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A home shrine altar in a dim room with a large printed portrait of a seated figure in a red-orange turban, rust-orange robes, layered gold and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and bangles, sitting on a tiger skin with one hand raised in blessing. The portrait is a printed picture on the wall, not a physical person. Below it, a cloth-covered table holds brass and gold deity figures including a Ganesha figurine, a framed picture, a brass kalasha-style vessel, brass plates with red flower petals, a brass bell, a small cup, lit incense sticks, a lit oil lamp and a bowl of white offerings. A framed photograph and a book with a pale yellow cover sit at the left. No physical people are visible.

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Indoor photo of a home shrine wall. A large printed poster in the centre shows a bearded man with a red turban, gold garlands and necklaces, and red-orange robes, seated cross-legged on a striped tiger skin with one hand raised in blessing. Below it on a shelf are a golden deity murti, brass lamps, a framed image of a peacock on a hillside, a framed red-and-gold image of a deity, and a small framed picture of Shiva seated in meditation. To the left hang a maroon flag with a temple and a nandi bull, and a gold plaque reading KAILASA BUENOS AIRES. No physical people are present besides the poster subject.2025-12-05Home shrine photographed at night: a large printed portrait on the wall shows a seated man in a rust-orange turban, orange robes, layered garland and gold necklaces, raising one hand in blessing, seated on a tiger-skin cushion. Below it on a cloth-covered table are brass lamps with a lit oil lamp, brass bells, a brass Ganesha figure, a brass Nataraja figurine, a plate of yellow flower petals, a red cloth, oranges and bananas. Framed pictures of Shiva and a smaller framed portrait of a turbaned man stand behind the offerings. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person present.2025-08-08A home shrine set up in front of a very large printed portrait mounted on a wall. The portrait shows a smiling bearded man in a rust-orange turban with a gold ornament, wearing rust-orange robes, multiple gold necklaces and a gold waist pendant, seated on a tiger-skin-draped chair with one hand raised in blessing. Swamiji (probable) is shown in this printed depiction, with the cues of an orange turban, orange robes and ornate gold necklaces. Below on a wooden table are a brass Nataraja figure, a Ganesha statue, small framed images, a white deity murti, brass kalasha-style vessels, a conch, a small brass lamp with lit wicks, flower-filled brass plates with purple and orange petals, and an incense stick. No physical people are present.2022-01-09 +1 copiesA home altar photographed indoors with a large printed portrait on the wall above a table draped in burlap. The portrait shows a seated bearded man in an orange-brown turban, rudraksha-style garlands, ornate gold necklace and orange-brown robes, seated on a striped tiger skin with one hand raised in blessing. Below on the table are brass puja vessels, a brass Ganesha figure, a small brass deity figure, a bowl of fruit with apples and pears, a red cloth, brass oil lamps and a conch-like object. Framed pictures sit on the wall behind the altar, including a framed Shiva image on the right. Warm lamplight.2025-06-09KAILASA PUGLIA, ITALY on 11/14/20202020-11-14 +1 copiesTest PicturesPhoto 99168732022-05-14 +3 copiesA photo of an indoor shrine corner with gold satin curtains behind it. On the left stands a life-size cutout portrait of a seated man in an orange-red turban, orange-red robe, layered gold and flower garlands and a gold pendant, seated on a tiger-print cloth; the portrait is a depiction, not a physical person, and the wall label is not a readable identity claim. On the right a green brocade-covered altar table holds three small murti on tiered wooden stands, one a standing figure, one draped in red cloth with a white garland, and one a deity figure adorned with flowers. A small paper sign taped to the curtain reads KAILASA TRINIDAD and TOBAGO. No people are physically present.A shrine arrangement with a large printed portrait of a smiling man in a red-brown turban and saffron robe, seated with raised right hand, adorned with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace; the portrait is a depiction, not a physical person. In front, a Shiva linga is draped with yellow and red garlands and gold ornaments on a floral cloth, with a golden kalasha-like vessel, a gold ornamental backdrop, a small gold figure, an OM symbol, oil lamps and flower offerings on a plate. Banyan tree backdrops flank the altar.2021-04-05KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 6/26/20212021-06-26A photograph of a home altar set up with a large printed portrait of a smiling bearded man in a dark red turban and orange-red robes, adorned with gold necklaces, rudraksha malas and a raised hand. The portrait stands behind a golden ornate throne-like seat marked with an Om symbol, and a golden deity murti decorated with gold jewellery and garlands sits on a gold-bordered orange cloth. Small brass oil lamps with lit flames, a brass bell, incense sticks and a dish with offerings surround the altar, with batik-patterned hangings on the sides. The portrait is a depiction, not a person physically present, and no people are visible in the scene.2021-03-05 +1 copiesKAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 7/21/20212021-07-21