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December 08 20112011-12-08Outdoor evening photo at dusk with an orange-red sky and bare trees. A man in dark clothing holds a white sign reading TORONTO KAILASAM in black capitals. In the foreground a small folding table draped with a gold and maroon cloth holds a lit oil lamp, a brass kalasha-like vessel, a small framed image, and orange marigold garlands. Two people stand at right with palms pressed together in namaskar, one wearing a dark coat with a fur-trimmed hood and gloves, the other in a dark jacket. Visible people number three, with the sign-holder included.2011-12-08Dusk outdoor photograph of a small devotional table draped with a patterned cloth, set with a lit oil lamp, orange marigold garlands, flower petals and a framed picture. Behind it a white rectangular sign reads TOORONTO KAILASAM in black capitals, held up by a standing person. Several women stand beside the table, one in a white hooded padded jacket at right and another in a dark coat, one in a green sari at left, with a man partly visible behind the sign. The sky shows an orange sunset glow over bare trees. Four physical people are visible.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08Night outdoor ritual on a dirt ground: a long line of devotees stands in a row, many with hands raised in greeting or prayer. At left, several people in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand near an ornate decorated umbrella canopy with red and gold fringe. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a lit torch, and a bare-chested man in orange cloth stands nearby. Women wear cotton saris in white, pink and green, and a child in blue sits on a woman's hip. Trees and a building are dimly visible behind the crowd.2016-03-02Outdoor ghat ceremony at the water's edge on a cool morning. A woman in orange robes sits on the stone steps holding a flaming brass lamp in one hand and a small vessel in the other, with a trident planted beside her. Beside her, a framed photograph shows a robed man with an orange shawl. Around them, a crowd in white dhotis, white kurtas, shawls and knit caps kneels and stands with palms pressed together. Orange marigold petals float on the river, and brass pots sit on the steps.Outdoor photograph on a paved road among tall pine trees in winter. A procession forms near a parked silver minivan: a red banner with gold fringe, carried on poles, hangs above a group of people, and several orange and red flags on poles stand behind it. Several people in white shawls and white robes walk with the banner. On the right, a row of people in warm winter coats, knit hats and orange or brown skirts stand on the roadside. A tall pale wooden pole stands in the background. Eleven or more people are visible.2006-04-01May 04 20082008-05-04January 05 20102010-01-05December 11 20082008-12-11December 24 20112011-12-24December 17 20102010-12-17