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A domestic puja in a plain room with cream walls and wooden floor. A woman in a blue and white patterned sleeveless dress with grey hair in a bun stands barefoot on a red-orange cloth, raising her hand to her forehead as she receives blessing. Facing her, an older woman in a white saree with gold border, orange blouse, red rudraksha-style beaded mala and glasses holds a brass tray with a copper vessel and small offerings, touching her own forehead. Brass plates with lamps, small bowls, flowers and an incense stick sit on the cloth in the foreground, along with a small booklet bearing a picture of a deity.

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Photo 82885502022-06-11A home interior with cream walls and dark wood flooring, where two women perform a ritual. A woman in a blue and white patterned sleeveless dress stands with palms pressed together at her face in prayer. Beside her, a woman in a white saree with a gold border and orange blouse, wearing a rudraksha mala and glasses, holds a brass tray with small bowls and a copper vessel, offering or serving the items. Orange and red cloths cover the floor, with brass lamps and a brass plate of flowers nearby.2022-06-11 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 6/11/20222022-06-11 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 6/11/20222022-06-11 +1 copiesPhoto 82853812022-06-11 +3 copiesPhoto 82890412022-06-11 +1 copiesA woman sits cross-legged on a red cloth at a puja setup in a plain room with cream walls and a window. She wears a white sari with a gold border and gold bangles, and her hair is in a long braid. She arranges red roses on a draped tray. Around her are brass puja thalis holding flowers, a brass bell, a small brass lamp with a lit flame, a silver goblet, bananas and a pomegranate. A tiger print hangs on the wall. The scene suggests a home puja.2022-06-11 +1 copiesA woman with grey hair pulled back and a red bindi sits cross-legged on a red-orange cloth by a window, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. She wears a blue patterned sleeveless dress and a beaded necklace. In front of her on the floor are brass thalis and bowls holding fruit including bananas, apples, oranges and mangoes, a brass bowl of rice pudding with flower petals, oil lamps, a small brass vessel and incense or camphor smoke, arranged for puja. A decorated seat or altar covered in cloth and red rose petals sits near the window. A poster or cloth hangs on the right wall. No readable text is visible.2022-06-11 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine during a puja. A kneeling woman in a pale mint-green sari with gold border bends forward, her hands touching an orange silk cloth with gold zari pattern. Seated on the floor beside her is a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border, sacred threads and white markings on his body, his hands folded in front of him. Before them are a silver plate with sweets, a plate of pink rose petals, and a row of brass and gold-toned kalasha-style lamps on an orange cloth. To the right stands a deity murti draped in red and orange garments, decorated with red and white roses, marigold garlands and a brass kalasha-like vessel. Brass oil lamps and flower petals are scattered around the shrine, and another dhoti-clad person stands at the top left.2022-10-04 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional ritual at a shrine. A woman in a blue blouse and navy saree with multicoloured tie-dye borders leans forward, her hands on her waist, toward a seated woman in a white saree with gold border and brown rudraksha beads. The seated woman wears glasses, a red kumkum bindi and gold bangles, and holds a small gold object in both hands while the standing woman extends her arm. Before them is a brass plate with bananas and an oil lamp, marigold flowers, scattered petals and a brass tray of fruit and items. Behind is a dark tiled wall, a deity murti dressed in a red and gold garment, adorned with pink roses and a gold crown, and a display of bananas and grapes.Women seated on a patterned red carpet perform a Varalakshmi Vratam puja with brass vessels and offerings. In the foreground, a woman in a red and magenta silk sari with a rudraksha mala holds a small brass bowl beside a coconut wrapped in red cloth. To her left, a woman in a turquoise sari with gold embroidery holds a brass cup. Behind them, other women in saris and salwar sets sit with brass lamps, banana bunches, fruit and green leaves on wooden stands, and kumkum-marked brass vessels.2019-08-09KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09