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December 26 2011

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A group of devotees stands and kneels in a temple room holding handmade protest placards reading "Gita the holy book of Hindus", "Save the holy scripture", "Save the truth", "Protect Bhagavad Gita" and "Don't ban Bhagavad Gita". A man in a white sweater in the foreground holds the "Don't ban Bhagavad Gita" sign, and a large sign on the floor reads "Toronto Kailaa...". Women wear sarees and salwar in pink, green, yellow and orange. Behind them stand gilded arched shrines with painted deity murtis, including a figure in red and gold on the left, and a dark stone deity murti on the right. A white-clad figure with an orange turban and beaded garland sits in the right foreground beside a brass puja plate.2011-12-26A photograph of a screen showing a group of women seated cross-legged on a red floral carpet in a temple-like room with deity images. Foreground, a smiling woman in a dark green jacket and white trousers sits at right; beside her a woman in a dark top sits and another in a blue top sits at left. Behind them, several seated attendees, including an older woman with white hair. A standing man in a dark jacket stands at upper right near a red curtain. Behind the group, large colourful deity murtis, one golden with multiple arms, and a white-robed figure with garlands sit on an altar. A potted plant and a folding chair are at right. A small purple bird logo appears at upper left of the screen.2015-02-15March 10 20132013-03-10December 05 20112011-12-05September 28 20112011-09-28March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph inside a temple-style room with orange walls, where a row of black stone murtis of seated figures in orange robes and red-bead malas sit on tiered platforms. In the foreground, a black Nandi bull statue wears a garland of white and gold flowers and beads. A brass aarti lamp burns on a gold-patterned cloth-covered table beside brass plates and a kalasha-like vessel. Four women sit on the floor: one in a cream sari, one in pink, one in a light orange sari with a shawl, and one in a white sari with an orange border and rudraksha mala who sits near the lamp. A standing young man in a grey top and white sleeves watches at left, and a woman in a yellow sari holds a tray at right. Printed placards stand beside the murtis.2013-03-10A large seated group of devotees sits cross-legged on colourful mats in a temple hall decorated with gold arches, deity murtis and dark drapes. Many attendees close their eyes in meditation. In the front row a woman in a green patterned sari sits with eyes closed, a woman in a yellow shawl and white outfit sits beside her, and a woman in a bright orange sari sits with hands on her lap. Behind them men and women in white, orange and red garments sit in rows. On the left, rows of orange-robed figures are displayed on shelves, and a brass vessel sits at the lower edge. Lamps and garlands adorn the altar area with multi-armed deity murtis.2011-02-19A photograph inside a temple-style hall with dark stone floor and a shelf of colourful cloth behind. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a bald, shaved head and beaded necklaces sits on the right, facing a seated woman in a pink saree with a gold border, who sits with a young child in red beside her. Another woman in a pale blue salwar sits behind them, and an older man in white sits at the far left. Brass oil lamps, a black stone lion sculpture, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a small brass deity murti on a tray with offerings stand in front. On the right, a large golden statue of a figure in a purple garment is partly visible. Seven physical people are visible, so this is a group of about six to twenty people at most, with a seated devotee group in conversation during satsang-style sitting.2008-05-11December 21 20162016-12-21March 10 20132013-03-10July 13 20092009-07-13