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Kailasa kanchipuram december 28th 2021A photograph of a home shrine in a purple-cabinet room. A man kneels at left, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with a green-and-gold border, sacred white markings on his chest and arms, and joins his palms in prayer. Central figure is a smiling statue wearing a rust-red turban, rudraksha mala beads, a garland and a red shawl, holding a trident, seated behind a brass vessel on a red cloth. In front are bananas, a plate of sweets, a brass bowl and coconut-like fruit on a patterned cloth. A gilt-framed picture above shows a standing figure with a trident and rudraksha beads. Shelves on both sides hold small framed deity images and peacock feathers.2021-07-25A photograph of a puja ritual on a red cloth set against a deep red backdrop. A bare-chested priest with a cream-coloured turban and a garland of orange and white flowers, with rudraksha beads on his neck, lights an oil lamp and holds a small flame with his hand. Beside him, a woman in a pink and orange outfit and a red turban sits smiling, wearing a red and yellow marigold garland. Brass bowls, a kalasha-style pot, banana leaves with sweets and fruit, incense sticks, small oil lamps and a pink cloth with a marigold garland lie on the cloth, with bundled wooden sticks along the right side.Kailasa mangadu july 23 20212021-07-25KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 4/27/20212021-04-27A ritual puja on a red cloth in a red-walled room. A priest on the left, bare-chested with a white dhoti and an orange-yellow turban, holds a lit oil lamp aloft with smoke rising from it. Seated centrally is a figure in a pink-red turban and pink robes, wearing a long multicolour red, yellow and orange flower garland, with hands raised in a blessing gesture. In front are brass bowls, a kalasha-style pot, banana-leaf plates of offerings including sweets and fruit, a small lit lamp, incense sticks and a row of trident-topped stands. A pink silk cloth and yellow flower garland lie at right beside a potted plant. This appears to be a homa or puja observance.KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 12/27/20202020-12-27A photograph of a ritual puja on a red cloth. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow head cloth and rudraksha mala sits at left, lighting an oil lamp and offering from a brass plate of food, fruit, flowers and banana-leaf offerings. Behind, a woman in a pink and red sari with a marigold and red flower garland sits on a yellow cloth, hands raised in greeting. Brass vessels, a kalasha pot, a blue cloth and decorated poles stand nearby.A shirtless priest in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala sits on the floor pouring liquid from a copper vessel over a small deity murti on a gold tray, as part of an abhishekam. The shrine table is draped in orange cloth with a pink cloth, garlanded idols, a brass lamp, fruit and flower offerings. Behind it, a large printed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" shows a smiling man in a maroon turban, rudraksha and yellow-and-purple flower garland, with an arched Panchamukhi Hanuman image above. A red-cabinet kitchen wall stands in the background.2021-04-27A bare-chested man in white dhoti with orange-and-white sash sits cross-legged behind a long table set for puja, pouring liquid from a small vessel. Eyeglasses and a rudraksha-style necklace are visible. Before him are silver and brass trays with grapes, bananas, pink flowers, coconut-shaped offerings, and a ornate gold-and-orange festival mask or deity image on a yellow cloth. A copper kalasha and brass lamps stand on the table, and a colourful deity shrine with green and gold decoration sits at the upper right against a yellow wall with green bunting.2021-08-20HDH Jayanthi 20212021-01-23A bare-chested priest seated cross-legged on a wooden floor performs abhishekam to a Panchamukhi Hanuman murti on a brass tray. He wears a white dhoti, a long rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak, and pours liquid from a brass vessel over the small five-faced murti. Behind him an altar is draped in orange cloth, with a large deity murti wearing gold ornaments, pearl necklaces and yellow marigold garlands, plus brass lamps, fruit, red flower petals and a framed portrait. The priest's identity is not established by appearance, so he is described by role only.2021-04-27