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Overhead photo of a room set for a Guru Purnima offering. Three women sit on the wooden floor at low puja trays holding small brass lamps and offering items; one wears yellow, another an orange-brown top with a patterned shawl, and the third a peach-coloured outfit. Brass thalis and small bells sit on red cloths before them. Along the left, a red-draped table holds fruit, mangoes, grapes, dragon fruit, sweets, rice dishes and packaged snacks, with lit candles. A wooden rocking chair, brick wall and a laptop showing a screen are in the background.

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Overhead photo of an indoor puja setup in a room with a brick wall, a wooden rocking chair, and a small wall-mounted screen. On the left, a red-draped altar holds brass lamps, orchids, fruit, and offerings. Three women sit on the floor at right; each has a brass thali with small brass vessels, lamps, and flowers. The woman in the upper right wears a yellow top, the middle woman an orange-brown top, and the woman in front a pink-brown outfit. A round white table in the centre displays many bowls of cooked food, vegetables, rice, sweets and fruit, alongside packaged snacks.2021-07-23Photo 82909212022-07-13 +1 copiesOTHER - MY KAILASA IS NOT IN THIS LIST on 6/20/20212021-06-20A group of eight people sits cross-legged on a wooden floor in a brick-walled room, palms pressed together in prayer. Most wear white or cream clothing. A man in front wears a white shirt and white trousers, and a man at right wears white with a pendant necklace. Low wooden tables hold small brass bowls, candles, a red-flowered arrangement, fruit and a singing bowl. A laptop sits on a mat in front of them. A framed painting of a blue-skinned seated deity hangs on the brick wall, and a projector is mounted on the ceiling. Two people sit behind them on blue and red mats.2021-12-04A multi-panel collage of a Varalakshmi Vratham puja at a KAILASA centre. Devotees sit on striped woven rugs in white saris and white kurta-style clothes, with rudraksha malas and flowers in their hair, performing rituals beside brass plates of rose petals, lit oil lamps, fruit, sweets and marigold and red flower garlands. A woman in a white sari with a flower-decorated bun pours from a vessel near a decorated deity murti with garlands. A man in a black top sits with hands joined among the participants. The panels show the ritual in progress, though some people are visible only in part.2024-11-28A woman with glasses and hair tied up sits cross-legged on a wooden floor in a brick-walled room, wearing a mustard-yellow top and black trousers. She holds a small brass bell and is arranging brass puja vessels, cups and a lamp on a low mat-covered tray in front of her. Behind her, a painted deity in blue against a dark background hangs above a wooden rocking chair, and a small orange-lit deity image of Ganesha hangs on the wooden wall. A brass lamp stand and a low wooden table are visible at left.2022-07-20 +1 copiesA photograph inside a hall with wooden floor and red-cushioned chairs where a puja is being performed seated on woven mats. In the foreground a bare-chested man in orange-saffron dhoti wears a long rudraksha mala and sits with hands folded near brass plates of flowers, a conch shell and offerings. Three women in saris sit beside him: one in orange and cream, one in red with a white forehead mark and beaded necklace, and one in blue with a pink blouse and glasses. Brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels, fruit, betel leaves and flower garlands lie on the floor. At the back, a seated figure in orange with rudraksha and garlands sits on a decorated throne with offerings before gold curtains and red triangular emblems, with bookshelves at left. Four women and one man are visible.2022-01-10A home shrine room during a puja, with a shirtless priest in white dhoti seated on a red and striped mat before a tray of fruit, brass bowls, and offerings. A woman in a floral kurta and white trousers sits cross-legged facing him, and a second woman in a green patterned top and purple skirt wearing a face mask sits to the right. Brass oil lamps stand on the mat, and a flat-screen TV on a cabinet shows video participants. On the altar at right, a large framed portrait shows a seated figure in red with a garland and hands raised, flanked by a golden throne-like frame, and a small deity murti in a glass case sits on the left altar with framed pictures and a green-clad image beside it.2021-11-04A photograph of a home puja in a room with mustard-yellow walls. A woman in a pink and gold sari kneels on a red floral rug, tending a tray with an oil lamp and a brass plate of fruit near a row of small food bowls. Five people sit behind her with palms pressed in anjali: a woman in a cream sari, a young man in white, a young man in a cream kurta, a woman in a cream sari, and a woman in a white top with a mala. Several wear face masks. Behind them is a shrine with decorated deity murti, garlands and a plaited peetha. A television on the right shows a discourse with a portrait of a seated figure in orange and garlands, and a robed figure with a crown appears on the right side of the shrine area. a person presence is unclear from appearance alone.2021-12-28OTHER - MY KAILASA IS NOT IN THIS LIST on 12/4/20212021-12-04A woman with glasses and her hair in a bun sits cross-legged on a wooden floor in an exposed-brick room, wearing an orange graphic t-shirt and black pants. She holds a small brass bell in one hand and gestures with the other over a brass puja tray holding small bowls, a dish of red petals and a lamp. To the left, a long table draped in red cloth holds brass deity figurines, a mango, oil lamps and pink lilies in a vase. Behind it hangs a framed painting of a blue deity seated in gold attire. Wooden meditation seats and a red mat are visible, with a projector mounted on the ceiling.2021-06-20Women 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.2019-08-09