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A shirtless priest in white dhoti with a gold border stands at left with his back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp toward a shrine. The shrine has a large mountain backdrop of snowy peaks and a red-orange rock face. On a draped table sit a seated figure wearing a turban, a red-and-white garland, and a blue-and-gold shawl, plus framed photographs, fruit, brass lamps and offerings. A printed sign on the table reads KAILASA TAIWAN. A colourful deity poster stands to the left. The seated figure is a depiction on a painted backdrop or printed image, not a person present, and the priest's appearance does not clearly establish an identity.

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A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at left in a yellow-walled room, holding a small lamp or offering toward a framed deity picture with a red and pink lotus design. The altar table is draped in deep red and gold-bordered orange fabric, holding brass lamps, a bell, fruit, a silver dish, flower garlands and a sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. Behind it a large mountain backdrop shows a snow-streaked peak, and a seated figure in a saffron-and-blue robe wears a turban, rudraksha-style beads and a flower garland, with framed photographs at right. A single person is present.2024-06-12A photograph of a puja being performed in a yellow-walled room in front of a large mountain backdrop showing a snow-streaked, rocky peak. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stands at a draped altar, extending his hand over offerings of fruit, sweets and small dishes. 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The setting is a yellow-walled room with a tiled floor.A shirtless man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at a shrine table, reaching toward a framed deity image of a goddess in red and gold. The altar has a red velvet cloth and gold brocade runner, brass vessels, small brass figurines, flower garlands and a framed photo. Behind it, a large backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain, and a painted or printed figure of a seated man with a crown, rudraksha-style garland and blue garment is part of the altar setup, not a physical person. A small sign on the table reads KAILASA TAIWAN. Yellow walls and a patterned rug complete the room.A priest in bare-chested, pale saffron-white dhoti with an orange-gold border stands at a shrine table, extending his right hand toward an offering, appearing to perform a puja. The shrine is set against a large backdrop of a snow-capped mountain under blue sky. On the altar are brass plates with fruit, mangoes, flower petals, a brass bowl, a garland-draped seated figure of a man in blue and orange robes with a turban, framed photographs, a small deity image in a glowing frame, and a white sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. The walls are yellow and the floor is terrazzo.A shirtless priest in white dhoti with gold border stands at a shrine, holding a small lamp or offering vessel toward the altar. A large backdrop shows a snow-covered mountain peak in warm sunlight. On the altar, a seated figure with a saffron turban, red-and-white flower garland and blue shawl is shown in a printed portrait, beside a framed deity image of a goddess in red and pink, brass lamps, flowers and bananas. A white card on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN. The room has yellow walls and a patterned floor.2024-08-11A bare-chested man with short dark hair, wearing a pale peach dhoti with an orange border and a rudraksha-style cord, stands at a puja altar and offers a flame or lamp with his right hand. The altar is draped in gold and maroon cloths and laden with fruit, flowers, brass vessels, a small bowl and a kalasha. Behind it a backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain face, and a large portrait of a seated, turbaned figure in a blue shawl wears a garland and a rudraksha mala. Framed photographs and a deity image stand nearby. A white card on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN, indicating a Taiwan KAILASA devotional setting for a Laghu Puja.2024-11-25A priest with bare upper body and a white dhoti with gold border stands at a shrine, holding a lit oil lamp toward an altar. Behind the altar a large mountain backdrop shows snowy peaks, and a painted figure seated before it wears an orange and blue garment with a garland and a crown-like headdress. The altar table has a maroon cloth and gold-bordered runner, with brass plates of offerings, flowers and a sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. A framed picture and a red-and-gold image appear to the left. One person is visible.A shirtless man in white dhoti with a red thread across his chest stands at left, extending his arm toward a small oil lamp held above an altar. The altar is draped in a tiger-striped cloth and laden with brass plates, bowls, flowers, fruit and a kalasha. Behind it a large backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain face with golden sunlit rock. A life-size statue stands on the altar, wearing a red and gold shawl, a crown-like headpiece, a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala; it is a statue, not a physical person. Framed pictures of a goddess in red and gold, and other deities, sit beside it. A white card on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN, and a small framed photo of a seated figure is at right. The scene appears to be a puja being performed.2024-11-22A bare-chested male priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stands at a shrine before a large mountain photo backdrop of snowy, rocky peaks. On the altar, a framed deity print of a multi-armed goddess in red and gold, a standing life-size figure with a grey-green beard, turban and blue-and-gold garment wearing a red and white flower garland, and framed photographs. The table holds fruit, sweets, brass lamps and trays of offerings under a red and gold cloth, with a paper sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. The walls are yellow and the floor is speckled terrazzo.A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges stands at left, lighting or offering at an altar in a yellow-walled room. Behind the altar a large printed backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain peak under a pale blue sky. Before it, a large framed figure wearing a blue-and-saffron cloth, a red-and-white flower garland and a turban-like headdress sits on a decorated seat, flanked by a colourful deity print of Lakshmi-like goddess and a brass figure. The altar holds brass vessels, fruit, flowers, small oil lamps and framed photographs; a white paper sign on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN. Pink lilies and white flowers stand in glass vases on the right.2024-04-11A photograph of a shrine room with yellow walls and a large backdrop of a snow-capped mountain. A bare-chested man with short dark hair, wearing a white dhoti and a thin sacred thread, stands at left facing the altar and holds a lamp or puja item toward a framed picture of a goddess seated on a pink lotus with a child. On the altar, a figure in red and gold robes, with a turban, rudraksha-style beads and a flower garland, sits before offerings including fruit, brass vessels, flowers and a small bowl. A sign on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN. Other framed photos, a small brass lamp and tiger-striped cloth are visible.2024-04-09