Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A temple puja in a golden-toned shrine room. A priest with a bare upper body, white sacred markings on his chest and arm, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a white dhoti with a blue-and-white border raises his hand and holds a small brass bell. Beside him a woman in a cream and gold sari stands with hands folded in namaste. Behind them, golden lion-faced pillars frame a deity murti. A large statue on the right, dark-faced and wearing a gold crown, pink silk and garlands, holds a veena. Offerings on a brass tray include fruit, bananas, pineapple, grapes and sweets. Printed photos stand beside the offerings. Two people are physically present.

More like this

Open the gallery
Inside a temple shrine with gold-painted carved panels, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a blue-and-gold border stands at left, ringing a handbell and holding a small brass object while performing puja. Behind him a woman in a cream sari stands with palms joined. At right, a goddess murti in pink and red garments with a veena and garlands of orange marigolds is set in an ornate gold arch. A purple-draped offering table holds fruits, brass plates, covered steel containers, a brass lamp and a kalasha-style vessel. A card reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA, and framed portrait photos sit near the offerings.2024-11-10A temple-room photograph at a KAILASA Toronto shrine. On the left, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and tripundra markings holds a brass tray with a lit oil lamp. A young boy in white dhoti stands with his back to the camera beside him. In the centre, a dark deity murti in pink and gold clothing, wearing a crown and holding a veena, is decorated with yellow marigold and multicolour garlands. A woman in a cream and gold saree with folded hands prays on the right, with a girl with hair ties beside her. A table draped in purple and magenta cloth holds brass lamps, plates of fruit, sweets and bowls of offerings, and a framed photograph and red KAILASA Toronto sign sit to the side. Gold lion-motif arches frame the shrine.2024-11-10A temple shrine with a black deity murti adorned with garlands of red and yellow flowers, gold crown and purple-pink garment, set in an ornate gold arched niche. In front, a priest bare-chested in a white dhoti with coloured border and white body markings pours or offers items over a brass vessel on a red-draped table. The table holds brass plates of fruit including apples and red berries, brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and bowls of rice and flowers. On the right, a woman in a maroon sari with gold trim stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind her another shrine holds smaller deity figures in pink and white. An exit sign is visible on the wall. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam offering.2024-12-10Indoor temple scene with a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread standing beside a small grey table holding brass bowls, a plantain bunch, fruit and a kalasha-style brass vessel. A woman in a green and pink sari with a red blouse and face mask leans over the table, reaching toward the offerings. Behind them a golden shrine with a carved lion-form figure stands beside a black standing deity murti with a crown, green garment and white garland. A gold arch frames the deity, and an exit sign is visible on the wall. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam in progress.2021-11-30A bare-chested priest with white ash stripes on his arms and a rudraksha mala around his neck performs aarti before a golden shrine containing a dark deity murti in pink silk, adorned with yellow and red garlands and a crown. He holds a brass lamp with a flame toward the deity. A white paper lotus, fruit, a brass plate, a kumkum bowl and a small framed portrait sit on the altar. A gold-framed shrine with a yellow-plumed figure and a red sign reading KAILASA TORONTO CANADA are visible in the background. The priest's face is not shown clearly enough to support any identification.2024-11-10KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 11/30/20212021-11-30Indoor temple ritual at KAILASA Toronto, Canada. A shaven-headed priest in an orange turban and white dhoti, with a gold-and-white shawl and a rudraksha-style bead garland, stands at left holding a brass vessel. Behind him, a table is draped with blue and purple cloths. Centre stage, a large golden shrine features a deity murti decorated with garlands, with a sign reading KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. A central altar table is covered in red cloth holding fruit, flower offerings, dishes and rows of small covered containers. At right, a woman in a cream-and-yellow sari stands with hands in anjali mudra, and a line of women in saris and salwar kameez, including a young girl in pink, stand with palms pressed together in devotion. Golden arched shrine niches with deities frame the hall.Indoor Hindu temple shrine with gold arched niches and a red curtain. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands at center, reaching toward garlanded deity murtis with black faces and blue-and-gold garments. A dark deity figure in purple and gold stands on the left. Three people stand at the left in prayer: a woman in a beige sari with red blouse, a boy in light clothing, and a girl in a red top and multicolored skirt, hands folded. Fruit offerings, brass vessels and a pineapple sit on a low table, and a tall orange-and-gold cloth covers an object in the foreground. A small brass lamp and a kalasha-like vessel appear nearby. Exit sign on the wall.2024-02-11A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at left, holding a lit multi-wick brass oil lamp (aarti) toward a shrine decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands. Dark deity murti are dressed in colourful garments and ornaments on a silver-framed altar. A large black shivalinga-style stone with a marigold garland and gold ornament sits centrally, flanked by brass lamps, banana, pineapple and fruit offerings, and a small female figure in pink. Gilded carved pillars frame the scene. No a person candidate is visibly present.2022-03-01KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/1/20222022-03-01Photo 99181092022-04-16 +1 copiesA photograph inside a golden-hued temple shrine at KAILASA Toronto, Canada. At the centre stands a golden deity murti with a crown, draped in garlands of orange marigolds, flanked by golden carved pillars and a yellow-and-blue draped backdrop. In front on a black platform is a black stone Nandi with a dark mala, surrounded by brass plates of fruit, bananas, betel leaves, oil lamps, a brass bell and kalasha vessels, with a small Shivalinga-style form decorated with vibhuti and garlands. Three women stand with palms pressed together in prayer: one in a white sari with a red border at right, one in a yellow outfit at left, and one partially visible at far left. A printed sign at right reads KAILASA Toronto Canada, indicating a devotional darshan setting.