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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 12/19/20202020-12-19KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 12/19/20202020-12-19A woman in a white garment with a gold border performs a puja at a table draped in orange cloth, holding a lit oil lamp and a brass item near brass lamps, a bowl of fruit and grapes, and steel bowls of offerings. Behind her, a row of black stone Siddha statues in seated postures wear red and orange garments and garlands of marigolds and yellow flowers, placed on dark pedestals with small offering plates and oil lamps before them. Smoke from incense rises near the table. The walls are yellow-beige cinderblock.2022-02-17A woman in a white sari with a gold border performs a ritual aarti with a lit oil lamp before a row of black stone Siddha statues seated in meditation, each draped in orange-red cloth with yellow borders and wearing marigold and white flower garlands. Brass plates with offerings, a kalasha-style brass vessel, small bowls and a lit lamp sit on an orange cloth-covered table in the foreground, with incense smoke rising nearby. The room has tan cinder-block walls and a small framed picture on the table.2022-02-03A woman in a white sari with light embroidery stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp toward a row of black stone sculptures. The sculptures are seated figures with small heads, each draped in orange-red cloth and garlanded with yellow and white flowers, set in a line along a plain wall. A brass plate on an orange-draped table holds small bowls, fruit and flowers, with a brass lamp beside them. The setting appears to be an indoor shrine room with beige walls and a dark red base below the statues.2022-03-03A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at a small table draped in orange cloth, performing a puja with brass plates, lamps and small cups of offerings. Along the left wall sit rows of black stone sage statues dressed in red and orange cloth with white and yellow flower garlands. On the right stands a white deity murti with a crown, holding a staff and garlanded in orange and gold. The setting is a plain room with tan walls and a tiled floor.2022-01-20A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands bent over an orange-draped table laid with brass plates, cups, lamps and flower offerings, performing puja. Behind her a row of black stone sage statues sit in seated postures wearing red-orange dhotis and marigold garlands, flanked by lit oil lamps on a dark red platform. To the right stands a white deity murti with a crown, holding a staff, dressed in gold and orange cloth. Plain walls and tiled floor frame the shrine room.2022-01-20KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 2/3/20222022-02-03KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 2/3/20222022-02-03A priest with long dark hair tied up, bare-backed and wearing a white dhoti with yellow borders, performs a puja in a red-walled room. He raises one arm toward rows of small black statues dressed in orange and saffron cloth with white garlands. A round dark wooden table holds brass plates with bananas, a lit oil lamp and offerings. To the right, a framed photograph is draped with a mustard-yellow cloth and decorated with pink flowers, rudraksha-style beads and a garland.2021-01-14KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 2/3/20222022-02-03A temple shrine room with a row of dark stone sculptures of seated sages, each draped in orange-red cloth and garlanded with white and yellow flowers, set on a maroon-draped platform. A person in a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered cloth stands at center, facing the sculptures and tending a small lamp. In front is a table covered with an orange cloth holding brass vessels, a brass oil lamp, a kalasha-style pot and small cups. On the right stands a tall colourful deity murti with a golden crown, holding a staff, with a halo behind it. Small oil lamps sit on the floor and steps. The walls are tan brick.2022-01-20