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Home altars vary in size, from a small shelf with one votive candle and one saint or statue, to a large table altar, with many religious images, La Virgen de Guadalupe, flowers, pictures of saints, candles; a structure that can fill up half a room.
The center of the capital is a kaleidoscope of golden rooftops, multicolored costumes, steep temple steps layered with wares like market shelves, country women hawking produce spread on the streets, sari-draped matrons placing flower petals on altars to grimacing gods, the sudden eruption of a band of musicians or a herd of goats across your path, the scent of marigold garlands and of dumplings fried in oil, the constant jangling of bicycle bells and rickshaw horns.
The same can be said for altars, nacimientos (nativity scenes), and camposanto (cemetery) graves, which are assembled with artistic care, while always communicating a devout religious sentiment.
See also Altars; Camposanto; Descansos; Día de los Muertos; Nacimiento; Retablos; -Santos
Permanent altars can be in a small nicho (niche) in the bedroom, the living room, or even the dining room.