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KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/14/20222022-07-14Photo 99201942022-07-14 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09A photograph of a small puja gathering on a white marble floor in a room with mustard-yellow walls and a gold curtain. Five women sit on blue mats in sarees: one in a gold and pink saree at left, one in a gold and pink saree kneeling at a red cloth, a woman in a pink-and-gold saree at centre with a phone, a woman in a cream saree at right, and a woman in lavender at far right. A man in a tan shirt sits cross-legged behind them. On a dark red cloth in front lie brass plates, steel containers, a brass lamp, a red-cloth-covered metal yantra and small offering bowls with kumkum. No a person is visible in the scene.2024-02-25Antigua and Barbuda On 15/6/20252025-06-15Indoor puja set-up on a wooden floor with two devotees seated on blue mats in white clothing, one with hands folded in namaste at the right edge and one partly visible at the left. Brass trays hold many small bowls of fruits, sweets, grains, nuts and flower petals, plus oil lamps, a conch shell, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a red-and-gold cloth with flowers on a low altar. A flat-screen TV sits on a stand in the background. Purple flowers and green leaves are arranged on a brass thali in the foreground, beside a small framed picture of a deity. Diwali-season offerings appear to be prepared.2021-11-04Photo 82903972022-10-02 +3 copiesThree women in saris sit on the floor before a low maroon-draped table laden with brass puja vessels, small brass lamps, steel containers, a brass kalasha-style bowl, red kumkum and flower petals, and a golden sri yantra-style metal piece on a red cloth in the foreground. The woman at right in a pink and cream sari holds a phone, the woman in the centre wears a yellow and pink sari with a dark beaded necklace, and the woman at the back wears a maroon sari. Behind them stands a tall golden statue of a standing figure, a wall-mounted TV screen and a tripod. No a person candidate is visible in person; the only figure resembling a deity is a golden statue.2024-02-25 +1 copiesA row of devotees, mostly women in white and cream garments with gold borders, sit cross-legged on a white floor during a puja. Brass plates, bells, lamps and yellow-flowered offerings sit on yellow and orange cloths along the line. Several right hands reach toward the offerings, placing items and handling flowers and grains. A small flame burns on a brass lamp near the centre, and a red-bordered orange cloth holds additional brass vessels at the front. Several figures in the background are seated, and no leader is clearly visible in the frame.2017-05-26A seated Varalakshmi Vratham puja on a striped woven floor mat. In the foreground a brass multi-wick oil lamp burns on a silver plate heaped with pink rose petals and white flowers, with a copper bowl of petals behind it, brass bells, a copper cup, betel leaves, a banana, a small oil lamp and incense sticks nearby. At the right edge a woman in a white sari with a gold border sits and performs the rite, with a rudraksha mala at her neck. Behind her, other seated participants in yellow and orange garments sit on the mats near more lamps, a steel jug and flower plates. Brass trays of petals and sweets sit on the edges of the scene.2024-11-28A photo of women seated on a white cloth performing a puja in a temple room with yellow walls and blue-green patterned carpet. A woman on the left in a green dupatta and a red and gold embroidered lehenga wears a yellow face mask and red bangles. Beside her, a woman in a teal kurta with a white dupatta and a navy face mask arranges items on a round metal thali. Plates hold red flower petals, rice, and small bowls, with a red and gold book beside them. Steel bowls and a brass lamp stand sit to the right, and a deity altar with brass lamps is visible at the upper left.2020-11-13KAILASA SEATTLE, USA on 7/22/20212021-07-22