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A seated priest with long dreadlocked hair tied up, bare-chested and wearing white dhoti with gold border, white ash markings on his arms and chest, a rudraksha mala and a silver necklace, performs a puja. He touches his forehead while holding a small ritual item. Beside him, a silver oil lamp with a flame stands on a low carved table with brass plates and a small cup. To the right, a deity murti of Varalakshmi in a pink and gold silk sari, wearing a gold crown and jewelry, is decorated with red, pink and white flower garlands and green leaves.

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A photograph of a Varalakshmi Vratam puja at a temple hall. A bare-chested priest with long hair tied up, white sacred ash on his forehead and arms, and rudraksha malas sits cross-legged on the floor in a white dhoti, holding a brass lamp stand with lit flames. Before him is a small deity murti of Varalakshmi draped in pink silk and garlanded with white and red flowers, with rose petals scattered on a tray. Three large decorated deity statues stand behind, dressed in green, orange and white silks with jewelled crowns, garlands and ornaments. A black stone Nandi figure with an orange cloth rests on a pedestal to the left, and brass oil lamps stand on the floor.2019-08-09A priest with long dark hair tied back and a trimmed beard sits on a red patterned rug, bare-chested except for a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder. He has white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms and raises one hand over a brass bowl filled with rose petals in red, orange and yellow. Nearby stand a polished silver oil lamp and a silver tray of fruit and offerings. Behind him, women in red and green silk saris with gold bangles sit holding brass vessels.2019-08-09Photo 82897212022-10-01 +3 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/6/20222022-07-06 +3 copiesJanuary 22 20222022-01-22Photo of a Varalakshmi Vratam puja inside a temple hall. A woman in a white silk sari with gold border reads from a paper at a microphone, seated on the floor. Beside her, a woman in a yellow and green sari with a red-bordered shawl sits with hands folded. At right, a bare-chested priest with long dreadlocks, a white headband, white body markings and a rudraksha mala sits before a silver tray and brass lamp. Bowls of rose petals and flowers lie on the floor, with a decorated deity figure and garlands in the background.2019-08-09KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/4/20222022-07-04 +3 copiesMAy 27 20212021-05-27Photo 99213082022-07-06 +3 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/23/20202020-10-23Photo 82843642022-07-04 +3 copies