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A photo of a puja at a home temple, with two women seated on a red and patterned rug. A woman in a red and green patterned sari and bangles sprinkles orange turmeric or kumkum powder from a small bowl onto a white plate, while beside her an older woman with short grey hair, wearing a white kurta and a rudraksha mala, leans forward to take part. Small brass bowls hold orange and red powders, and a brass spoon and small oil lamp sit on the rug. Other seated devotees in the background wear saris and orange clothing.

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Two women sit cross-legged on a red-and-patterned rug, arranging orange marigold petals from small green-rimmed plates for an offering. The woman on the left wears a red striped top and red shawl with a red bindi, and the woman in the centre wears a pink shawl and pink top with a dark wrist band. Both wear red bangles. A lit oil lamp, flowers and garlands sit on an orange-draped altar to the right, and a partly visible person in orange clothing sits at the right edge. Brass items and empty white plates lie on the floor.2021-04-20KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/24/20212021-04-24A photograph of a temple ritual at an altar. An elderly bare-chested priest with glasses and a rudraksha mala stands at left, his hands on a red wooden altar. Beside him a woman in an orange sari with a green patterned blouse, red bindi and gold bangles places an item on the altar, which is strewn with pink and white flower petals and holds a brass bowl of offerings. At right, a priest in a white dhoti and red tilak stands beside a dark stone deity murti draped in red and gold cloth and a white flower garland.2021-11-14KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/19/20212021-04-19KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/4/20222022-10-04 +1 copiesKAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/24/20212021-04-24October 23 20082008-10-23KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09Photo 82839992022-10-05 +1 copiesKAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/19/20212021-04-19A seated group of devotees performs a ritual in a tiled hall. Most wear saffron-orange or red garments with gold borders and rudraksha malas, and some have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A woman in the foreground in a red-and-gold sari sprinkles offerings from a brass plate. Nearby, a woman in white with a mala leads her hands together, and others in white and cream saris sit on mats with brass vessels, flowers, petals and small oil lamps before them. A steel railing and chain divide the seating area. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-11-23