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Indoor daily puja before a shrine of deity murtis with a shivalinga on a blue cloth at the centre. A woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse stands with palms joined at the left. A barefoot boy with a bare chest and grey shorts and a girl in a maroon skirt with bangles stand with palms joined in front of the shivalinga. Behind them are standing murtis draped in red and white cloth and garlanded with white flowers, plus small figures with flower garlands. A brass plate holds mangoes and a small bowl of offerings, and incense smoke rises at the lower edge.

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Devotees stand with palms pressed together before a shrine decorated with marigold garlands and a pink-orange backdrop. Three ornately dressed deity murti sit on a platform, with a lion figure beside the right one. A priest in a white dhoti with bare upper body and a sacred thread stands with folded hands at centre-left. Beside him a woman in a dark blue-and-orange sari and a man in a white shirt holding a phone stand among others, including a woman in a maroon sari and a girl in a red dress at lower left. Offerings of fruit and flower garlands lie on the floor in front, along with brass lamps and a small ganesha murti with marigolds at lower right. The scene suggests a puja in progress.2020-10-24A woman in a white and cream patterned sari with a green blouse bends forward at a shrine to pour or offer from a small brass vessel near a gold-coloured deity murti. The central figure is a gold-toned standing deity with an orange turban, layered garlands, a red and gold chest ornament and yellow dhoti, flanked by two female figures in red and orange clothing. A gold cobra hood stands at right and a golden shivalinga sits on a dark black base in front, with small golden figures and a red-robed figure at the lower edge. The shrine walls are pink with a red ceiling and gold arched backdrop. The scene suggests abhishekam or puja at a temple shrine.A woman in a white saree with a gold-bordered yellow blouse performs abhishekam at a shrine. She pours liquid from a brass vessel over a black stone shivalingam set on a round black pitham, with a gold yoni-shaped base and a small gold figure beside it. Behind her, a niche holds painted deity murtis with pink and red garments, gold ornaments and a yellow cloth draped below. Bowls, a plate of white flowers, kumkum and vibhuti sit on the floor in front of the shrine.A photograph of a puja inside a yellow-walled room with deity murtis behind a red-and-green cloth backdrop, wrapped in marigold garlands. Seated on red and maroon mats, a woman in a teal-blue sari with gold bangles sits beside a girl in a green and blue dress with a red-tasselled hair tie. At right, a shirtless man in white dhoti with a mala sits in front of a smiling woman in a gold-patterned kurta. The central altar holds a decorated murti with oil lamps, a kalasha, a brass bell, plates of bananas and fruit, and a small brass lamp in front of it.2020-12-13KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/1/20222022-03-01A woman in a white sari with a gold-embroidered border stands at left, one arm raised toward a shrine holding three deity murtis under an arched gold frame. The central figure wears a pink turban, pink dhoti, and a white flower garland with rudraksha-style beads; flanking figures wear pink and blue garments with garlands. In front, a silver kalasha or peetha offering sits draped in flower garlands on a red cloth, with bananas, apples, and pomegranates arranged on a brass plate. A small oil lamp burns at lower left. This appears to be an abhishekam offering scene at a temple shrine.Photograph of an indoor temple shrine with gold-painted arches and walls. In the centre, three deity murtis dressed in blue and dark tones are garlanded with purple, white and marigold flower garlands, flanked by gilded frames. A black Shivalinga on a green cloth with an orange cloth draped over it sits on a table in the foreground, next to a pineapple and fruit tray and brass oil lamps. Four people stand at left: a young boy in a light checked shirt, a teenage boy in white and cream, a girl in a maroon and multicolour lehenga, and a woman in a cream and red sari with a bindi. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body stands before the lingam with his hands together in worship. To the right, a large ornate statue in red and gold headwear and robes stands beside the shrine, and an exit sign is visible on the upper left wall.2024-02-11Kailasa Puduvai 29 August 2021KAILASA SINGAPORE on 6/10/20212021-06-10A devotee in an orange saffron dhoti and wrap, with white ash markings on the arms and chest and rudraksha bracelets, stands with palms joined in namaskar before a decorated shrine. Garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigold and red roses adorn a central Shiva lingam draped in a blue cloth, and seated deity murtis behind it wear gold and silver jewellery and rudraksha malas. A standing sage-like murti on the right wears a red turban and beard and holds a hand raised in blessing. Brass oil lamps and a silver-bordered tray with jewellery sit on the floor in front of the altar. The devotee wears a white face mask.2020-12-06Indoor photo of a family group standing before a gold-framed shrine with a blue backdrop holding three garlanded deity murtis, flanked by marigold and rose garlands. A woman in a yellow-and-green saree and gold jewellery holds a toddler in a white outfit. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a vibhuti forehead mark stands beside her. On the right, a woman in a yellow saree with a red bindi and bangles and another in a white saree stand with palms joined in namaste. Before the murtis are a brass oil lamp, a kalasha-like vessel, and a small decorated offering stand on an orange cloth. Orange walls and a cabinet are behind them.2024-09-09Indoor home shrine with a central murti of a deity adorned with a white flower garland and a green floral arch, flanked by two smaller figures on a blue-draped altar. A portrait of a smiling figure in a pink turban and white garland stands at left on a green-draped stand. A woman in a blue sari with folded hands and a man in a white dhoti with bare chest, folded hands and white markings stand at right. Oil lamps, a kalasha, offerings and flowers sit on the altar, with yellow and purple curtains behind.2021-05-20