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A 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.

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A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border stands at a shrine in a yellow-walled room, holding a stick of incense or lamp toward an offering table. A large banner shows snow-capped Mount Kailash. In front of it sits a framed portrait of a bearded man wearing an orange turban and a red-and-white flower garland, with a deity image and brass lamps nearby. The table is draped in orange and maroon cloth, holding fruit, sweets, flowers and small brass vessels. A sign reads KAILASA TAIWAN. The floor is terrazzo with a patterned rug.2024-09-11A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges stands at left, lighting or offering at an altar in a yellow-walled room. Behind the altar a large printed backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain peak under a pale blue sky. Before it, a large framed figure wearing a blue-and-saffron cloth, a red-and-white flower garland and a turban-like headdress sits on a decorated seat, flanked by a colourful deity print of Lakshmi-like goddess and a brass figure. The altar holds brass vessels, fruit, flowers, small oil lamps and framed photographs; a white paper sign on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN. Pink lilies and white flowers stand in glass vases on the right.2024-04-11A priest in bare-chested, pale saffron-white dhoti with an orange-gold border stands at a shrine table, extending his right hand toward an offering, appearing to perform a puja. The shrine is set against a large backdrop of a snow-capped mountain under blue sky. On the altar are brass plates with fruit, mangoes, flower petals, a brass bowl, a garland-draped seated figure of a man in blue and orange robes with a turban, framed photographs, a small deity image in a glowing frame, and a white sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. The walls are yellow and the floor is terrazzo.A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at a shrine, lifting a small oil lamp toward an altar. Behind the altar hangs a large printed backdrop of a snow-capped mountain face under a blue sky. Beneath it stands a framed portrait of a figure wearing an orange turban, blue garment and a garland of red and white flowers. Nearby is a framed picture of a deity with lotus and halo, a brass lamp, plates of offerings, fruit, and a white sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN on the orange-gold draped table. The floor is terrazzo with a patterned rug.2024-06-11A 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 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 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 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 bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border stands barefoot before an altar in a yellow-walled room, holding a lamp toward a deity murti draped with a flower garland. A large backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain, Mount Kailasa. The altar has a sign reading "KAILASA Taiwan", an orange cloth, fruit, flowers and brass vessels. Small oil lamps are scattered on the floor. Two cutout figures stand at the altar: a central cutout of a figure in blue and white robes with a flower garland, and a cutout at right of a figure in a red turban, rudraksha-style beads and garland. The scene shows a puja in progress.2024-08-19A 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 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.A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands barefoot in a yellow-walled room, holding a lit oil lamp toward a shrine. The shrine altar is draped in gold and maroon cloth with a small sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. A large backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain above a seated figure in saffron-coloured turban and robes with a green-and-red garland, and a framed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda hangs on the left wall. A deity murti with red and gold decoration sits beside brass lamps, flowers and offerings. Purple cushions lie on a patterned rug at the lower left.2024-09-10