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July 20 20122012-07-20KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 12/27/20202020-12-27A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at right, holding a ceremonial bell in one hand and a small lamp or incense item in the other, performing puja before a shrine. On a maroon draped table stand several deity murtis dressed in red garments with gold ornaments and garlands, flanked by ornate gold frames and a framed painting. Brass lamps and flower offerings sit on the lower table, with lit oil lamps glowing in the foreground. Walls display framed printed notices above.2020-10-24A photograph of a shrine room during a puja. On the right, a man in white dhoti and white shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a face mask, stands holding a ritual implement over the altar. Several deity murti dressed in red garments and floral garlands sit on maroon-draped tables along the wall. Oil lamps and a lit lamp arrangement with flower offerings glow in the foreground on a striped cloth, and framed pictures hang on the wall above.2020-10-24November 12 20102010-11-12 +1 copiesA bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged on a green mat at right, holding a brass bell and a lit oil lamp during puja. In front of him a brass tray holds ritual items, and a purple mat lies below with brass vessels, a spoon and a small lamp. Behind them a white marble statue of a seated sage wears a red and gold turban, multiple rudraksha malas and a red-and-white shawl, holding a flower, before a black tiled pedestal draped in red fabric. A red brick wall and red curtains frame the room.2021-01-03A young bare-chested man sits cross-legged on a green mat at right, wearing a white dhoti and an orange rudraksha mala, performing a puja. In front of him a brass tray holds a small lamp, flowers, a kumkum-marked brass vessel and a small silver container on a carved wooden stool. Behind, a white marble statue of a seated sage wears a maroon and gold robe, a red-and-gold turban, a gold necklace and a garland of orange and yellow marigolds, with a brass vase of orange lilies at left. Another deity murti in purple and pink is partly visible at right against red drapes and a red brick wall.2021-01-10KAILASA SINGAPORE on 10/24/20202020-10-24KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/30/20212021-01-30A shirtless priest with long hair tied up sits cross-legged on a golden cloth before a shrine in a yellow-walled room, wearing a white dhoti and a face mask. A tattoo marks his upper back and arm. He holds a small ritual implement over a silver plate of bananas, nuts, and offerings, with brass cups and a bowl of red and yellow flower petals nearby. Behind him stand three black stone deity murtis garlanded with red and white flowers on a red-draped altar, with a white flower garland swagged across it. A cushioned seat with a decorated blue-draped throne and a brass lamp stand sits to the left, and a bouquet of red roses rests at right.2021-01-14KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 10/17/20202020-10-17A young man seated cross-legged on a wooden floor in a temple room with red walls, hands pressed together in namaste, wearing a white head cloth, bare chest, rudraksha mala and bright yellow dhoti. Before him is a tray with small oil lamps, a brass vessel, incense and a plate of fruit. Behind him a long row of lit oil lamps with yellow and purple flower garlands lies on a yellow cloth, leading to a red-draped platform. On that platform sits a figure in a maroon turban and red-and-white garland, a small image or portrait, and beside it stand white marble deity murti in orange and yellow garments with crowns and a blue-clad figure holding a flute. The scene shows an oil lamp offering in a Hindu temple setting.2022-08-18 +1 copies