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A devotional altar display indoors, with a sign reading KAILASA SIERRA LEONE. At the centre stands a golden metal statue of a bald, smiling sage in a red-pink robe, with red beaded malas and a gold necklace, holding a long staff. Flanking him are two smaller figurines in red and pink clothing, one seated on a low wooden seat and one on a raised dais. Before them are a lit oil lamp, a brass bowl with rice or offerings, a brass cup, a small brass aarti or puja vessel, an incense stick in a holder, and a red cloth backdrop with a small red flag. The arrangement reads as a home or centre puja shrine with murtis, not people in the scene.

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A devotional altar display in a photograph, with no living people visible. At the centre stands a golden statue of a bald, smiling sage with a raised hand, holding a long staff and wearing a rudraksha mala, seated on an ornate golden peetha before a red cushion. Flanking it are two smaller printed cutouts of a bearded figure in orange and saffron robes, a turban and a rudraksha mala, one at left and one at right on a low wooden seat. Other items on the altar include a small golden bell-like murti, a brass lamp with a lit flame at right, a brass kalasha or vessel, a green stone or soap-like block, small white offerings and a red-and-gold flag at left. A paper sign at upper right is printed with the words for the centre name.2024-08-08A shrine table draped in a red-brown cloth holds a central golden statue of a bald, standing guru figure wearing a garland of rudraksha beads, a gold necklace and a trident-shaped staff, set on a golden pedestal before a rounded maroon backdrop. Flanking it are two small figurines of seated saints in orange and red robes with turbans and beads, and a pair of wooden sandals with footrests on each side. Brass offerings sit in front: a tray of white and pink flowers or grains, a small brass pot with a ladle, and a lit oil lamp in a decorative dish. A paper sign reading KAILASA SIERRA LEONE is pinned on the wall above, and a red flag with a golden emblem stands at left. No people are visible; the statues are depictions of a guru and saints.2024-08-02A puja altar arrangement with no living people, centred on a golden statue of a standing figure in a maroon robe and a tall maroon cap, holding a staff and raising one hand in blessing, with a rudraksha mala draped at its neck. Flanking it are two smaller figurines seated on wooden sandal-like platforms, one in a maroon robe and one in pale clothing, plus a small gold figure of a seated sage and a small brass deity murti. 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Centre stage is a gilded statue of a standing figure in a red-maroon cap, with a layered rudraksha mala and ornate gold-trimmed red-orange garment, hands raised in blessing. Two flat cutout figures of seated sannyasis in orange-red robes and turbans flank the statue, one on each side. A red-and-gold flag stands at left, a small brass kalasha-style vessel and a deity murti of Krishna stand nearby, and a lit oil lamp in a decorative dish burns in front with an incense stick rising. A brass cup and offerings sit at the lower left, with a brass incense burner at lower right. Nothing is physically present.2024-08-23Photograph of a home altar display with a central bronze-coloured statue of a bald, smiling figure with rudraksha malas, a raised hand, and a staff, seated on a golden pedestal before a maroon cloth backdrop. Flanking figurines show turbaned, bearded sadhus in saffron-red clothing with malas, seated on striped cushions. A white card reads KAILASA SIERRA LEONE. 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Flanking the statue are cut-out printed portraits, one on the left and one on the right in a seated pose with orange-toned turban and rudraksha beads. A brown cushion or bolster sits behind, with small oil lamps, brass figurines and a wooden platform with orange-tipped stands in front. No physical people are visible.2024-08-23A photograph of a devotional altar display labelled by a white paper sign reading "KAILASA SIERRA LEONE" on the wall. At the centre stands a metallic statue of a standing deity murti with a smiling face, a red tilak, a multi-strand bead and flower garland, and an orange-red cloth draped over the body, holding a trident (trishula). The statue stands on a decorated base before a brown circular cloth backdrop. Flanking it are two cut-out printed photographs of a figure with a red-orange turban, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, seated in a gesture of blessing, set on dark and tan wooden footwear-shaped stands. Small brass figurines, a brass lamp, and a rudraksha mala sit on the table in front. No physical people are visible.2024-08-22A photograph of a ritual altar arrangement on a red and gold brocade cloth. A sign on the wall reads KAILASA SIERRA LEONE. At left, a Shiva figure with a dark braided hairstyle and a sacred thread, wrapped in a reddish-brown cloth, holds a trident-like staff and sits beside a gold-coloured shivalinga or pedestal. Behind it, a small seated figure in a purple and white robe and a seated figure in orange-brown clothing with a rudraksha mala appear as statues or figurines. Brass bowls hold rice, jaggery pieces, nuts and a yellow fruit, and a small brass lamp sits on the cloth. No living people are visible.2024-10-08A photograph of a home altar display with a small statue of a seated guru figure with a raised hand, wearing a rudraksha mala and ornate garland, with a golden trident beside it. The statue sits on a brown draped cushion before a white wall with a sign reading KAILASA SIERRA LEONE. Nearby are a small brass figure of a deity, a golden lamp, a brass bowl of offerings including fruit and white sweets, and a cardboard cutout of a turbaned figure at the left. No physical people are visible.2024-08-02