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Three girls sit cross-legged on a red and yellow woven mat in a temple-style room during a puja. The girl on the left wears a white lace top with purple flower appliqués and purple silk trousers, with a small red bindi and white markings on her forehead, and holds her hands together over the offering. The girl in the centre wears a grey graphic t-shirt, grey leggings and glasses, with a red bindi, and her hands rest open on her knees. Beside them a brass puja tray holds a conch shell, brass bowls with pink flower petals, a small brass cup with a spoon, a lit red oil lamp, and folded white cloth. Behind them a decorated shrine with marigold garlands and a brass oil lamp is visible.

A young shirtless boy with a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a blue mat in a shrine room, wearing white dhoti-style cloth, and uses a long brass spoon to pour from a brass vessel toward an ornate silver shrine. Before him sits a brass tray holding a lit oil lamp, a conch shell, a brass bell, a small brass vessel, folded red cloth, and a silver plate with flowers. A gold-and-pink decorated altar sits on a tiger-striped cloth beside him with pearl garlands, brass pots and an orange cloth. Orange and red garlanded deity murtis stand in the background. The scene shows a puja with abhishekam offerings.

Indoor puja room with an orange and pink wall hung with marigold and white flower garlands and strings of leaves. Three deity murti stand on a dais in front, the central one adorned with gold jewellery and garlands, flanked by smaller figures. A woman in a light blue patterned blouse sits cross-legged at the centre among children. On the left, a man in a black top and a woman in a multicoloured floral shirt and white trousers kneel beside a wooden box with brass pots and a small oil bottle. Children in white, grey, and orange tops sit on a red patterned mat performing ritual preparations, some holding small brass plates. Brass lamps, offering trays with flowers, and draped maroon altar cloths are arranged around the room.

Devotees sit seated on maroon and purple cloth in a temple hall, hands pressed together in anjali mudra before a row of black stone deity murtis in saffron and red garments with garlands, backed by a golden-yellow altar with figures. Brass oil lamps (diyas) burn on brass plates with leaves and petals in front of them. A woman in white sari sits at left, a woman in orange-gold sari with glasses beside her, a woman in pink silk sari in the center, a woman in teal sari behind a boy in pink kurta, and a woman in red top at right. A bald man in white near the right edge also sits in prayer, and a young boy in yellow kurta sits in the foreground beside a girl in yellow dress. Scene shows a group puja or aarti at the ashram.

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A young boy with bare chest and white dhoti sits cross-legged on a blue mat during a temple puja, lifting a small brass oil lamp with a flame toward a brass offering stand. He holds a brass bell in his other hand. Behind him stands an ornate silver-toned shrine cabinet, and to the right a row of deity murtis are adorned with orange and white garlands. On the left, a tray holds pearl necklaces, a pink cloth, gold-toned vessels and flowers, with an orange cloth over a tiger-striped surface. In front, a brass tray holds a lit oil lamp, a white conch shell, a copper vessel and red cloths. The boy has a red tilak on his forehead.

Indoor puja in a room with orange and pink walls decorated with marigold garlands. Three deity murtis stand in a shrine on the left, dressed in gold and red garments with flower garlands. Several people sit on a red and gold patterned mat and pink and purple yoga mats: a woman in a blue top, a girl in a purple skirt, a boy in white, a boy in orange, and adults in pastel clothing. A woman in pink on the right holds her hands in anjali mudra beside a brass tray of offerings, incense, and a brass kalasha-style bowl filled with flower petals. Framed prints and small deity figures line the walls and side altar.

KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 4/27/2022

Indoor temple room with yellow walls and a garland of white and orange flowers strung across the top. Three large deity murtis stand in gold and green garments on a raised platform at left, one with a tall crown. A woman in white clothes with a red bindi sits cross-legged at right, palms joined in namaste, before a brass plate of flowers and a small brass lamp. Around a red and pink mat, about eight children and a few adults sit in prayer posture. Some children wear masks. Framed printed pictures hang on the upper right wall, and a wooden shrine with small figures stands at the far right. No a person candidate is visible.

A young girl with short dark hair sits cross-legged on a floor beside a brass puja tray, hands pressed together in prayer and eyes closed. She wears a white garment with a gold-bordered sash and a small red bindi. On the tray are a lit brass oil lamp, a white conch shell, a folded red and green silk cloth with gold zari, a small gold-toned metal stand, a jar of honey-coloured offering and a sprig of purple flowers. A gold and magenta embroidered cushion and a zebra-striped cloth lie to the left, and colourful dressed deity figures are visible on a shelf behind her. The scene shows a home-style pada puja with dhoopa and deepa offerings.

Four-panel collage of a temple-style shrine room with red and yellow walls, decorated deity murtis draped in gold and red garments with marigold garlands, and a brass oil lamp in front. Top right, a woman with short hair and glasses in a white striped top sits beside a young boy in white kurta and pants, both on a purple mat, with her hand near him. The other panels show a smiling boy and a boy in lotus-style meditation seated on purple mats with patterned red-and-gold floor mats. Collage of several photographs; no a person candidate visible.

A seated group of devotees performs a puja on a patterned mat in an indoor room with cupboards and stacked chairs. In the foreground a woman in a white embroidered-trimmed sari with flowers in her hair sits with eyes closed, and a woman in a white tunic and beige trousers holds her hands together in prayer. Behind them a man in a white dhoti with a red-and-cream shawl over his bare chest, a woman in a magenta top, and several people in white kurtas sit in meditation. Brass plates, bowls of rose petals and marigold petals, oil lamps, incense, betel leaves and small brass vessels are arranged on the mat in front of them.