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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 2/23/20222022-02-23Overhead view of a puja offering table draped in a copper-toned cloth, laid with brass and copper vessels of naivedhyam. Yellow turmeric rice with cauliflower and red beans fills a large brass vessel and a steel bowl, a bowl of brown sweet pudding sits beside it, and a brass pot holds a dark lentil stew. A brass tray holds pomegranate, apple, oranges, a cucumber and strawberries. Behind the offerings, a brass base holds a kalasha-like vessel with pink flowers and green limes, and small oil lamps and incense sticks burn near copper cups. Partially visible hands with a gold bangle and a sleeve in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth appear at the edges.2022-02-23KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 12/7/20202020-12-07Photo 82903352022-02-23 +2 copiesA temple shrine scene with a table draped in a brown satin cloth holding offerings for puja: brass plates with mangoes, flower petals, a brass lamp with lit wicks, a copper cup, bowls of yellow rice, sambar-like curry, and a tray of fried samosas. Behind the table stands a metal deity murti with a crown-like headdress, draped in a blue and green cloth and wrapped in white and pink garlands, set on an orange cloth-covered pedestal. Incense sticks smoke nearby. A phone on a tripod films the offerings. A partly visible person in white dhoti with gold border stands at left; two seated deity statues in green and purple garments with necklaces appear in the background.2022-04-23A photograph of a temple puja at an altar with a black Ganesha deity murti dressed in a purple and green cloth, adorned with orange marigold garlands and a red-and-gold turban-like crown. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp with both hands. In front are brass bowls of yellow rice, a green cucumber, an orange, a pomegranate, banana leaves and a brass plate of offerings, with a second lit lamp on the altar. The setting is a dark tiled wall with ornate gold-framed arches.2022-02-23A priest in white dhoti with bare arm and white sacred markings lights an oil lamp at a temple altar. Behind him, a black stone deity murti stands in a silver-patterned garment with an orange marigold garland and a tall crown, flanked by gold arched niches. A smaller black deity in a pink and green cloth sits to the left, and a small metallic figure stands on the altar. Brass vessels, a copper cup, a lit lamp, a bowl of mangoes, oranges, pomegranate and cucumber form the offering in the foreground. A phone on a tripod films the puja.2022-02-23KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/4/20212021-05-04Photo of a ritual offering inside a temple with gold-carved walls and a deity murti in a red-curtained niche. A priest bare-chested in a white dhoti with a blue border and a rudraksha mala stands at the center, one arm raised, with white ash markings on his body. In the foreground a devotee in a yellow-orange top watches from the left. A brass table holds a lit brass oil lamp, banana bunches, a pineapple, apples, grapes, a plate of cooked rice, a kalasha-style brass vessel, rose petals, and small steel bowls of offerings, draped with a magenta and purple silk cloth. Interpreted as puja/aarti offerings.2024-11-10KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/4/20212021-05-04A photograph of a temple offering table draped with purple, red and teal silk cloths, laid with brass vessels of food, bananas, grapes, apples and a pineapple, plus small steel bowls of condiments and a brass oil lamp. A priest in a white dhoti with white sacred ash markings on his arms and a rudraksha mala stands at the table holding an object over the offerings, with smoke rising. In the lower left corner a child in a yellow outfit has hands pressed together in prayer. The setting is a white marble floor and a dark counter with a tray of offerings in the background. The scene reads as a food offering ritual at an ashram shrine.2024-11-10Interior shrine with a black Ganesha murti at center, adorned with a gold crown, gold and red garments, and a beaded necklace, flanked by arched gold frames. Other black deity murtis stand at left in blue and gold dress and at right in purple sari with red marigold garlands. Before the central murti sits a table draped in red and gold brocade, holding steel pots and bowls of rice dishes, a bowl of savory fried snacks, and a pot of yellow sweet food, with flower petals scattered on the rice. Brass lamps and a brass plate with lit wicks and a smoking incense stick stand at right. Coconut halves sit before the Ganesha. No people are visible.2022-05-15 +1 copies