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February 01 2024

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A framed black-and-white photograph of a seated man in a white turban and white robes, with a red tilak mark on his forehead, is the central subject. The framed portrait is garlanded with a thick band of yellow marigolds and white jasmine. In front of it sits a platter of offerings: a pineapple, apples, a green apple, oranges, bananas and a custard apple. Pink flowers and orange-gold drapes frame the scene. The photographed man is a printed portrait, not a physical person in the scene, so no living people are visible.2024-02-01A photograph of an offering arrangement in front of a framed picture on a white wall. In the gold-framed portrait, a smiling man with dark hair, a red forehead mark and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged in an orange robe before a large banyan tree trunk, with a gold necklace. Before the portrait stand a silver bowl of blueberries and blackberries beside a pineapple, and a brass tray piled with bananas, mangoes, red grapes, apples, pears and oranges, all presented as naivedhyam offerings on a glass table. A red-clad arm is visible at the lower left edge.2021-01-23January 24 20242024-01-24A shrine table draped in blue fabric with gold patterns displays three framed black-and-white portraits, each decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands. The left portrait shows a man in a white turban and robe; the centre portrait shows a bearded man in white with a tilak; the right portrait shows a woman with a white veil and white cloth. In front stands a small brass deity murti dressed in maroon and white, adorned with a rudraksha mala and white flower garland, flanked by fruits including bananas, apples, grapes and a pineapple. A brass oil lamp with lit flames and a golden cow figurine sit at the front left beside red flower garlands, and a red and pink floral garland frames the backdrop. No physical people are visible.2024-02-01HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23Close photo of a brass offering plate on a red velvet cloth, piled with fresh fruit: a pineapple, pomegranates, oranges or mandarins, bananas and pale green guavas. Two more brass plates with round sweets sit at the top edge. No people are visible. This is a fruit naivedyam arrangement for worship.2023-01-03Close photo of a round steel tray heaped with fresh fruit: several pineapples with spiky green crowns and a mix of round citrus fruits, mostly green-yellow limes or sweet limes plus a few bright orange ones. Green cloth is spread beneath. At the right edge, a blurred arm in a brown sleeve and an orange cloth edge suggests a devotee or priest handling the offering. Fruit offerings like this are typical of temple puja or prasad preparation. No faces are visible.2011-12-20November 20 20092009-11-20A devotional shrine on a blue patterned cloth draped over a table, set against a yellow-tiled wall. Three framed black-and-white portraits are garlanded with red, yellow and orange marigolds and white jasmine. The left portrait shows a figure in white with a white head wrap and a tilak; the centre portrait shows a bearded figure in white with a tilak; the right portrait shows a seated woman in a white shawl with a tilak. In front stands a small brass statue of a deity murti adorned with a jasmine garland, a red bead mala and a pink flower. Fruit offerings include bananas, apples, oranges, a pineapple, grapes and a custard apple. A brass oil lamp with lit wicks sits at the front left, and a red floral garland drapes its stand. No people are present.2024-02-01November 21 20132013-11-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a brass oil lamp with a lit flame on the left, beside a large wooden bowl heaped with fresh fruit: ripe mangoes, bananas, a pineapple, green grapes, apples, guavas and pears. Behind it sits a floral arrangement of purple, pink and white flowers on a red cloth. On the right stands a small gold-coloured deity murti in a purple garment with a floral garland, and a red and orange cloth hangs in the background. The black tiled floor suggests a temple or shrine offering setting. No people are visible.KAILASA SAN FERNANDO, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO on 3/1/20222022-03-01 +1 copies