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KAILASA BAUDHA, NEPAL on 11/14/2020

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Outdoor photo of a concrete courtyard beside a blue metal gate, showing a colourful floor rangoli being drawn. A woman in a yellow sari and dark blouse kneels at right, holding a white container and pointing a finger at a small pink-and-white design. In the foreground at lower right, a person in a maroon hooded garment crouches with their back partly to the camera. The large rangoli in the foreground has an orange circle with blue, pink and yellow petals, bordered by green and yellow scalloped leaves, with small blue-and-white rings nearby. Dry earth and a pink wall sit at the left edge.2023-01-13Kailasa Paramparagatha Atal PeethamA woman in a white sari with a red embroidered blouse kneels at a shrine, bending forward with her forehead touching the altar cloth in reverence. She wears a rudraksha mala around her neck and a gold bangle. Before her stands a golden deity murti of a goddess adorned with a pink and yellow flower garland, with a red bindi and gold jewellery. A brass tray holds a row of lit oil lamps and fruit, and marigold petals and kumkum lie scattered on the red cloth. Red and pink curtains, a gold-framed photograph and a multicoloured flag hang in the background.2021-04-19October 16 20082008-10-16A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari stands with her back to the camera, reaching toward a lit camphor flame held over a deity murti in a shrine. The murti wears a jeweled crown, a red and black silk garment, and garlands of white and yellow flowers with pink blossoms. Brass oil lamps hang from the ceiling on either side, and a brass lamp stand with a lit flame sits at right beside a framed portrait of an elderly man in a light robe. A green palm leaf rises behind the murti against a gold ornate arch. Dark background, warm lamplight, aarti in progress.2022-01-28 +1 copiesOctober 14 20082008-10-14A woman in a teal blue patterned saree and beige cardigan sits cross-legged on a leopard-print mat performing a puja. She holds a brass lamp or pourer in one hand, tilting it over a large brass tray-stand holding a gold-tone plate heaped with red rose petals and a lit candle. A silver platter and a brass bowl of rose petals sit nearby, and an incense stick is visible. Behind her is a gold-upholstered sofa with ornate cushions, a television and a shelf of brass figurines. No deity murti is clearly visible in the frame.2022-02-26Night outdoor scene at a Karthika Deepam lamp offering. On the left, an oil lamp with a lit flame sits on a yellow-draped table, with a white flower garland beside it and a brass kalasha-style pot. A woman in a maroon and pink silk saree with glasses and a pearl necklace holds a small tray. Center, a woman in a red-orange saree with a red bindi and rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in prayer. At right, a woman in a green-and-yellow saree holds a brass aarti tray with a flame. White flowering plants and bamboo fill the background. Three women are visible.2022-12-06A photograph of a Deepavali lamp arrangement on a dark reddish cloth. Two ornate decorated clay oil lamps with gold and red patterns sit on a brass plate at the centre, flames lit. Around them, many small red and pink tea-light style lamps decorated with gold beads and stones are lit, along with yellow marigold blossoms and a red flower. No people are visible.Photo 11742546A woman in a cream-coloured sari with a gold border sits cross-legged on a patterned mat in a home shrine, ringing a gold handbell with her raised right hand while holding a small object in her left. A brass tray in front holds puja items, small oil lamps and bowls. A golden kalasha-style vessel filled with red flowers and a lit lamp stands on an ornate gold base beside a bowl of rose petals. Behind them, a shelf displays small deity murtis and framed images, and a television sits above. The scene suggests a puja or aarti performed at home, with a silver tray and an open silver dish on the floor.2022-02-05A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at left holding a multi-wick brass oil lamp (aarti) with flames lit. In front of her is a fire pit built of stacked yellow bricks with a small flame and burning embers. To the right, a decorated structure draped in a blue cloth and covered with flower garlands sits beside a brass lamp stand and metal plates of flowers. Behind is a pale blue-grey wall with an open doorway and a night setting, lit by a tube light.