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KAILASA NEW YORK, USA on 2/16/2021

A casual group selfie in a home setting with a floral-patterned wall hanging and a bouquet of white flowers in the background. A bald man in a maroon kurta with gold embroidered trim, arm extended toward the camera, smiles at the front left. Beside him a girl in a navy embellished outfit sits close, and behind them a woman in a gold-bordered sari and glasses stands near a younger girl in a gold embellished top. At the right a smiling woman in a coral pink zip hoodie sits with her hand on a girl's arm. No overt ritual activity is clearly visible.

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April 17 2022

Indoor group photo at a KAILASA Melbourne gathering: a large seated statue of a guru-like figure in a black headpiece, ornate orange and green dress, and layered white and multicolored flower garlands sits at the centre, with a silver-toned hand raised in blessing. Around it, a crowd of adults and children in saris, salwar kameez, kurta and casual wear sits or kneels on a pink mat, several smiling and posing. A man in a grey shirt and white dhoti stands at left, and brass plates with offerings, flowers and small lamps lie in the foreground. A puja or Jayanthi celebration setting with a visible statue, not a living person.

Indoor puja at a yellow-walled room with a wooden floor and red patterned rugs. On the left, a seated portrait figure in red-and-orange turban and clothing wears a garland of yellow, white and orange flowers on a gold-framed throne with a red cloth; beside it stand two small deity murti of Krishna with flower garlands. Around the rugs, about six people sit cross-legged: a woman in green-and-yellow sari with hands in anjali, a boy in blue shirt, a girl in pink top, a girl in pink-and-yellow pavada, a woman in green holding a young child in red, and a young woman in yellow kurta. A bearded man in white kurta sits in the background. Brass plates hold fruit, sweets and bowls in front, with bananas, oranges and apples in a tray.

KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/2/2021

A family sits on a red patterned rug in a home prayer room for a puja offering. A woman on the left wears a purple shawl over a striped orange garment and has a vermilion mark on her forehead. An older man with white hair and glasses wears a blue-and-white striped shirt. A younger man in a maroon polo shirt holds a phone. A woman on the right wears a yellow and red patterned kurta with glasses, and a small boy in a red checked shirt sits in front of her. In front, a tray holds fried snacks, marigold garlands, bananas and fruit as offerings. A lit lamp glows on the wall behind them.

A group of about fifteen devotees poses inside a temple shrine room with yellow walls and a red patterned curtain. Behind them stand black stone deity murtis of Ganesha, one with a trunk and orange-red cloth, and others draped with marigold and white garlands. Many women wear red, pink and gold saris, and a man in a lavender shirt stands at the back. Several people sit on a red patterned rug, one holding a yellow sweet or flower and another folding hands in namaste. A small child is held by a woman at left. A brass offering tray and plates sit on a green table at left.

October 16 2012

A photograph of a seated congregation of women with palms pressed together in namaste at a satsang or discourse gathering. In the foreground a woman in a blue and purple bandhani-style sari with red beaded necklaces and gold bangles prays, beside a woman in a turquoise salwar with a bindi. Behind them a woman in a red-and-grey outfit with a red shawl and beaded necklace sits with eyes closed, and a woman in a white printed kurta with a red dupatta and gold earrings sits at right. Others in saris and churidars, one in a yellow blouse and one in a lavender sari, fill the back rows. A red carpet, white chairs and a flower-bedecked area are visible. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

A group of about fifteen devotees poses on a red and cream patterned rug in a temple room with yellow walls and exposed wooden beams. Behind them stand a black Ganesha murti with a red-and-gold crown and garlands, a black deity murti with a tall gold crown and white and orange garlands, and a gilded arch framing more deity murtis. Many women wear red, pink, yellow and gold saris or salwar kameez, some with folded hands in namaskar, and a man in a pink shirt also joins palms. A woman in a red outfit holds a toddler, a seated man holds a small child, and a boy in white sits at the right. Garlands of marigolds hang along the walls, and a brass lamp and a basket of offerings sit on a side table.

Women seated cross-legged on red and patterned floor mats during a Varalakshmi Vratam puja. In the foreground a woman in a pink floral-embroidered top and white trousers, wearing glasses and a red tilak, holds a small brass bell. Beside her a woman in a teal and gold sari holds a brass vessel, and at right a woman in a yellow and red sari with green border holds a brass bell and extends her hand over a brass plate. Before them stand a kalasha with a yellow coconut-like fruit wrapped in green leaves, brass plates with flower petals, small brass cups and a lit candle. Other women sit behind in dress with kumkum and white tilak marks, one in a gold and black printed jacket.