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A photograph of a home shrine room with yellow walls and white tiled floor. A person's bare arm and hand, wearing a bangle, holds a lit oil lamp at the right edge, while the body in white cloth is partly visible. On the left, a painted statue of a bearded man in a maroon-red robe and turban, with white pearl and gold necklaces, presses palms together in a pose of devotion, set in a wall niche decorated with a garland of orange and red flowers and paper butterflies. Brass plates, bowls, a small pot, a metal tray with offerings, and a golden deity murti sit on the marble-topped altar, with red flowers scattered in front. Brass sandals rest on a tray. The scene shows puja and abhishekam preparations.

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A shrine room with a yellow wall shows a large cutout printed image of a bearded man in a maroon turban and ornate gold necklaces, seated with hands raised in greeting, framed by a carved arch with red and orange flower garlands and small lamp decals. In front stand brass and bronze deity murtis, including a dark figure of Ganesha on the left and a gold figure at right. A framed picture of a deity with a trident sits on the counter. A brass oil lamp burns on a tray at lower left, and a hand holding a small lit lamp is visible at upper right. Steel plates of offerings and a small kalasha are arranged on the tiled shelf, indicating a puja or aarti.2021-06-22A small home shrine against a bright yellow wall. A large cutout poster of a smiling bearded man in a red turban, gold and pearl necklaces and a red shawl sits at the centre under a carved arch decorated with small lamp stickers and red and orange flower garlands. Beside it stand small metal deity murtis, including a silver Ganesha on the left and a golden figure at the back. A hand holding a lit oil lamp reaches in from the right. Below, on a tiled ledge, are a brass kalasha, a brass plate with a lit lamp, incense, flower petals and a framed picture of a goddess. A small framed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure hangs above. No physical people are seated; one arm belongs to the person lighting the lamp.2021-06-25KAILASA KULIM, MALAYSIA on 7/2/20212021-07-02A shrine corner with a yellow wall and an arched backdrop decorated with small printed diya lamps. A large standing cutout portrait of a smiling man with a red turban, long pearl and gold necklaces, and folded hands is labelled as the subject of the shrine, sitting in a red-orange robe. Below it sit brass and gold-finished deity figurines, a framed picture of a deity, a brass kalasha-style pot, and a plate of offerings. A lit oil lamp and a steel bowl stand on a white tiled ledge, with a brass lamp and incense in the foreground. A person in a dark garment with a beaded mala reaches in from the right side, partly out of frame, performing the ritual.2021-06-20A photograph of a home shrine corner with a yellow wall and white tiled floor. A large printed portrait of a bearded man with a swept-back hairstyle, wearing an orange turban, saffron-orange clothing and a rudraksha-style mala, sits on a sculpted arched backdrop framed with red and white flower garlands and small oil lamp stickers. In front stand brass and gold-toned deity murtis, a brass kalasha-style pot, bells and a small brass plate. On the right, a hand in a bangle holds a lit oil lamp, and a second hand rests near the table. Framed pictures hang on the wall above.2021-07-02A priest in a cream dhoti and a rudraksha mala stands at a home shrine with a bright yellow wall, bending forward to offer worship with a lit flame and oil lamps on a white tiled altar. Behind the altar, a large printed portrait of a figure in a red turban, a pearl and gold necklace and a red-brown garment is framed by a decorative arch with red and orange flower garlands and small colourful lamp stickers. The altar holds a copper-framed picture, brass lamps, a kalasha-like pot, metal plates with offerings, a small brass cup, and several small deity figurines in blue and gold. The scene shows an alankar and neivedyam puja in progress. The priest is a person in ritual dress, not the portrait subject, and the portrait is a printed depiction.2021-06-20A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands at right with grey hair and beard, holding a flame or incense near a brass lamp on a shrine. The shrine is decorated with red and orange flower garlands and blue flower petals. A large framed portrait on the left shows a seated figure in a red turban, pearl and gold necklaces and bangles, hands in a gesture of greeting, behind the altar. Below it stand small gold and painted deity figures and a framed picture of a deity. On the wall at upper right hangs a framed picture of a goddess with multiple arms seated on a lotus, surrounded by small figures. Brass pots, plates, a covered vessel and a lamp fill the shelves. The walls are bright yellow and the floor is white tile.2021-06-17KAILASA KULIM, MALAYSIA on 6/20/20212021-06-20A priest with a bare upper body and white sacred markings on his arms and chest stands at a home altar, bending forward to ring a brass bell and handle an offering plate. Behind the altar is a large printed portrait of a smiling bearded man in a red-brown turban, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads, seated with one hand raised, set against a bright yellow wall decorated with lit diya-shaped lights and flower garlands. The altar holds brass and gold figurines, a brass pot, a framed image of a deity with a trident, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a bowl of orange sweet offering, and scattered blue flower petals.2021-06-22KAILASA KULIM, MALAYSIA on 6/22/20212021-06-22KAILASA KULIM, MALAYSIA on 6/25/20212021-06-25KAILASA KULIM, MALAYSIA on 6/17/20212021-06-17