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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/14/20212021-01-14KAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 7/9/20222022-07-09 +1 copiesA bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a blue and gold border stands with his back to the camera, holding a lit lamp before a large black stone deity murti of Venkateswara, with a white-and-red urdhva pundra mark, a jewelled crown, many garlands and gold ornaments, and green and pink silk drapery. Pink petals lie on the altar base, with silver vessels, a small brass standing figure, and an oil lamp at lower left. A red curtain hangs at the right against a yellow wall. The scene is a puja to the deity murti.2022-06-10 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/14/20212021-01-14KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 5/3/20222022-05-03 +1 copiesPhoto 82838902022-05-03 +1 copiesKailasaInPhoenix Event 2009 03 29 +1 copiesPhoto 82890602022-06-10 +1 copiesOctober 13 20052005-10-13KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/4/20202020-07-04A priest with a bare upper body and a white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, offering arati flame before a large black deity murti of Venkateshwara (Vishnu form) with a white urdhva tilaka, tall silver crown, and heavy gold and jewelled necklaces. The murti wears an orange and gold silk garment and garlands of orange and maroon flowers, set within an ornate gold arched frame with red drapes. A brass pot stands at left and a brass bowl at lower right. In the foreground, a tablet on a stand shows an online livestream of a seated figure in orange garments beside a second image, and a line of text along its bottom edge.2020-12-25A photograph inside a temple shrine room. A devotee in a white dhoti and cream shawl with a gold border stands with back to the camera, raising a lit oil lamp toward a black stone deity murti. On the left, a seated black-stone Goddess murti in a pink and teal silk sari with gold border, wearing a tall crown, pearl necklaces and garlands, sits on a black pedestal. On the right, a standing black-stone Vishnu-form murti wears a tall crown with a tilak, a blue and gold dhoti, garlands and gold ornaments. Brass lamps, a kalasha and red flower garlands surround the shrine, and a painted temple gateway backdrop completes the scene. This shows a vilakku puja.2026-01-24