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KAILASA MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA on 3/11/2021

A woman in a navy and maroon silk sari with gold border sits cross-legged on a pink mat, hands pressed together in prayer with a white tilak on her forehead and bangles on her wrists. Beside her a seated figure in bright blue silk is partly visible in the foreground, and a green-clad person and others with folded hands sit at left. On the mat are a brass plate of flowers, a copper pot, small brass oil lamps with a lit flame, an incense holder, a brass tray, a conch-shaped vessel and a matchbox. A copper kalasha sits at right beside a small standing statue of a robed figure with folded hands. The setting appears to be a home room with a white garage-style door behind.

2021-03-11 +1 copies

2021-03-11 +1 copies

Indoor puja in a plain room with a white garage-style door behind. A woman in a red and gold saree with a navy blue border sits cross-legged on a white cloth, hands pressed in anjali, a white tilak on her forehead. Beside her a man in white clothes sits with hands folded, and several other devotees in green, teal and blue saris pray with palms raised in the foreground. On the floor are brass plates of flowers, a copper kalasha, small oil lamps with lit flames, a brass aarti lamp and a small brass vessel. Behind, bronze deity murtis stand on pedestals, including a multi-armed female form in orange and green drapery holding objects in raised hands.

2021-03-11 +1 copies

A photo of a small home-style puja in a garage-like room with a white wall and a rolled-up garage door. Several people sit on the floor on rugs and foam mats. On the right, a seated figure in a golden-brown patterned top and blue skirt wears a red-and-white flower garland and a dark hair bun; the figure looks like a mannequin or statue rather than a person. Behind and beside it stand brass or bronze deity murtis, including a standing figure with a trident and a garland. A man in white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits at right. Brass bowls, a lit oil lamp, flower petals and offering plates lie on the floor. Children in pink and cream clothes sit at left with hands joined, and women in saris lead the rite at centre.

2021-03-11 +1 copies

Mahashivaratri 2021

KAILASA SINGAPORE on 10/18/2020

A photo of a puja in a temple room with yellow walls and marigold garlands hanging from the top. Deity murtis stand on a raised altar, and framed images hang on the walls. Four people sit on the floor on a striped red, black and green cloth in front of brass and silver plates of fruit, bananas, strawberries, green leaves, a coconut and marigold flowers. A woman in a red blouse and cream sari sits at left with her hands near the offerings. A man with a rudraksha mala and bare chest sits beside a woman in a purple sari with her palms joined. At right, a bare-chested man in white dhoti sits on a blue mat with his palms pressed together in prayer. A brass kalasha stands in the foreground, and oil lamps burn on the cloth.

A photograph inside a small temple room with orange walls and a wooden cupboard. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a yellow border stands at a shrine, holding a lit oil lamp in front of a decorated deity murti set with garlands and a blue backdrop. A standing woman in a red blouse and striped pink and yellow saree presses her palms together. Two seated women, one in green and one in pink, sit with folded hands on a striped mat. A woman in a blue saree sits on the tiled floor to the left. Trays of flowers, fruit, kumkum and vibhuti sit on a blue-draped table beside metal vessels, and a framed calendar hangs on the wall.

KAILASA SINGAPORE on 10/20/2020

Indoor temple puja in a yellow-walled room with three deity murtis (statues) decorated with gold and green garments and red-and-yellow flower garlands on a shrine. A shirtless priest in white dhoti sits on a red rug, offering aarti with a lamp over a brass tray. Fruit, flowers, coconut, and brass plates are arranged on a striped cloth in front of him. Around him, several devotees sit on mats; two women wear white garments, and two young children in purple shirts sit near the shrine. Framed photos and a small diya string hang on the walls.

A photograph inside a small shrine room with orange walls and a wooden cabinet. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti performs aarti with a flame before a gilded arch housing deity murtis draped in marigold garlands and a blue backdrop. Four women and a small child stand at left, the woman in a turquoise floral saree with hands folded in prayer. Brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel and a lit oil lamp sit on the floor, and a seated figure in saffron-orange cloth appears at the shrine's right beside the lamp. Small framed pictures and figurines line the top of the cabinet.