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A photograph of a golden metal murti seated on a gilded throne decorated with blue and gold panels, wearing a purple and gold silk garment, layered gold necklaces, a red and gold turban, and white jasmine garlands. A white card reads KAILASA MALAYSIA beside the throne. In front, red cloth covers the marble floor, with steel platters of food offerings: bowls of rice and curries topped with yellow chrysanthemums, a banana leaf, and trays of fruits including mangoes, guavas, pomegranates, oranges and pineapple. The scene shows a naivedyam offering to the deity murti. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a shrine at KAILASA Kuala Lumpur, centred on a seated bronze-toned deity murti wearing an ornate silver crown, a layered jewelled necklace, a white flower garland and a green garment, with a red tilak on the forehead. Behind it, two standing or seated deity figures appear in gilded niches: one multi-armed deity in blue and orange garments and one goddess-like figure in a blue sari with heavy gold jewellery, set against a leopard-print backdrop. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine and a purple silk cloth with a yellow flower garland rests on the left. In front, a silver tray holds a green offering of coconut halves filled with sliced bananas, yellow and purple flowers and dark fruit on a pink silk cloth, consistent with a puja offering. No people are visible.2025-07-08A photograph of a temple shrine for a festival offering. In the centre, a metal murti of a seated figure wears a blue and yellow turban, a yellow dhoti, layered gold necklaces and a yellow and green flower garland, with one hand raised. Beside it, a larger deity murti in pink and gold garments sits on a throne with flower garlands. Around the base are many metal bowls and steel trays of fruit, sweets, snacks, rice dishes, bananas, pineapple and a coconut, arranged as a neivedhyam offering. A purple cloth covers part of the table and a window with curtains lies behind. No living people are visible.Photograph of a temple shrine room set up for a Diwali naivedyam offering. Large rows of metal plates and bowls heaped with vegetarian dishes, fruit, sweets and coconut are arranged on a red and cream patterned rug in front of the altar. Behind them, a large framed portrait of a bearded man wearing an orange and gold turban, gold necklaces and a garland sits on a red cushioned seat, with a brass lamp and flowers before him. To the left, three deity murtis draped in garlands stand on a raised platform, and a standing figure in orange garments is visible on the right beside red curtains. No people are visible in the scene.2020-11-14Indoor temple shrine decorated for a puja with a large neivedhyam spread. Central figures are a dark-faced deity murti with gold crown and jewelled garments, alongside a seated figure in purple and yellow with a turban and gold necklaces, both garlanded with marigold and yellow-and-red flower strands. Trays and steel plates of fruit, sweets, rice dishes and snacks cover the tables in front, with bananas, apples and a pineapple visible. A brass oil lamp sits at left, and a tall golden kalasha-like vessel stands before a dark garlanded murti at right, with other deity statues in orange and red saris behind. No living people are visible.Indoor temple room with a large framed portrait of a smiling bearded man wearing an orange-and-gold turban, gold ceremonial necklace, saffron shawl and white garland, seated on a maroon cushioned seat with a brass lamp in front; the portrait is a printed image, not a physical person. To the left, three deity murti with dark faces are dressed in colourful garments and flower garlands on a golden platform. To the right, a standing deity figure in orange robes with a garland. In the foreground, over a patterned red rug, about 108 steel plates of vegetarian naivedyam food are arranged in rows, with fruit including pineapple, bananas and apples, a brass kalasha-style offering, and yellow flowers in a vase. No physical people are visible.2020-11-14October 05 20212021-10-05September 09 20132013-09-09Indoor shrine photograph showing a Ganesha murti in the centre, its body decorated with a pink and magenta flower garland and a golden-orange skirt-like cloth draped below. Behind it stands an ornate gilded arched kiosk. Before the idol, a large spread of food offerings in stainless steel trays and banana-leaf-like green leaves covers the floor: rice dishes, sweets, fried items, pulses and fruit. A small oil lamp burns at the front edge. A sign reads KAILASA TIRUVANNAMALAI SRI NITHYANANDA JANMABHUMI. A framed painting hangs at left and a golden canopy sits at right. No people are visible.2024-06-09A decorated puja altar at KAILASA OHIO, USA, with no living people visible. Several statues are garlanded with marigold and multicolour flower strands: a seated figure in yellow and orange robes with a purple-and-yellow turban, a deity murti in orange and gold silk, and a dark-skinned figure in a mukut-style crown and orange garment. A white sign reading KAILASA OHIO stands at the top right. In front, a golden kalasha with rudraksha beads and a garlanded lingam-like form sits on a white-and-striped cloth. Tiers of steel bowls hold fruit, sweets, fried snacks, nuts and vegetables as neivedhyam offerings, with a pineapple and bananas on a red table.Photo 116911122014-12-17September 09 20132013-09-09Jan 14 2022 sripuram2022-01-14