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A photograph inside a temple shrine. A shaved-headed man with a bare chest and white dhoti, wearing a face mask, stands with hands folded in prayer at the left edge, facing a black stone deity murti standing in a gilded arched niche. The murti wears a red and green silk garment with gold border, a crown, jewelled necklaces and a long white flower garland, and holds a staff-like object in one hand. In front, a dark stone altar holds a brass plate of offerings, a bowl of fruit including bananas and grapes, a brass vessel, a marigold and petal plate, roses in a vase, and a lit oil lamp. A brass oil lamp stands on the floor at the lower right. No a person candidate is visible.2021-11-17A temple interior photo with gold-carved arched shrine niche framing a black-faced deity murti dressed in an orange and white silk garment with jeweled necklaces, flower garlands and a long braid; the murti holds a lotus-like object and a trident-like staff. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a golden-bordered edge, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, stands at left extending a brass plate with a small brass vessel toward the murti. Below the shrine stands a table draped with a striped and gold-patterned cloth holding brass bowls of rice, yellow powder, a brass plate with a ladle, and a metal bowl. A red exit sign is on the wall above, and another deity figure in a green and red saree appears partially at right.Interior photo of a temple shrine with a gilded, ornately carved arched niche framing a black stone murti of a goddess in an orange and gold sari, adorned with a jewelled necklace, flower garlands, a braid and a crown. She holds a trident-like staff and lotus. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala, bending over a tiled altar, lights a small flame among brass and silver puja vessels, a brass lamp, a kalasha-style pot and a brass bell. Small flower offerings and a smaller figure stand at the base of the shrine.A priest with bare chest and white dhoti bordered in gold stands at left, facing a black stone deity murti of Meenakshi in a gilded arched niche with red backdrop. The murti wears an orange and gold sari, layered silver necklaces, and a braid, with pink and orange flower garlands. The priest raises a small brass vessel toward the figure during abhishekam and puja. Brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, a covered container, and flower offerings sit on a dark stone platform draped with a patterned cloth. A red exit sign is visible on the wall above.A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and bare chest stands at left, holding a brass plate of flowers and offerings beside a golden arched shrine. Inside the shrine stands a black stone deity murti with a tall crown, adorned in a mustard-yellow silk garment, layered necklaces, and a long garland of orange and white flowers. Oil lamps burn on a brass tray in front of the shrine base, and a yellow and green cloth covers a table holding brass plates, a brass bell, bananas, a kalasha and a copper vessel. The scene is a puja inside a temple room, with a red exit sign on the wall.2024-06-25A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth stands at the left of a shrine, hands pressed together at his chin, gazing upward at a tall black-stone murti of a deity. The standing deity, with a crown and a green silk garment, is adorned with layered jewelled necklaces and a flute. The shrine has gold-leaf arched surrounds, a carved gold pillar with a relief figure, a brass lamp and vessels on a black altar, and a red-and-green costume figure at the base. An exit sign is visible above.2022-05-24 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/24/20222022-05-24 +1 copiesA bald, bare-chested priest with a white beard stands with his back to the camera, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala. He holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a black stone deity murti dressed in a pink silk sari, heavy gold and jewelled ornaments, a golden crown, and a garland of red, yellow and white flowers. The murti is framed by an ornate gold arch with a pink backdrop. Before it are fruit offerings including oranges, apples, grapes and a pineapple, brass vessels, a small brass lamp, and scattered petals. A red EXIT sign is visible at the top left.2024-03-10 +1 copiesA bald, bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a patterned border stands at a shrine, reaching toward a black stone deity murti dressed in a blue and gold silk sari and layered gold and jewelled necklaces. The murti is set in an ornate gold arch, and a white-and-yellow sari-clad female statue stands to the left. On a red-draped table in front are a brass plate of oranges, bananas and pink flowers, a brass kalasha, incense sticks, small oil lamps and brass vessels, all part of a puja. The priest is not an identifiable a person candidate.2022-05-20 +1 copiesPhoto 82890402022-05-20 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 10/18/20202020-10-18A photograph inside a temple shrine. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands at left, raising a brass oil lamp (aarti) toward a tall black stone deity murti set in an ornate gold arched niche. The murti wears a crown, a white silk garment, layered jewelled necklaces with a red stone, and orange and white flower garlands; it holds a staff in one hand. Below it, a yellow cloth-draped table holds brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, a lemon, and oil lamps. A small figure stands on the right platform, and a pink-and-teal figure is partly visible at the right edge. The floor is white marble and an EXIT sign is on the wall.