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Indoor puja set up on a red and gold patterned mat in a room with a tiled floor. A large brass bowl with a wide rim sits centrally, flanked by brass plates of flowers, rose petals, brass cups, small bells, a lit oil lamp, incense sticks, a ceramic bowl and a yellow fruit. Behind the offerings, a framed portrait of a man wearing a red-orange turban, a garland of red and yellow flowers and a long beaded necklace is set on a cobra-hooded throne, with a golden canopy above. Stacked white and green rice bags stand nearby. A television screen and a monitor show a colourful image. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a temple shrine room set up for a homa ritual on a red patterned rug. In the foreground, a black cloth covers a low platform holding a small fire pit, brass plates, bowls of offerings, bananas, a copper vessel and a brass lamp. To the right, a draped green table holds two decorated coconuts wrapped in red and white cloth with orange and white flower garlands. Behind, a raised marble platform displays a dark deity murti with garlands and a gold chair with a red, orange and marigold garland; a portrait figure seated on a throne is visible with a red and orange garland. No people are visible.2024-08-22A photograph of a temple floor set up for a homa ritual. A large seated figure on the left, a statue or portrait with a golden throne, orange and red draped cloth, and a garland of marigolds and yellow flowers around its neck, occupies the left edge. In the center, a black cloth covers a ritual area laid with brass and silver plates, bowls, a small kalasha-like pot, a pile of fruit, bananas and sweets, and a red cloth-covered item. Garlanded smaller figures in white and red sit on a green-draped table behind. A laptop sits on a side table at the top right near brass vessels and a basket. No physical people are visible.2024-08-22A home shrine room during a puja, with a shirtless priest in white dhoti seated on a red and striped mat before a tray of fruit, brass bowls, and offerings. A woman in a floral kurta and white trousers sits cross-legged facing him, and a second woman in a green patterned top and purple skirt wearing a face mask sits to the right. Brass oil lamps stand on the mat, and a flat-screen TV on a cabinet shows video participants. On the altar at right, a large framed portrait shows a seated figure in red with a garland and hands raised, flanked by a golden throne-like frame, and a small deity murti in a glass case sits on the left altar with framed pictures and a green-clad image beside it.2021-11-04Overhead photo of a Varalakshmi Puja altar arranged on a red-brown woven mat over a white marble floor. Brass plates hold red and white flower petals, green leaves, a white conch shell, small brass bowls of rice and offerings, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a rudraksha mala draped on a maroon cloth, and a glowing oil lamp. Incense sticks smoke at the upper left. A standing cutout or printed image of a bearded figure in a saffron-orange turban and robes, with a gold necklace and raised hand, sits on a small stand at the top. No physical people are visible apart from a hand at the lower edge.2017-08-04KAILASA SINGAPORE on 5/18/20212021-05-18A small temple room with a home shrine of deity murtis and framed pictures on a draped altar at left. In the centre, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a red floral garland sits on a striped mat reading from a sheet, with brass lamps, plates of fruit, sweets and flowers before him. A woman in a maroon top and black face mask sits opposite, tending a yellow-draped deity figure. At right, a wall shrine holds a portrait of a seated figure in saffron-red robes and a crown-like turban, and a monitor shows an online session with several small video participants.2021-11-23A photograph of a puja set up on a red cloth. In the left foreground a bare-chested man with a yellow turban and white dhoti sits cross-legged and reaches over brass plates of food on banana leaves, with yellow and white offerings, brass lamps, a small brass pot and red flower petals in a bowl. Behind him a figure with a red garland sits against a deep red wall, and on the right stand a kalasha-style pot, marigold garlands, a folded pink cloth and a saffron embroidered hanging.A framed black-and-white portrait labelled as Swamiji's photograph rests on a brown upholstered armchair with carved wooden frame. The framed image shows a bearded seated figure with a rudraksha mala draped over the frame. In front, on the floor, a gold brocade cloth holds a brass puja thali with a lit oil lamp, a small kalasha-style red and gold container, flowers and a green cloth bundle, plus steel bowls of rice, dal and vegetables, a mango, and an orange bowl of white flowers and leaves. A tiger-print cushion beside a white-and-pink cloth displays a strand of white pearl or bead garland. Indoors with cream walls, a wall heater vent, and dark tiles. No people visible.2021-07-29A photograph of a ritual puja on a red cloth. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow head cloth and rudraksha mala sits at left, lighting an oil lamp and offering from a brass plate of food, fruit, flowers and banana-leaf offerings. Behind, a woman in a pink and red sari with a marigold and red flower garland sits on a yellow cloth, hands raised in greeting. Brass vessels, a kalasha pot, a blue cloth and decorated poles stand nearby.KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 2/11/20212021-02-11KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 12/4/20202020-12-04KAILASA SINGAPORE on 7/2/20212021-07-02