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A photograph in a temple-like hall with a golden shrine backdrop. Centre-left, a woman in a red kurta with a beaded necklace holds a gold-and-white book titled in English, presenting it to a group. Behind her stand a woman in a white jacket with hands clasped and a man in an olive quilted jacket, with another man in a dark jacket at the right edge. Behind them is a richly decorated shrine with garlanded deity murtis, including figures adorned with gold jewellery and flower garlands, a red-robed figure with a crown and rudraksha mala, and a golden throne-like seat draped in red velvet. A kalasha and brass lamps stand in front.2024-01-21January 21 20242024-01-21February 23 20242024-02-23October 22 20082008-10-22KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/11/20212021-03-11Indoor ritual scene in a temple room with a large seated deity murti draped in marigold garlands and a white cloth on the left, and a pink-draped altar with brass lamps, flowers and small figurines in front. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti sits cross-legged at the altar, hands together over offerings, while a man in a green patterned kurta leans in to hold his hands. A woman in a red sari sits behind the altar, with a child beside her. A tall brass oil lamp stands at right and a shelf of ornaments is visible on the wall.2019-07-15 +1 copiesA temple puja in an indoor shrine room with deity murtis garlanded with flowers on a raised blue-draped altar behind. In the foreground a seated shaven-headed man with long matted hair, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti and orange cloth, holds a brass plate out with his right hand. A woman in a yellow blouse and orange-bordered sari sits on a white cloth at the left, reaching toward the offerings. A standing woman in a yellow and red sari, with a red shawl over her shoulder, holds a brass lamp aloft beside the offering table. The low table holds brass plates of bananas, apples, oranges, a coconut-like fruit, flower petals, kumkum and brass bowls, with a small lit oil lamp. A small seated figure in the left corner, a second person's hand at right edge. A rug with red and white patterns lies beneath. Ritual scene consistent with a puja or aarti offering.2024-11-10Five people stand in front of a decorated altar with three deity murti dressed in red and gold garments, flower garlands and gold ornaments on a red draped backdrop with a green cloth base. The central murti holds a staff and other objects and wears a tall crown. Fruit, flowers and a brass bowl sit on a table in the foreground. At left, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala and a shawled woman in pink and blue stand beside the altar. At right, a woman in white sari stands next to an older woman in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and red tilak. The scene appears to be a puja for an event titled Meenakshi Digvijaya.2020-05-03Four people stand together on a white tiled floor in front of an ornate temple shrine with a red and blue painted gopuram-style canopy topped by golden finials and colourful deity figures. On the left, a young man in an orange-red shawl over a yellow dhoti holds one side of a yellow gift box with a printed emblem. Next to him, a woman with a vermilion forehead mark wears a floral-patterned shawl over a white sari with a blue border. A man in a rust-orange shawl stands behind them, and on the right a smiling woman in a cream shawl with golden trim and a beaded necklace holds the other side of the box. Silver shrine items are visible behind them.2024-02-18KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/11/20212021-03-11KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/11/20212021-03-11October 22 20082008-10-22