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A woman in a cream sari with gold-bordered edges stands with her back to the camera, raising a brass lamp with a lit flame in her right hand during a ritual at a temple shrine. Her hair is tied in a bun and she wears red and green bangles. In front of her, a black stone Shiva lingam is draped with a green and gold cloth, garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds and red flowers, with a strand of rudraksha beads and a Shiva face mask on top. Behind it, gold-painted deity statues stand against a golden arch, including a seated figure in white with a crown and garlands. Brass vessels, a bowl of flowers, small oil lamps, a kalasha pot and a plate of offerings sit on the altar, and a black Nandi bull statue stands at the right edge. This appears to be a puja performed with aarti.

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A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with gold blouse stands at left, leaning forward with her hand extended toward a shrine. Before her is a marble ledge with brass oil lamp, incense sticks, copper vessels, a brass plate of petals and bowls of food offerings. In the centre, a black-stone shivalinga-like murti is draped in a yellow turban-like cloth, wreathed with yellow and orange marigold garlands and rudraksha malas, with a red-tipped trident-marked face. Brass figures of standing attendants and a small seated figure stand before it, with red cloth and petals on the floor. Golden lion and elephant sculptures and a blue velvet drape frame the room, and a figure in orange robes with an ornate crown and garlands sits in a painted tableau behind.2026-12-18Interior temple photo. A woman in a white sari with a mustard-yellow blouse kneels at left, holding a brass lamp or plate toward a shrine. Before her sits a black stone Nandi bull draped with an orange-and-gold cloth and a marigold garland. At right, a black shivalinga-style shrine is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a dark cloth, with brass vessels, a plate and small brass lamps arranged on the black platform. Behind, gilded lion-like pillars and a gold-draped archway frame a seated gilded deity figure with a tripundra mark and bead garland. A smaller gilded deity stands at left beside a garlanded altar. No identifiable a person depiction is evident in this image.2025-02-08Inside a temple shrine with gold-finished walls and carved gold figures, a woman in a white sari with a thin border stands bent over a dark stone lingam draped in pink silk and garlanded with white and orange flowers. She rests one hand on the lingam while an oil lamp burns on a brass plate beside it. Behind her, a dark deity murti wears a three-striped tripundra and a rudraksha mala with flower garlands, and a red-clad painted image of a deity and consort stands in a gilded arch. Brass plates with flowers, a steel bowl and a spray bottle sit on the marble platform.2025-02-11A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits on a red patterned cushion at the left, holding a small brass plate with offerings toward an altar. Behind her stands a golden Nataraja-style dancing deity murti within a gilded arch, adorned with garlands of red, green and pink flowers, pearl necklaces and a crown. Two standing metal figures flank the altar in garlands: at left a figure with a blue turban and a trident, at right a figure in pink garments with a silver crown and yellow-and-white garland. A black linga-like form in front of the central deity wears a white flower garland and orange cloth, with a golden puja stand and a white-draped brass item in the foreground. Marigold garlands hang from the top, and a red and cream floral carpet covers the floor.2024-06-28A woman in a white dhoti-style garment with gold border bends forward at a dark stone shivalinga platform, pouring water from a gold kalasha over a small golden pancha-level shrine model in a temple shrine. Behind, large gold-framed deity murtis stand and sit before a gold arch: a seated deity in yellow and a deity in dark blue sari with flower garlands, flanked by two standing statues, one in a blue turban and one in a dark cap with rudraksha malas. A framed portrait above is labelled "TAT TVAM ASI" with a Sanskrit caption, showing a saffron-clad man with folded hands. The scene is an abhishekam at the Nithyanandeshwara temple setting, with a sack and flower petals on the floor.2022-06-28KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/1/20222022-03-01A woman in a white sari with a gold border performs an aarti with a lamp in a temple shrine room with gold-painted walls and lion-like sculptures. A black stone Nandi bull with a white flower garland sits in the foreground, and a deity murti in blue and gold clothing with a crown and garlands is seated in a gold-framed alcove on the right. Offerings of fruit, flowers and brass oil lamps sit on a white-covered table, and blue drapes frame the shrine. A blue wall-mounted heater is visible on the left.A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at a black stone Shivalinga on a black peetha, pouring or offering from a brass plate holding a lit oil lamp, marigold flowers and fruit. Behind her, black stone deity murtis are adorned with red and orange marigold garlands, a red and gold garment, and a red-and-gold ornate headdress, set against gold-plated temple carvings with elephant motifs. Fruit baskets and pink flowers sit on a maroon cloth, indicating Mahashivaratri abhishekam and alankaram in a temple setting.2022-03-01A photo inside a gold-decorated shrine where a bare-chested elderly priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a central figure. The central golden statue seated on a throne is a depiction, adorned with a red and gold turban, rudraksha and gold necklaces, and garlands of white and orange flowers; it is a statue, not a physical person. Behind it stands a golden deity murti with a crown and a consort figure in purple, both garlanded. A black Shivalinga draped with a green cloth, garlands and rudraksha sits before the statue, with a black Nandi bull statue wearing an orange cloth and flower garland at right. Brass vessels, trays, a kalasha and bottles of sesame oil lie on the marble floor. Gold lions flank the shrine, and red and black drapes hang at the sides. A sign reads Kailasa Toronto.2024-02-20A photograph inside a temple hall with bare concrete-block walls and a warm gold paint finish under a metal truss ceiling. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands on a white marble platform, raising a brass aarti plate with a lit flame toward the ceiling while ringing a small brass bell in her other hand. Around her are brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, copper cups, flower garlands and a small brass deity murti in a flower-decorated tray in the foreground. Behind her, rows of small black stone deity figures wearing red cloths and white-and-green garlands sit on tiered steps, and a silver shrine with framed pictures stands on the left. Yellow and orange cloth is draped at the lower right. This appears to be an aarti during puja.2024-06-25A woman in a white sari with a red border stands at a golden-platformed shrine in a temple room, holding a small brass lamp and bell near a black Shivalinga on a golden yoni-pitha. Behind the lingam, a large Nataraja-style Shiva murti with a gold arched prabhavali halo stands amid red and white garlands. Flanking statues wear garlands and jewellery, one with yellow and white marigold garlands. Smaller brass vessels and a red-cloth-covered golden object sit on the floor, and a small paper sign reads KAILASA SEATTLE on a hanging strand.2025-01-02Photograph inside a temple shrine. A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits on the floor at lower left, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small brass bell or bowl in the other, performing aarti. Behind her a gold-framed arch surrounds a gold dancing deity murti with a trident and garlands. In front, a black shivalinga is dressed with marigold and white flower garlands and a decorated cloth. Flanking statues wear red and blue or green garments and garlands, and a sign reads KAILASA SEATTLE. Marigold strands hang from the top, and a small silver ganesha and pink flowers sit on the golden platform.2024-08-21