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KAILASA OKLAHOMA, USA on 11/13/20202020-11-13KAILASA OKLAHOMA, USA on 11/13/20202020-11-13A photo of a large vegetarian food offering spread across a red cloth on a white table, arranged in dozens of small white paper bowls and platters. Fruits including apples, bananas, oranges, a pear, pomegranate and dragon fruit sit near a coconut, with sweets, snacks, rice, flatbreads and pickles. A small blue-and-gold deity murti dressed in a blue robe and jewelled crown, adorned with garlands, stands on a leopard-print cushion at the centre. Two women in long pink and cream lehengas or saris are visible at the top edge, seated on a raised platform. The setting is an indoor hall with terracotta tile flooring.2020-11-13A small deity murti, dressed in a blue and gold outfit with a jeweled blue and turquoise turban topped with a peacock-feather ornament, stands on a leopard-print cloth. Layers of gold necklaces, gold garlands with orange and red flowers, and jeweled armlets adorn the figure. Beside it sits a silver trident and a small brass coin-like medallion. Behind, a red tablecloth holds many white plates of food: sweets, fried snacks, nuts, vegetables, flatbreads, and fresh fruit including apples and oranges. A pink and gold embroidered cloth lies at the left edge. No people are visible.2020-11-13KAILASA SINGAPORE on 11/4/20212021-11-04KAILASA SINGAPORE on 1/7/20212021-01-07 +1 copiesTop-down photograph of a Naivedyam offering laid out on a white cloth over a red patterned rug. Rows of small steel bowls hold dozens of vegetarian dishes, sweets, grains, pulses, nuts, dried fruits and fresh fruit, including corn cobs, oranges, grapes and strawberries. Behind them, two deity murtis dressed in red and orange silk with white flower garlands stand on silver-toned pedestals, with a large pineapple and fruit bowl at right. In the foreground are a silver thali with an orange, a small brass bell, oil lamps, a kumkum dish with flowers, and a brass kalasha with a spout. No people are visible.2021-12-28A photograph of a temple altar set up for Lakshmi Puja. Three large deity murtis sit on a raised platform before a red draped backdrop with hanging beaded strings: a seated elephant-headed Ganesha in orange and gold dress with a green-and-blue turban on the left, a golden-adorned Lakshmi in a pink and green sari with a veil at centre, and a dark-blue Vishnu-type murti with a tall gold crown and orange shawl on the right. In front, a long white-covered table holds many small bowls of food, fresh fruits, banana bunches, sweets and flatbreads arranged for offering, with a pink-draped kalasha or decorated vessel at centre, a leopard-print cushion with a decorated stand, a brass lamp and red-and-white flower arrangements in the foreground. No people are visible.2020-11-13A photograph of a temple altar set for worship. A man's bare arm and hand, wearing a gold bracelet and ring, reach in from the left to place pink and white flower petals before small gold deity figures on a maroon cloth. Silver and brass plates hold food offerings: rice, dal, bread, sliced fruit, pickles, nuts, dates and pomegranate seeds. A lit oil lamp in a brass dish and brass bells sit on a tray at left. Behind, a large ornate gold repoussé backdrop shows a face in a turban, flanked by an orange-cloth seat draped with a rudraksha mala and a red and gold bandhani-style cushion with jewelled decoration. Orange and red fabric hangs in the background, with a standing figure dressed in orange at upper left.2024-01-22A photograph of a temple shrine for a festival offering. In the centre, a metal murti of a seated figure wears a blue and yellow turban, a yellow dhoti, layered gold necklaces and a yellow and green flower garland, with one hand raised. Beside it, a larger deity murti in pink and gold garments sits on a throne with flower garlands. Around the base are many metal bowls and steel trays of fruit, sweets, snacks, rice dishes, bananas, pineapple and a coconut, arranged as a neivedhyam offering. A purple cloth covers part of the table and a window with curtains lies behind. No living people are visible.HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23A large spread of food offerings laid out on an orange and gold cloth in front of a shrine. Dozens of small clay and metal bowls hold naivedyam: fruits including oranges, bananas, mangoes and apples, sweets, fried snacks, rice, dal, vegetables, nuts, coconut and flatbreads. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits on the altar. Behind the spread, a decorated shrine shows small deity murtis in red and gold garments with marigold garlands, and a second altar to the right holds lit diyas and flowers. Blue LED strip lighting runs along the back. The scene reads as a naivedyam offering display. No people are visible.2021-01-23