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A priest in white dhoti with bare upper body stands at a puja altar, holding a lit lamp toward a deity picture framed in red with a golden crown image. Behind the altar a large backdrop shows a snow-covered mountain peak in warm sunset tones. A tall ornate figure in saffron-coloured turban, rudraksha mala and red-and-white garland is depicted on the backdrop beside framed photos. The altar holds fruit, flowers, brass bowls, coconuts and a placard reading KAILASA TAIWAN, with string lights and oil lamps below. Laghu puja ritual setting.

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A man with short dark hair stands barefoot with his back partly to the camera at a home shrine in a yellow-walled room. He is bare-chested and wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread, and he holds a pink flower offering over a small deity image. Before him is a shrine table draped in gold and maroon cloth, with brass vessels, fruit, flower offerings and a small card reading KAILASA TAIWAN. A large backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain. On the backdrop's right hangs a framed portrait of a bearded figure in saffron and blue garlanded with red and white flowers; the portrait's caption is not legible. Lit string lights run along the table edge and woven mats lie on the floor.2024-01-11A 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 a white dhoti with a gold border stands barefoot at a shrine, extending his right arm toward a framed deity image of a red-skinned goddess with a halo. Behind the altar is a large mountain backdrop of a snow-streaked peak, with a printed portrait of a turbaned, bearded figure wearing a red-and-orange shawl and a marigold garland. The altar holds fruit, brass lamps, a kalasha, offerings on plates, framed photographs, and a sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN on an orange brocade cloth. The setting is a yellow-walled room with a tiled floor.A shirtless man in a white dhoti and white cloth draped over his shoulder stands with his back to the camera, facing a shrine. He holds a small offering and raises it toward a framed image of a deity with a red and gold backdrop, with green leaves garlanded above it. On the right stands a large statue of a bearded figure wearing a tall orange-and-gold turban, a blue shawl and layered red, white and orange flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace, set before a painted mountain backdrop. A gold-embroidered orange cloth covers a low table in front, with brass lamps, pink lilies, white flowers, fruit, plates and bowls arranged on the altar. A paper sign reads KAILASA TAIWAN. Green leaves are scattered on the floor, and a patterned rug lies in the lower left corner.2024-04-10A 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 photograph inside a yellow-walled room where a shirtless man in a white dhoti with an orange-gold border stands at left, facing a decorated altar. A large backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain face under a pale blue sky. On the altar, a framed deity print of a goddess seated on a lotus stands at left, and a large printed portrait of a bearded figure with a red-and-gold turban, flower garland and blue garment is at center. Brass figurines, a brass plate of fruit, mango-like fruit, bowls of food, a brass vessel, flowers, a gold-rimmed lamp and framed photographs sit on a red cloth draped over a gold-brocade table. A paper sign reads KAILASA TAIWAN.A priest with his back to the camera stands at left in a bare-chested white dhoti and white cloth, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand during a puja at a home altar. A printed sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN sits on a gold-bordered cloth-draped low table strewn with green leaves and marigold petals. Behind it, a large mountain backdrop shows a painted-looking portrait of a bearded man in a saffron turban and garland of red and white flowers, with a framed black-and-white photo beside him. A pink lotus-seated deity image stands in the centre, and brass figurines and offering plates lie on the table. Yellow walls frame the room.2024-07-10A shirtless man in white dhoti with gold border stands barefoot on a speckled floor, holding a small ritual vessel toward a shrine. Before him is an altar draped in an orange and gold brocade cloth, with a sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. Behind it hangs a large backdrop of a snow-capped mountain under blue sky. On the altar are brass lamps and plates, a bowl of fruit, flowers, and a framed portrait of a turbaned, bearded figure wearing a rudraksha mala and blue shawl, shown seated in front of the mountain. A framed picture of a goddess seated on a lotus, with a red and gold cloth, stands to the left. The walls are bright yellow.2024-08-11A man performs puja in a yellow-walled room before a large backdrop photograph of a snow-capped mountain face. He is bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, and stands at a side altar. The altar holds offerings, brass lamps and plates, a framed deity picture, and a placard reading KAILASA TAIWAN. To the right stands a cutout figure of a seated sadhu in orange and red robes, with a crown or turban, gold ornaments and a garland. On the left, a painted deity image hangs beside a cabinet. Floor cushions and a patterned rug lie on the terrazzo floor.A shaved-headed man in a bare-chested white dhoti with a gold border stands at an altar, leaning forward to touch a tabletop shrine. The altar is draped in gold and maroon cloth and holds plates of fruit, flowers, brass vessels and a small oil lamp. Behind it a large backdrop shows a snowy mountain peak. A portrait labelled "KAILASA Taiwan" stands on the table in front of a cutout figure of a turbaned saint wearing a red robe and a rudraksha-style garland, with a second framed photo of a turbaned man in a blue robe and marigold garland, and a bouquet of pink lilies stands on the right. Yellow walls surround the room, and a woven mat lies on the floor.2024-05-11A photograph of a shrine room in a yellow-walled hall with speckled floor. A shirtless priest in white dhoti with gold border stands at a puja altar, extending his hand toward a lamp. The backdrop is a large printed photo of a snow-capped mountain. On the altar are flowers, brass vessels, a kalasha-style setup, and a framed image of a seated figure wearing a flower garland and a turban-like crown, with a printed sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. A deity print with a red background stands nearby, plus a garlanded cardboard cutout of a robed figure at right. Oil lamps and fruit offerings sit on a gold-and-maroon draped table with string lights below.2024-01-11