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KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/10/20222022-07-10Photo 99188342022-07-10 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/10/20222022-07-10 +1 copiesPhoto 82867722022-07-10 +1 copiesA close overhead photo of a round brass or copper tray holding about twelve pale green amla (Indian gooseberry) fruits arranged in a ring. A red fabric with a gold zari border lies beneath the tray, and a brass plate of coarse white grains sits at the upper right edge. No people are visible. The lower right carries a timestamp and caption reading Shivarathri mandagapadi offering preparation, marking a temple offering being readied.2026-02-05A silver tray heaped with about twenty-two pale green amla (nellikai) fruits sits in the foreground, a brass spoon resting among them. Behind it is a ritual puja arrangement: small clay oil lamps with flames, a bowl of yellow marigold petals, a bowl of white powder, a dish of turmeric powder, a cup of milk, scattered bananas and a framed deity print of several figures on a dark background, against an orange cloth. No people are visible.2022-07-10 +1 copiesOverhead photo of a puja table set on a wooden board over a striped woven cloth. A framed portrait of a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe sits at the centre top, with a brass oil lamp on a copper plate at left, a small bowl of white powder below it, a bowl of orange kumkum or turmeric powder at right, an engraved silver-toned tray in the centre, and a silver tray of green amla (nellikai) fruits at far right. No people are visible.2022-07-10 +1 copiesOverhead close-up of two brass or bronze bowls on a red cloth. The bowl on the left holds small pale brown grains, possibly rice or lentils. The larger bowl on the right is filled with bright yellow-orange powder. No people, deities or a person depictions are visible.A top-down photograph of a polished silver-toned metal thali tray on a dark tiled surface. A bowl of cooked green peas. Droplets of water mark the tray, and a reddish stone or wall edge shows at the upper right. No people are visible.2024-10-21KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 3/22/20222022-03-22Close-up photo of ritual offerings on a bright red cloth with a faint gold leaf pattern. In the foreground, a shallow metal bowl holds a heap of golden-brown grains. Behind it, a smaller bowl holds bright yellow-orange turmeric powder. At the right, a larger metal bowl contains a smooth, dark teal-blue stone object, possibly a pebble or lingam-shaped stone, with small green leaves visible at the lower edge. No people are visible.Close view of ritual offerings on a red cloth. Two pale, whole ash gourds (white pumpkins) sit in a brass bowl in the foreground, one balanced on the other. Beside them are brass bowls holding bright yellow-orange turmeric powder, pale grains or cereal, and pink-tinted kumkum-like material, with white flowers at the upper left edge. No people are visible. The setting suggests a puja or homa arrangement of offering materials.