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A group photograph inside a temple hall with a wooden vaulted ceiling and yellow walls, at a Navratri puja. A large group of about 25 women, girls, and men stands closely around a brass lamp and offerings spread on a patterned carpet and white cloth. The women wear saris and salwar kameez in yellow, pink, purple, orange, and green, and a girl in pink lehenga stands at front. A man at right in a white striped polo and white dhoti stands beside a man in a white shirt and dhoti. At right, an older bearded man with long grey hair and a bare torso wears a beaded mala. Behind them is a gilded shrine arch holding deity murtis garlanded with flowers, and a large black deity murti stands at left. Plates of fruit, flowers, and small oil lamps sit in front.

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A group of about fifteen devotees poses on a red and cream patterned rug in a temple room with yellow walls and exposed wooden beams. Behind them stand a black Ganesha murti with a red-and-gold crown and garlands, a black deity murti with a tall gold crown and white and orange garlands, and a gilded arch framing more deity murtis. Many women wear red, pink, yellow and gold saris or salwar kameez, some with folded hands in namaskar, and a man in a pink shirt also joins palms. A woman in a red outfit holds a toddler, a seated man holds a small child, and a boy in white sits at the right. Garlands of marigolds hang along the walls, and a brass lamp and a basket of offerings sit on a side table.2024-06-09A group photograph of about two dozen people posed together inside a temple hall with wood-beamed vaulted ceiling and yellow walls. Behind them an arched alcove holds a blue-draped deity murti surrounded by garlands and flowers, with a KAILASA signage piece visible. Adults in saris, a white dhoti and a shirtless man in an orange-bordered dhoti stand alongside children; a toddler is held in front. A large black statue wrapped in marigold garlands sits to the left beside a stone platform with oil lamps, and multicoloured textile hangings decorate the walls. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present.2024-03-11A group of about fifteen devotees poses inside a temple shrine room with yellow walls and a red patterned curtain. Behind them stand black stone deity murtis of Ganesha, one with a trunk and orange-red cloth, and others draped with marigold and white garlands. Many women wear red, pink and gold saris, and a man in a lavender shirt stands at the back. Several people sit on a red patterned rug, one holding a yellow sweet or flower and another folding hands in namaste. A small child is held by a woman at left. A brass offering tray and plates sit on a green table at left.2024-06-09April 17 20222022-04-17A group of about sixteen people sits and kneels on a striped woven mat in a yellow-walled temple room, posing in front of altar figures. Behind them stand tall decorated deity murtis with crowns and garlands, and a garland of red and green flowers hangs across the top of the wall. In front, a puja tray holds fruit, sweets, brass plates and bowls, with a small lamp and a framed picture. A man in a bright orange robe with a dark turban stands in the back row beside a child in dark clothes holding a plate. Women wear orange, pink and green saris and salwar outfits, and a young woman in a green top holds a toddler on the right while a younger child sits nearby. Men in white shirts and grey shirts kneel at the front left.2021-04-27Indoor temple-hall gathering at a KAILASA centre during a Meenakshi Thirukalyanam celebration. Many seated devotees, mostly women in saris and salwar kameez in teal, green, red, pink, purple and yellow, sit on the floor and white chairs facing a golden deity murti at left draped with garlands. Three large standing deity murtis with crowns and bright yellow and red garments stand at right. A man in a light blue kurta with a rudraksha mala sits in the foreground, and a plate of flowers and offerings lies on a white cloth at lower left. A kalasha and flower arrangements decorate the altar area. No identifiable a person depiction is visible.2019-04-22 +3 copiesA group photograph inside a temple hall with gold-painted carved pillars and a golden arched shrine framing a deity murti decorated with red garlands. Many devotees stand in front of the shrine holding brass plates of fruit, offerings and small lamps. Women wear saris in green, pink, red, yellow and orange, and a few men wear white dhoti. A boy in white kurta and a girl in red dress stand near the front. A table holds banana leaves, bowls and fruit offerings. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd, so no candidate is marked.2024-12-10Indoor group photo at a KAILASA Melbourne gathering: a large seated statue of a guru-like figure in a black headpiece, ornate orange and green dress, and layered white and multicolored flower garlands sits at the centre, with a silver-toned hand raised in blessing. Around it, a crowd of adults and children in saris, salwar kameez, kurta and casual wear sits or kneels on a pink mat, several smiling and posing. A man in a grey shirt and white dhoti stands at left, and brass plates with offerings, flowers and small lamps lie in the foreground. A puja or Jayanthi celebration setting with a visible statue, not a living person.2021-12-28KAILASA in Los Angeles on 12/31/20192019-12-31 +1 copiesGroup photo inside a gold-decorated temple hall before a golden shrine housing a deity murti in pink and blue garments with a crown. In front, a rectangular black stone abhishekam platform holds a dark shivalinga-like murti draped in pink cloth and garlands. A table to the left carries fruit, brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel and brass lamps. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested, stand with palms pressed together, alongside women in white and pink saris and a girl in black. Gold arches and gilded figures line the walls.2024-04-07A seated audience of devotees fills a room with a golden deity murti and a tall ornate golden canopy on the left, a standing figure with a garland of beads on a pedestal, and a standing deity figure in gold at right. Several people sit cross-legged on a mat in front of trays of sliced fruit and offerings, including a man in a light blue kurta with a mala and a man in orange-patterned kurta. Women wear saris in orange, teal, pink and red, and a young woman with long braided hair sits near a laptop on a black table. Some attendees appear to be listening or meditating while others sit on chairs at the back.2019-04-22 +1 copiesNovember 14 20212021-11-14