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A woman in a cream sari with gold embroidery and a turquoise blouse performs a ritual by a decorated offering. She holds a small brass vessel and pours or waves a lamp over a large heap of ring-shaped sweets, green limes, red flower garlands with yellow marigolds, and a lit flame atop the offering. Brass plates, a cracked coconut half and small oil lamps sit on the foreground, and a deity murti with a dark face is visible in a shrine behind her.

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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/24/20222022-03-24A woman in a cream sari with sequined trim and a turquoise blouse performs a puja before a pyramid-shaped offering arranged with garlands of red and yellow flowers, limes, fried sweets and a dragon fruit at its top. She holds a lit oil lamp toward the offering. Behind her, a black stone Ganesha deity murti wears an orange garland and gold crown, and a deity murti in a blue silk garment with a silver-toned ornate headdress stands beside it. Gold-painted temple arches frame the shrine, and coconut and metal vessels sit on the floor.2022-03-24A woman in a cream sari with sequined border and a turquoise blouse kneels at a temple shrine, holding a lit oil lamp over a large circular offering arranged with garlands of red and yellow flowers, ring-shaped sweets, green limes and a cut fruit. Behind her stand a black Ganesha murti in an orange and gold dhoti with a gold crown and garland, and a dark deity murti in blue and silver garments with a flower garland, set within a gold-framed arch.2022-03-24A woman in a cream sari with gold-toned border stands before a decorated offering arranged with green limes, orange and red flower garlands, and ring-shaped snacks, lit by a brass oil lamp with a bright flame. She holds the lamp in one hand and a small brass vessel in the other. Behind her a black stone Ganesha murti sits in a shrine with gold ornamentation and orange marigold garlands hang at the right edge. A green banana leaf and a small white conch shell lie in the foreground. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti at a temple shrine.2021-11-26A woman in a cream and turquoise saree stands at a temple altar, holding a lit oil lamp over a large offering arranged on a tray. The offering is a tall pyramid of fried sweets, green limes, and marigold and red flower garlands, flanked by brass bowls of rice, dal, pulao, halwa, and chickpeas. Coconut halves and small brass vessels sit on a red and gold cloth. Behind are dark stone deity murti, including a figure in orange with a crown and another draped in blue and gold with a garland, plus a laptop on a stand. The scene looks like a puja offering with aarti.2022-03-24A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari performs an aarti with a lit brass oil lamp before a black stone deity murti of an elephant-headed god, seated with a golden crown and a red-and-white cloth. Her hands are raised around the flame, and she wears gold bangles and a beaded necklace. In front of the deity is a large offering arranged with green limes, fried banana chips, red flowers and green leaves, set on a banana leaf. Orange marigold garlands hang on the golden arch behind, and the room has black tiled walls.2021-11-26A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari stands at a shrine lit by an open flame from a brass lamp she holds. She wears a red bindi, gold bangles and a beaded necklace. Behind her a black stone Ganesha murti sits on a pedestal, adorned with a red and gold cloth, flanked by golden arched niches. To the right a large offering of green limes, orange jalebi-like sweets and red flowers is arranged on a tray, and bananas are visible on a plate behind. The scene shows a puja in progress with a deity murti, oil lamp and fruit offerings.2021-11-26A woman in a cream and gold sari with a teal blouse kneels on a blue mat before an offering arrangement in a temple shrine. Before her is a tall pyramid of golden fried rings and green limes wrapped in red and orange marigold garlands, with coconut halves, a brass oil lamp with flame, incense smoke, bowls of red flowers and brass plates marked with an Om symbol arranged on a red cloth. Behind her a deity murti in a blue silk garment is adorned with garlands, and a laptop sits on a counter at right.2022-03-24A woman in a cream sari with sequined border and a turquoise blouse stands at an altar, reaching toward a food offering. Behind her are gold-framed shrines holding a black Ganesha murti with a gold crown and orange garland, and a blue-robed deity murti with silver ornaments and red flower garlands. In front of her, a tray of savoury donuts is arranged with green limes, red and orange flowers, and a small oil lamp. Brass vessels hold rice, yellow dal, pulao, chickpeas and a sweet dish, with a brass plate and a laptop nearby.2022-03-24A woman in a pink and maroon saree with a navy blue patterned blouse arranges a tall offering of ring-shaped fried snacks stacked on a gold-bordered tray, decorated with yellow lemons, green limes and red flowers. She wears gold earrings, a nose ring, bangles and a black braided plait. Behind her, a black stone deity murti in orange and yellow cloth stands on a dark tiled altar, with gold ornaments, a brass plate and garlands nearby. Another person in blue clothing is partly visible at left.2021-08-29A woman in a cream saree with a gold border and gold blouse stands at a temple shrine, holding a brass bell in her left hand while extending her right hand in a blessing gesture. Behind her is a gilded arched niche with a black deity murti draped in a red and blue cloth, topped by a golden crown. In the foreground is a decorated offering of green limes, red and purple flowers, and dried orange rings arranged on a tray, with a red and gold pedestal and a blue cloth nearby. The setting is a black-tiled shrine room.2021-11-26KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 8/29/20212021-08-29