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Kailasa Puduvai 29 August 2021

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A woman in a white blouse and orange-and-blue patterned sari stands at a white tiled platform, reaching toward a dark stone Nandi bull figure with a pink flower on its head, beside a small dark shrine figure and a metal bell. She holds a lamp or ritual item near the figure. No swami is visible.A woman in a white sari and white blouse stands at a gold-toned shrine, touching a golden lingam-style Shiva altar with a small white marking and a red flower placed on top. A golden trident stands beside her. In front of the shrine sits a brass plate with a cup, pink flowers and incense sticks, and a small metal lamp rests on the red tiled floor. Behind the altar is a framed image of a silver-coloured deity murti with a crescent-adorned crown, holding a trident and other implements, set against a red wall. The scene shows a Shiva abhishekam-style daily worship at a temple doorway.2024-10-28KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/1/20222022-03-01A woman in a white sari with a gold border pours water from a brass kalasha over a white Shiva lingam set in a black peetha basin inside a temple shrine, performing abhishekam. She has a white flower in her hair. Behind the lingam are deity murti statues with gold crowns and red, blue and green garments, and a small gold standing figure stands in the foreground.A photograph inside a temple hall with bare concrete-block walls and a warm gold paint finish under a metal truss ceiling. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands on a white marble platform, raising a brass aarti plate with a lit flame toward the ceiling while ringing a small brass bell in her other hand. Around her are brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, copper cups, flower garlands and a small brass deity murti in a flower-decorated tray in the foreground. Behind her, rows of small black stone deity figures wearing red cloths and white-and-green garlands sit on tiered steps, and a silver shrine with framed pictures stands on the left. Yellow and orange cloth is draped at the lower right. This appears to be an aarti during puja.2024-06-25A photograph inside a temple shrine. A woman in a red saree with a long braid stands at the left, holding a lit oil lamp over a large black Shiva lingam on a round black base. The lingam is draped with yellow cloth and a red flower. Behind it is a gold-framed arch and a red cloth backdrop. On the right wall hangs a framed printed portrait of a smiling figure with long dark hair, wearing a red garment and a red and white beaded necklace; this is a printed picture, not a person present. A trident stands on the left, and a dark deity murti with a garland and yellow cloth stands at the far left beside a red garland. The floor is concrete.KAILASA Salem On 28/2/20252025-03-01 +1 copiesA woman in a white and gold-bordered Kerala-style sari with a magenta blouse stands barefoot at a shrine, lighting an oil lamp with a small flame near a black Ganesha murti draped in a yellow cloth. Beside her a golden seated figure with raised hand, wearing a red-topped crown, sits on a red pedestal with brass plates of flowers, a small diya lamp and a brass bowl of offerings. Behind them a black Shivalinga stands on a dark yoni-peetha under maroon drapery with gilded arches, and the walls are gold-painted. Tilak marks are on her forehead and she wears gold earrings and a necklace.2024-08-26Inside a temple hall, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala around his neck holds a brass lamp or arati plate in his right hand while walking past a black stone Nandi in the foreground. Behind him an ornate gold arch frames a green backdrop with red-clad deity murtis on the left, and a brass lamp stand and decorated flower garlands hang along the walls. The scene appears to show a ritual such as aarti or puja.2024-08-31A priest stands with his back to the camera in a white dhoti with a gold border and no upper garment, holding a lit lamp before a small red-and-gold deity figure in a temple hall with white walls and a corrugated roof. On the right, a Shivalingam draped in a garland of white and yellow flowers sits beneath a gold arch on a white-cloth-covered platform with red and green borders. A brass trident stands upright in the centre, and brass plates with flowers and offerings sit on the floor, along with a small oil lamp. A framed portrait of a woman hangs on the back wall. Only one person is visible.2025-03-08A woman in white clothes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged before a deity murti draped in red and pink silk and adorned with white and red flower garlands. She holds a small oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a brass bell or handle in the other, performing aarti. A tall brass lamp stand stands behind her, and a small framed picture sits on the altar beside the deity. In the foreground are a brass tray with a red fruit, yellow flowers and a brass cup, plus a white bucket. The gold-patterned altar cloth and yellow wall complete the scene. A timestamp reads 29 Mar 2025 20:30:47 in the lower right.2025-03-29Feb 21 2022 sripuram