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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 10/25/2020

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Interior temple scene with gold-framed shrine arches and red walls, where white-clad priests perform a ritual before deity murtis garlanded with marigolds. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at a central altar holding a ritual vessel, while another priest kneels at left beside a small pot. Several devotees sit cross-legged on a red mat with hands folded, and coconuts sit on plates in front. On the right, a sign reads Do Not Touch Deities and a large framed portrait is labelled the Hindu Way. Fruit and brass vessels are arranged on the altar. Another person in a red top and dark dhoti stands at right.2020-12-07A photograph of a temple hall with gold-framed arched niches holding deity murtis, including a blue-skinned standing deity figure and a dark-skinned deity with red garments and garlands. In the foreground, several women sit on white cloth with brass oil lamps, brass plates of offerings, flower garlands and a green leaf plate, while a microphone stand stands in the centre. Two older men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies sit at the left front. A row of orange and red silk fabric and garlands decorates the right side. The setting suggests a puja with devotees seated for the ritual.2021-08-29A photograph inside a temple shrine room with a row of colourful deity murtis on a raised platform behind, several in gold and red garments with halos. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti raises one arm, holding an object above a display of offerings. Floor offerings include bowls of fruit, brass lamps, marigold garlands and plates of sweets arranged on a cloth. Seated devotees in yellow and white clothing, several wearing face masks, sit on mats and cushions, with a woman in white and yellow at the lower right. A bouquet of orange flowers sits at the right edge beside a golden shrine canopy.2021-12-27Devotees sit on mats in a temple hall with red walls, gathered in a circle for a puja with brass oil lamps on the floor. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits at the back near the central altar. Around the room stand statues: a row of seated sages in orange robes on the left, standing deity murtis of Rama and Sita in purple and blue, a golden-arched shrine with an elephant-headed Ganesha murti, and a decorated deity with garlands on the right. Women wear saris in pink, blue, green and gold, and one woman has a purple headscarf. A donation box sign is visible at the right edge.2020-11-13Devotees sit on the floor of a hall for a puja at a temple, with two priests in saffron-orange and white seated before a brass lamp and offerings. Several women in saris of purple, green, blue and pink sit in rows, some holding brass plates of fruit and flowers. A row of orange-robed figures and a shivalinga-style stone form stand against the back wall beneath framed photographs. An orange and gold cloth covers a decorated altar on the left with garlands, and oil lamps burn on the floor. A man in a white dhoti sits near the centre, and a standing woman in white appears at the rear.2021-08-29KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 12/29/20212021-12-29Indoor puja in a temple hall with a row of black stone deity murtis on red-cushioned shelves along the back wall. A standing deity murti with a tall crown and staff stands at the right edge. At a central table draped in gold-patterned cloth, brass vessels, a pineapple, oranges, bananas and a pile of fruit are arranged. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala sits at the left reading from a paper. Several women in pink, orange and blue saris sit around the offering table, some wearing face masks, and a bare-chested man sits beside them. A woman in a cream sari with gold border holds a brass aarti plate with flowers at the right foreground. A tripod-mounted camera is in the centre.2021-11-26A devotional puja in a temple room with a tan wall and framed pictures. On the left, two large statues of Krishna and Radha stand in blue and pink garments with gold crowns. Rows of small dark figures in orange and gold dress line the back wall. A woman in a green sari kneels at a brass tray of offerings and fruit, while others in saris and white clothes sit on white cloths around brass oil lamps (diyas) and puja plates. A standing woman in a white top speaks at a microphone stand. Few details suggest any single leader, and no one is identified in the scene.2021-08-29KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/15/20192019-07-15 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/15/20192019-07-15 +1 copiesDevotees sit on black floor mats in a temple hall facing a shrine. Women in saris and dupattas, one in a red patterned blouse and yellow dupatta, and a woman in a green blouse with yellow sari sit near the front, along with a child and a man in white clothing with a white head covering. Ahead, a priest in an orange-wrapped garment performs a puja before a golden-arched shrine holding a white deity murti garlanded with orange and red flowers. Brass lamps, flower-decked idols and a pink-draped figure stand nearby, and a red banner hangs from a pillar on the right.2022-10-05 +1 copiesPhoto 82869942022-05-03 +1 copies