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A decorated altar room with a large statue of a bearded figure seated in meditation pose, wearing an orange-red turban with a tilak, layered gold and red-orange flower garlands, and gold ornaments, with raised hand in a blessing gesture. Flanking the statue are smaller deity figures and a vase of red roses. Two maroon-and-gold flags with a sacred bull and a temple motif hang on the wall, and striped kaleidoscopic banners stand on either side. A brass aarti tray and oil lamps sit on an orange cloth, and a red-draped table holds fruit, a coconut, a pomegranate, sweets, small clay diyas and bowls of offerings. No people are visible.

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A photo of a seated statue or murti dressed in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban with a tilak, wearing layered gold and flower garlands, bangles and a pendant. The figure sits on a red cushioned seat behind a low table draped in gold-patterned cloth, with fruit trays, small bowls of offerings, flower garlands and a bouquet of orange roses in vases. Two tall poles with red, green and orange banners printed with elephants flank the figure. A small white sign on the wall reads KAILASA GENEVA. No physical people are visible; the figure is a statue, so this is not a depiction of a live person.2024-11-10Shrine arrangement in a white-walled room labelled by a paper sign reading "KAILASA GENEVA". Centre is a large life-size figure of a bearded man in a rust-orange turban with a white tilak, orange robes, gold armband and bangles, wearing a long garland of yellow and white flowers, seated in a raised position with one hand raised in blessing. 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Two gold-coloured deity murtis stand on the altar in front of it, a standing deity murti with red and gold garments and a single deity murti in red-gold robes flanked by others. On the right, a framed printed image shows a seated figure with a flower garland. A brown flag with a Nandi bull and a temple-shrine motif hangs behind, and gold-tasselled banners in green, orange and red with elephant patterns frame the scene. A small white placard reads KAILASA GENEVA. The altar is draped in gold-patterned brocade with a flower-garland offering and a small model of a temple on the right.2024-03-11A photograph of a home shrine with a seated statue of a bearded figure in an orange-red turban and saffron robe, adorned with yellow and multicolored marigold garlands and a pearl necklace, one hand resting on a small pedestal. Two small figurines in blue and gold clothing sit in front, one with a red-and-gold crown, surrounded by scattered white petals. 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