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A home altar set against a yellow wall, with a large framed depiction of a bearded man in a rust-orange turban and orange-brown robe, adorned with pearl and gold necklaces and bangles, seated in a glowing yellow arched niche framed by carved stone-look trim and a red and white flower garland. Below it on a decorated table stand small brass and golden deity figures, a framed picture of a deity, a brass kalasha, bronze and brass pots, a bell, a plate, and vases of yellow and white flowers with potted plants. Several oil lamps burn on a banana leaf and tiles in front, with a white-flowered garland draping the arch. No people are visible; the altar is set up as an offering space for a festival.

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KAILASA KULIM, MALAYSIA on 6/19/20212021-06-19KAILASA KULIM, MALAYSIA on 6/21/20212021-06-21A priest in a white dhoti with a bare upper body kneels at a shrine on the right, holding a small lamp or ritual object over a row of lit oil lamps arranged on a tiled floor in front of a banana leaf. Behind him a white-marble-style shrine altar with a framed sacred image, flowers and garlands is lit by fairy lights, and a large carved arch frames a statue of a figure wearing an orange-red turban, a beaded necklace and ornate clothing, seated in a yellow-walled niche. The scene suggests a puja or aarti in a home or small temple room.2021-01-23KAILASA KULIM, MALAYSIA on 7/2/20212021-07-02HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23KAILASA KULIM, MALAYSIA on 6/25/20212021-06-25KAILASA KULIM, MALAYSIA on 6/28/20212021-06-28HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23A decorated shrine corner with a seated figure wearing a saffron-orange turban, a pink-red draped shawl, a long garland of red and white flowers, and gold ornaments, seated on a cushion. Beside the seated figure stands a large golden kalasha-like sculpture draped in beaded garlands and flowers. Smaller gilded deity murti and figurines sit in front on a gold-trimmed cloth, with flower offerings, a small lamp-like vessel, fairy lights and red-and-pink drapery framing the scene. The seated figure is a statue or depiction, not a physical person in this image.2020-11-29A photograph of a home shrine altar with a yellow backdrop. A bare-shouldered man in the left foreground leans over the altar to make offerings. Centre back is a large cut-out or printed image of a seated figure with a red and gold turban, multiple gold and bead necklaces, a gold pendant, and red-orange robes, hands in a blessing gesture; the page does not establish that this depiction is a person, so no identity is asserted. Before it stand small statues: a Shiva-form figure with trident, a goddess in yellow sari, a gold-toned Ganesha relief at left, a golden Lakshmi-type figure at right, and a framed deity image in the lower left. Brass bowls hold offerings, a lit oil lamp, a brass pedestal lamp, a plate of flower petals, incense sticks, and a red-lidded jar, with a marigold garland hanging at the right edge.2021-07-02KAILASA KULIM, MALAYSIA on 6/29/20212021-06-29