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September 18 2023

A priest in an orange turban, bare-chested with a white dhoti bordered in gold, a rudraksha mala around his neck and white sacred ash marks on his arms and chest, performs puja at a black stone Ganesha murti. He holds a brass lamp aloft toward the deity, which wears a golden crown, a purple shawl, a red-and-white flower garland and a gold-and-green ornament, with an orange-and-gold silk drape. In front is a black Nandi with a gold and red cloth and a bead necklace. Nearby are a brass plate with a coconut, a small oil lamp, a plate of oranges and bananas, and kumkum and turmeric in small bowls against a gold-painted wall in a temple shrine.

KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 4/10/2022

2022-04-10 +1 copies

A bare-chested priest with a white sacred thread and glasses stands at left, raising his right hand toward a dark stone Ganesha murti seated on a black pedestal. The elephant-headed deity wears a green and gold silk cloth, layered silver and gold necklaces, a red-and-white garland, and a tall gold crown, with white jasmine and marigold garlands draped on both sides. Incense smoke rises in the dark shrine behind an ornate bronze arch. No one else is visible.

A photograph of a shaved-headed, bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-green border, pouring liquid from a small silver vessel onto a large dark green stone Ganesha murti seated on a draped reddish-brown cloth. The priest wears a white vertical tilak, rudraksha mala and a beaded bracelet. The deity holds an axe and a modak-type sweet, and the murti is wet from abhishekam. Behind it hangs a garland of multicoloured tassels against a gold-painted wall, with a dark marble plinth in front.

November 18 2021

A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a black stone Ganesha murti seated in a gilded arched niche with a red velvet backdrop. The deity wears a green and gold silk cloth, a green turban-like crown with pearl trim, a silver and jewelled necklace, and gold hands raised holding attributes. Dark garlands of flowers drape the arch and seat, and a small brass plate with offerings sits on a dark draped table in front. A woman in a white sari with a cream blouse, seen from behind and wearing a face mask, holds a lit oil lamp toward the deity in an aarti gesture.

A priest bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a sacred thread, and a surgical face mask, stands at a shrine and performs puja with a brass handheld bell in his right hand. Beside him stands a tall brass oil lamp. Two black stone deity murtis sit in golden arched niches: on the left a goddess in a red-and-gold sari with garlands and a crown, on the right an elephant-headed Ganesha in a green silk cloth, red flower and white bead garlands, and a golden crown. A small black Shiva lingam stands in front on a pink-and-green cloth, with brass offering plates nearby.

2022-04-10 +1 copies

A photo inside a temple shrine. A priest seen from behind, bare-backed, wearing an orange cloth wrapped around the waist and a rudraksha mala at the neck, with white sacred ash markings on the shoulder, holds a lit oil lamp toward a black stone Ganesha murti. The deity wears a white dhoti, green backdrop, silver-and-blue jewelled necklace and long hanging ornaments, and sits before an ornate gold arched frame. A brass lamp stand and a small red cushion with a gold decoration stand at the base. A timestamp reads Jun 28, 2024 11:45:13 AM.

A photograph of a Ganesha abhishekam in progress. A bald, bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-green border stands at left, holding a small silver vessel aloft in his right hand and wearing a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch. Beside him is a large dark green stone statue of Ganesha seated on a maroon cloth, with a raised trunk, ornate crown and a red tilak mark. Behind the statue hangs a tassel garland in red, green, blue, yellow and orange against a golden-yellow wall. The priest appears to be performing the ritual pouring or offering of the abhishekam.

A woman in a white sari with a bare midriff-length tan blouse and a face mask lights a small oil lamp before a golden-framed shrine. The central deity murti is a black stone Ganesha with a green and gold turban, a silver-white garland, gold arms and a red velvet backdrop, seated on a red cushioned pedestal with garlands of marigolds. Beside the shrine, a small table draped in a dark sequined cloth holds brass plates and offerings. In the foreground a black stone Shiva lingam is wrapped in an orange and red cloth. Yellow and colourful fabric hangs at the upper left. The setting is a temple hall with gold-toned walls.

A black stone Ganesha murti is seated on a raised black pedestal in a gold-trimmed shrine niche, dressed in a green silk cloth with gold border and draped with a garland of red and white roses and a diamond-studded necklace, with a gold crown on its head. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and blue face mask, with a red sacred thread, stands at left and extends his hand toward the deity, holding a small object. Brass bowls hold grains or rice on the pedestal, with a brass bell and lamp nearby, and a gilded arched frame surrounds the shrine against a brick wall.

2022-04-10 +1 copies