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A temple shrine room with gold-painted walls and a golden arched canopy. Central deity murti with a tall lingam-like form adorned with white and red flower garlands sits on a golden pedestal, flanked by side shrines holding statues in red and blue garments and matching garlands. A framed black-and-white portrait row above the centre shows three photographs, each draped with garlands. A pink cloth table holds brass plates, a bell, and a lamp. On the floor, a long red cloth is laid with dozens of brass bowls of food offerings. A small placard reads KALASA THIRUCHENGODU. No people are visible.2024-04-14April 14 20242024-04-14Interior of a temple-style shrine room during a Guru Poornima offering. A large seated figure in a red turban and dark robe with garlands sits on an ornate silver throne at left, its outline shown in a rendered statue or portrait form. Center stage has two Shiva lingams wrapped in marigold garlands before a gold-trimmed niche with framed photographs of religious figures, red and white draped cloth and a red-and-gold backdrop. Hanging brass oil lamps and a tall brass lamp stand flank the room. A large grid of metal bowls filled with fruit, sweets, grains and flowers covers the floor in front, with pineapples and bananas, and a small pedestal holds more offerings. No people are visible in the room.Temple shrine with multiple deity murtis (statues) on a raised platform draped in red and purple fabric and garlanded with marigold and rose garlands. Central figures wear gold crowns and jewelry; a dark-skinned murti in blue and gold garments with a golden crown stands at right, and a standing figure in a gold-and-orange robe with a tall turban is at left. Gold-framed arches, brass oil lamps (lamps) and a silver plate sit in front. Long rows of food offerings in small bowls cover a green-edged table along the bottom, indicating naivedyam. No people are visible in the image.2019-12-20KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/6/20212021-05-06Photograph of a decorated shrine in an orange-walled room with three deity murtis on a red cloth-draped platform, garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. The central figure is a standing murti with a tall crown and raised hand; flanking figures wear pink and purple garments. Before the shrine, a large floor arrangement of more than a hundred leaf-plates or small bowls holds prepared foods, sweets and fruit, with yellow flowers scattered among them, used as a 108 neivedhiyam offering. A brass lamp with a lit flame, brass vessels and a kalasha-like pot sit in the foreground, with two brass oil lamps and fruit on the platform. No people are visible.A temple shrine photographed from the front, with gold-framed arch behind a central figure seated on a platform. The central figure is a sculptural form wearing a red and gold turban, red and gold garlands and a rudraksha mala, with hands raised, and is the focal point of the arrangement. Behind it stand deity murtis of a dark-complexioned deity with a crown and tilak, flanked by garlands in yellow, orange, red and white. To the right stand two more deity murtis with crowns and flower garlands, one in orange and green cloth. In the foreground, a large golden kalasha-like headpiece adorned with garlands rests on a dark base. Tables covered in blue and red cloths hold steel bowls of sweets, snacks, fruit, pineapples and apples as offerings. No people are visible.2024-04-14Kailasa in thiruchengode 23 july 2021Interior shrine photograph showing a black Shiva lingam draped in gold and yellow cloth with a yellow turban-like covering and a white-and-orange flower offering, set on a black stone platform. Two brass deity figures flank it, and a purple-draped figure with silver ornaments sits in front. Brass plates hold fruit (orange, banana, pomegranate), copper cups, steel bowls of rice and food, a lit oil lamp, and a conch shell. No people are visible.2020-12-25Interior of a temple shrine room with red painted walls and white tiled floor. Several sculpted deity murtis stand and sit on black-tiled plinths: on the left, dark-blue and black figures in yellow and blue garments with an ornate gold arched frame behind them; in the centre, a green-robed figure beside a golden arch; on the right, a seated white-robed murti with matted hair and a crescent, and a white figure playing a flute with a green-and-red garment beside a murti in a gold sari. A framed photograph of a seated figure in white is placed in front of a gold-draped cushion with flower garlands. In the foreground, a red cloth-draped stand holds a red and gold turban-like cover, and a brass tray holds kumkum, a small brass vessel, a lamp and bell. No people are visible.2021-04-29KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 2/21/20222022-02-21Photo of a temple shrine with a dark stone deity murti of a couple seated in the back, dressed in orange and pink silk with gold necklaces, a crown, and a trident. In front, a black lingam-like form is draped in red and gold cloth, garlanded with gold jewelry, and adorned with a silver face or mask. Smaller brass figures stand on either side, and a brass oil lamp, kalasha-style vessels, and a steel tray with a yellow rice offering sit on a small table in the foreground. Gold-embossed arches frame the shrine, and a red curtain hangs at right. No people are visible.2021-06-10