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Photo of a seated group performing a Mahalakshmi puja in a room with cream walls and framed posters. Around ten devotees sit cross-legged on mats and striped rugs, many with eyes closed in meditation. A woman in a red saree with white flowers in her hair and a yellow-green border sits in the foreground beside brass thalis holding rose petals, fruit and oil lamps. Women in white, blue and purple saris and a man in cream clothes with a shawl sit nearby. On the left, a deity murti in orange and green garlands sits on a draped altar, with a framed picture and a brass lamp stand. A television on the right shows a grid of online participants, and a patterned throne-like seat sits beside it. Oil lamps glow on the front-left tray.

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A group of devotees sit cross-legged on colourful striped woven mats during a Varalakshmi Vratham puja in a room with yellow walls. A standing man in a maroon-and-pink checked shirt and white dhoti stands at the top, palms pressed together. Seated devotees include women in white, blue, lavender and green saris and tops, many with eyes closed and hands folded. Before them are brass and silver plates heaped with marigold garlands, red and pink flowers, fruit, sweets and lit oil lamps. A deity murti with a crown and garlands sits on an orange-draped altar, and a wall-mounted TV and a laptop screen show a live online feed of other participants.2024-11-28A seated group of devotees gathers on striped rugs in a small room for a Varalakshmi Vratham puja. Several women wear saris in pink, red, orange and blue, and a woman in a white and gold border sari sits at the left near a shrine. A bare-chested priest with a white cloth and garlands sits at the left, tending the puja. Brass pooja plates, lit oil lamps, flowers, a kalasha-like vessel and fruit lie on the floor. Shrine images and framed pictures line the walls behind the group.2024-11-28KAILASA SINGAPORE on 10/9/20212021-10-09 +1 copiesA 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.2021-11-04KAILASA SINGAPORE on 11/14/20202020-11-14Indoor puja in a yellow-walled room in KAILASA Singapore. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before a deity murti draped in a red, green and gold cloth, with offerings of fruit, a coconut, brass plates and lamps spread on striped mats. Around him, about six seated devotees wearing face masks join in, including a man in a red shirt with palms pressed together and a man in a grey shirt and striped headband. A standing woman in a pink top stands near the back. Framed portraits hang on the wall, and a television on the left shows several video participants. Brass lamps and a kalasha sit on a red mat at right.2021-12-16A 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.2024-11-28KAILASA SINGAPORE on 1/7/20212021-01-07A seated group of devotees performs a puja on a patterned mat in an indoor room with cupboards and stacked chairs. In the foreground a woman in a white embroidered-trimmed sari with flowers in her hair sits with eyes closed, and a woman in a white tunic and beige trousers holds her hands together in prayer. Behind them a man in a white dhoti with a red-and-cream shawl over his bare chest, a woman in a magenta top, and several people in white kurtas sit in meditation. Brass plates, bowls of rose petals and marigold petals, oil lamps, incense, betel leaves and small brass vessels are arranged on the mat in front of them.2021-12-28KAILASA SINGAPORE on 12/28/20212021-12-28KAILASA SINGAPORE on 10/16/20202020-10-16A seated group performs a puja in a yellow-walled room with a red patterned carpet and striped runner. Several participants in white ritual clothes sit on blue cushions before a shrine of deity murti decorated with red and green garlands, and a small sign reads KAILASA SINGAPORE. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala sits centrally, reciting with his hands raised, while brass trays of flowers and fruit, small lamps and bowls are arranged on the floor. Attendees on the left wear blue and white, with one woman in a blue top with eyes closed in meditation. Framed pictures hang on the wall above the shrine.2024-08-24