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A priest with a bare upper body and white sacred thread sits at a golden tray, pouring or applying liquid over small brass deity murtis decorated with pink and red flower petals. Behind them, a framed portrait shows a smiling bearded man in an orange-red turban and ornate robes, wearing a garland of yellow and purple flowers and a rudraksha-style mala; the portrait is a printed picture, not a person present. Nearby are brass oil lamps, a bell, a golden shrine canopy, an orange cloth draped over the altar, and framed photographs of temple scenery. The altar is covered with an orange cloth, and the scene is an abhishekam and alankaram ritual at a home temple.

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KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 5/3/20212021-05-03KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/27/20212021-04-27A home shrine set up for ritual worship. In the background, a large framed portrait shows a smiling man in an orange-red turban and orange ornate robes with a gold necklace, a garland of yellow and pink flowers draped over the frame. Three small gold-toned deity murti stand on an orange cloth, decorated with pink flowers, in front of a gold tray. A brass cup and a small stone stand with pink petals sit nearby, and an oil lamp and incense are visible at left, with a person's wrist and hand with bangles reaching in at the lower left. Ornate gold and red decorations and framed photographs surround the shrine.2021-05-03KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/27/20212021-04-27KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 5/2/20212021-05-02A home temple altar draped in orange cloth and decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands. Three small gold-toned metal deity murti stand in the centre on a brass tray, with a grey shivalingam and pink flower petals at their base. Behind them, a large printed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in a red-orange turban and saffron-orange robe with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, wearing a garland. Brass pots, oil lamps, a small bowl of offerings and a gold ornate canopy surround the altar. A banyan tree is partly visible in a framed picture at the top left. No people are physically present in the scene.2021-05-03A photograph of a home temple ritual where a woman in a red top and red-bordered sari pours liquid from a brass vessel over small deity murti on a brass tray, with red flowers beneath them. Behind the altar, a large framed portrait shows a smiling bearded man in a red-brown turban, layered gold necklaces and flower garlands, seated before a gold-embellished throne. Oil lamps, brass pots, gold ornaments and an orange cloth sit on an orange and pink altar cloth, with framed landscape prints of a banyan tree on the left. The setting suggests abhishekam offerings to a deity murti.2021-05-02KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 6/14/20212021-06-14A bare-chested priest seated cross-legged on a wooden floor performs abhishekam to a Panchamukhi Hanuman murti on a brass tray. He wears a white dhoti, a long rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak, and pours liquid from a brass vessel over the small five-faced murti. Behind him an altar is draped in orange cloth, with a large deity murti wearing gold ornaments, pearl necklaces and yellow marigold garlands, plus brass lamps, fruit, red flower petals and a framed portrait. The priest's identity is not established by appearance, so he is described by role only.2021-04-27A photograph of a home temple ritual with a large printed portrait of a smiling bearded man in a red-brown turban, gold ornaments and an orange-red garment, set behind a deity figure. A hand in a red sleeve pours milk from a brass bowl over a small brass deity figure on a tray in the foreground. Yellow and pink flower garlands drape the altar, and brass oil lamps and a kalasha sit on a pink and orange cloth. Red flower petals lie at the lower edge. A framed photo of a banyan tree sits at top left. The portrait is printed, not a physical person, and no identity is confirmed from appearance.2021-05-02A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border and sacred thread sits on the floor pouring water from a brass vessel over bronze deity murtis on a golden tray. He has a tilak on his forehead and a wrist mala. Behind the tray stands an orange-draped altar with a lit oil lamp, brass cups, a black stone shivalinga, scattered pink flowers, and a printed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda wearing a red-orange turban, gold necklaces and yellow-and-pink garlands. The setting is a home temple kitchen-style room with tiled walls, shelves of glass jars and a framed tree photograph.2021-05-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine with a gilded Ganesha murti in the foreground, draped with yellow and orange flowers and lit by a flame. Behind it, a seated man in a rust-red turban and reddish-orange robe wears a long yellow-and-green marigold garland and gold bracelets, with his hands resting on his knees. To the right stand an ornate gold-framed throne-like shrine and a brass lamp, and small gold and red ritual objects surround the altar. The setting suggests an in-house home temple ritual.2021-05-18