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A woman in a pink top and a man in a grey jacket and cap stand before a red-draped shrine at a home temple. A golden deity murti stands at the centre, garlanded with orange marigolds and pink flowers, with a green-and-white banded backdrop on the right. The man holds out a brass plate toward the murti while the woman reaches to offer or adjust items. Oil lamps burn on the red cloth, with a small brass bowl, green banana leaves, sugarcane and round pretzel-like offerings nearby. A framed picture hangs on the left wall.

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KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/22/20212021-04-22KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/18/20212021-04-18A woman in a green sari with a pink hair clip stands in the foreground, seen from behind, offering food on brass plates on a low wooden table. Before her are two seated figures in red robes with orange head coverings and red and white rudraksha-style garlands, set on a decorated altar with gold ornaments, brass lamps, flowers, sweets and a small bowl. Red and orange draped fabric and string lights frame the shrine, and a patterned rug lies on the floor.2020-12-12A photograph inside a small home temple room with yellow walls and red draped curtains decorated with blue, green and orange panels. A man in a grey shirt and dark trousers bends forward to touch or offer near a red-draped altar. On the altar stands a gilded deity murti adorned with a pearl garland and marigold and pink flower garlands. A woman in a red top stands at left beside a framed photograph, and another woman in a teal sari with a gold necklace stands partly visible behind the curtain at right, apparently a devotee or attendant. Marigold petals are scattered on the floor.2021-04-22Inside a temple shrine, a priest with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti, offers fruit on a brass plate to a woman in a pink and green sari and a face mask who sits on a striped mat. Three ornately dressed deity murtis stand on a green-draped altar behind them, adorned with green skirts, gold jewellery and flower garlands. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, a small silver puja plate, bowls of food, apples, oranges and a bowl of white offering sit on the mat in front of the altar, with a red and green striped cloth beneath. The yellow walls are hung with garlands.2021-10-24Two women stand before a small shrine during an evening puja, one in a pink salwar kameez and the other in a red striped kurta, both holding lit oil lamps toward a deity murti. The murti wears a gold crown, red cloth and a heavy garland of orange and pink flowers, seated on a red-draped altar with brass plates and small offerings. Red curtains with green, orange and yellow geometric panels frame the shrine, and a painted portrait hangs on the wall behind. A figure with a red-and-gold headdress and green garment appears at the right edge beside the murti.2021-04-20A woman in a pink salwar kameez with a dupatta stands at left holding a lit aarti plate with a glowing oil lamp toward a deity murti seated on a red-draped peetha. The murti is adorned with orange marigold garlands, pink flowers, a gold crown and a gold-embroidered red cloth, with a teal and gold garment. Red curtains with colourful floral and bird appliqué panels frame the shrine. Brass puja plates, flower petals, a bowl and banana leaves lie on the floor in front. A dark celestial poster hangs on the yellow wall behind. The scene suggests a home shrine aarti during a festival puja.2021-04-20A temple puja in progress: a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with rudraksha mala kneels on a red-and-orange striped cloth, offering a silver plate of flowers, fruit and sweets toward a woman in a green salwar kameez with a face mask. Brass lamps, kumkum and flower bowls surround them. Behind, gold-clad deity murti stand before a yellow wall with garlands. No visible person matches the a person candidate criteria, so the priest is described by role only.2021-08-08A temple abhishekam scene in a yellow-walled shrine. Three deity murtis stand behind, adorned with garlands and green and gold garments. In the foreground a dark blue Shivalinga sits on a raised stand, with a brass puja plate, kalasha-style vessels and bowls of fruit, flowers and sweets spread on a colourful striped mat. A priest in white dhoti sits at left reading or handling items, while a standing man with a bare upper body, rudraksha-style adornments and a brown wrap pours liquid over the lingam with a vessel. Pink flower petals are scattered on the cloth.2021-10-24KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/22/20212021-04-22A temple puja in progress inside a yellow-walled shrine room decorated with green leaf and marigold garlands strung across the top. Three ornately dressed deity murtis stand on a raised platform behind an altar. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red border bends over a decorated red and gold stand holding a silver-toned object, while another woman in white stands beside her. A seated woman in a patterned pink-and-white top kneels at the right edge. Brass plates with fruits, bananas, flowers and sweets sit on a red cloth on the floor, with small oil lamps hanging near the top, indicating a puja offering.2021-10-06A photograph of a home puja in a bright room with a large seated deity murti draped in multicolored flower garlands, gold ornaments and a gold crown, framed by an ornate golden arch. In front, a sannyasi in orange-saffron robes with a gold necklace sits to the left, and two seated devotees face the altar: a woman in a pink and green saree with hair in a bun, and a man in a cream kurta. An orange cloth covers a shivalinga-style object with flower offerings, and brass plates of offerings and garlands sit on the floor.2008-05-03