower right. Behind, the altar is draped in orange cloth and decorated with yellow marigold garlands, brass lamps, silver bowls and a small aarti plate. No people are visible in the foreground, though a hand and orange garment appear at the top of the frame.2021-07-05KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/15/20212021-03-15Abhishekam being performed at a home temple altar. A dark stone Shivalinga at the front is being bathed with a stream of yellow liquid poured from a copper vessel at upper left, running down the base. Behind it stand three polished bronze deity murtis: a standing four-armed figure in the centre holding a trident-like object, a smaller figure at left, and a figure at right draped in a green-gold cloth. Yellow marigold garlands hang on the altar. Behind is a framed portrait of a robed figure with a rudraksha mala and a flower garland, its face not clearly visible. Oil lamps, brass pots and red-and-gold decorations surround the altar on an orange cloth.2021-04-26KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/22/20212021-03-22Photograph of a worship arrangement on a brass tray with three gold-coloured deity murtis decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red kumkum marks on their foreheads. The central figure is a standing deity with a tall crown, flanked by two smaller figures, one holding a flower. In front lies a dark shivalingam-like stone base with a pink flower and yellow blossoms. Behind, a person in a maroon garment is draped in heavy floral garlands and ornaments, and yellow marigold garlands hang at the right edge. Setting is a domestic room with a patterned curtain at left, indicating abhishekam and alankaram puja.2021-03-22Photograph of an abhishekam ritual at a home temple shrine. Three bronze deity murtis stand on a metal tray filled with yellow liquid and scattered petals: a small standing figure on the left, a central four-armed deity wearing a tall crown, and a female figure in a draped cream garment on the right. A black stone shivalingam sits in front on the tray, with red hibiscus flowers and marigold petals around it. Behind them, a large framed photograph shows a person in pink and orange clothing draped with yellow and pink flower garlands, and a red cloth backdrop surrounds the altar with a decorated silver bowl of garlands on the right.2021-04-26KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/22/20212021-03-22KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 5/24/20212021-05-24A brass tray in the foreground holds orange marigold petals and garlands spread over a turmeric-yellow liquid, with a small brass Ganesha murti covered in marigolds at left. Behind it, a deity murti is dressed in red and green garlands, gold jewellery and a crown, set on a red cushion. A person in red clothing and gold necklaces sits at the left edge, and a brass vessel stands near the right. The setting suggests a puja arrangement with floral offerings, though no swami is visible.2021-03-02