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KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 11/25/2020

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KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/2/20212021-03-02KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 5/23/20212021-05-23KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 6/5/20212021-06-05A photo of a decorated deity murti on a brown rudraksha-bead base, dressed in red and gold sleeves, gold jewelry, green and white garlands and a teal headdress. Beside it, a brass thali holds white rice, yellow vegetable curries, leafy greens and fried items, with small bowls and a brass oil lamp with a lit flame. A stylized silver-and-gold elephant figure with pearl garlands sits on the right on a green silk cloth, and the table is covered with a purple and gold patterned cloth. No people are visible.2020-12-16A photo of a home temple altar showing a deity murti set on a green velvet cloth, dressed with red and white bangles, pearl necklaces and gold ornaments and garlanded with yellow flowers. A black lingam-like stone sits at the centre. In the foreground a steel plate holds a mound of yellow rice with vegetables beside a small brass cup, placed on an orange-red cloth. Gold ornaments, a red silk drape and a framed picture of a temple sit around the altar. No people are visible.2021-05-07Photograph of a home temple altar draped in red fabric with a gold-embroidered red cloth. Three deity murti stand at centre: two figures with black crowns, gold ornaments and red and gold embroidered sleeves flanking a central figure with a green beaded necklace and gold pendant, all garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. In front sits a brass plate of yellow rice with a small brass bowl of chutney and a pearl-strung garland draped over a small gold throne-like stand. A brass lamp stand with flowers and a partly visible framed portrait of a person in red robes with bangles appear behind. No physical people are visible.2021-05-25KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 5/8/20212021-05-08Photo of a deity murti decorated for alankaram, with a central figure and two flanking figures dressed in red velvet sleeves embroidered with gold zari, layered pearl and gold necklaces, jewelled crowns and rudraksha beads at the base. In front stands a brass plate holding bananas, two yellow fruits, a bowl of cooked rice, a bowl of dal and a brass tumbler, with red flower petals scattered around, on a patterned pink cloth. No people are visible; the setting is a shrine table during a daily abhishekam and alankaram offering.2020-12-14KAILASA BAUDHA, NEPAL on 11/14/20202020-11-14A photograph of a home altar showing a deity murti in the centre, a three-faced form with a dark crown, gold ornaments, green beaded garlands and a pearl necklace, flanked by two smaller gilded figures wrapped in red and gold-embroidered cloth. Behind them a black shivalinga-style stone sits on a brass base over a red brocade cloth. In front, a brass plate holds a mound of sweet pudding, a small brass cup of dark liquid and a bowl of orange vegetable curry, offered as naivedyam. A large printed image of a hand with a raised palm forms the backdrop. No people are visible.2021-05-29KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 12/20/20202020-12-20Photograph of a home temple altar showing three small metal deity murtis dressed and adorned for ritual worship. The central murti wears a crescent moon crown, rudraksha malas, pearl and green-red stone necklaces, and a jewelled garland. Flanking murtis wear gold and pearl ornaments, one in a red turban and one in a tall black crown with a pink cloth. A black Shiva lingam stands on a stone base in front, ringed with rudraksha beads and white flowers. A brass plate holds rudraksha beads with marigold petals. Yellow marigold garlands hang behind, and the red cloth altar is decorated with pink and white flowers.2021-06-21