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A photograph of a temple shrine where a priest with a bare back and white dhoti stands at the lower centre, facing a tiered row of black stone statues of seated sages, each draped in rust-red cloth with orange-gold stoles and garlanded with red and white flowers. A bell and brass vessels sit on trays of bananas and flowers in the foreground. At the upper right, a decorated deity murti in yellow and orange garments stands before a blue backdrop. The priest, shown from behind, appears to be performing a puja or aarti before the statues. No person here is a visible candidate for the a person identification.

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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA On 19/9/2024A priest with a bare chest and white dhoti stands at left, extending his arm toward rows of black stone siddha statues seated on tiered black pedestals along a beige block wall. Each statue wears a red garment with gold-yellow borders, red and white garlands, and a tall ornate headdress with white markings. Brass plates with offerings, flowers and small dishes sit in the foreground. At left, a gilded deity murti adorned with orange-yellow flower garlands stands before a maroon curtain, with a gold prabhavali behind a second deity figure. This appears to be a siddha puja setting, with the priest performing worship before the statues. +1 copiesA woman in a white sari with a gold border performs a ritual aarti with a lit oil lamp before a row of black stone Siddha statues seated in meditation, each draped in orange-red cloth with yellow borders and wearing marigold and white flower garlands. Brass plates with offerings, a kalasha-style brass vessel, small bowls and a lit lamp sit on an orange cloth-covered table in the foreground, with incense smoke rising nearby. The room has tan cinder-block walls and a small framed picture on the table.2022-02-03A woman in a white garment with a gold border performs a puja at a table draped in orange cloth, holding a lit oil lamp and a brass item near brass lamps, a bowl of fruit and grapes, and steel bowls of offerings. Behind her, a row of black stone Siddha statues in seated postures wear red and orange garments and garlands of marigolds and yellow flowers, placed on dark pedestals with small offering plates and oil lamps before them. Smoke from incense rises near the table. The walls are yellow-beige cinderblock.2022-02-17Photo 82880312022-06-18 +1 copiesPhoto 82839372022-07-02 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 7/2/20222022-07-02 +1 copiesA priest performs puja before a tiered display of many small black stone murti figures, each dressed in orange cloth with green and gold borders and wearing garlands of red and white flowers. The priest, shaved-headed with a white beard and bare upper body, wears a white dhoti with a green-gold border and holds a brass bell in one hand and an incense stick or flame in the other. On the orange-draped table in front are brass plates with bananas, fruit, sweets, a brass oil lamp, small brass vessels and flower petals. Framed photographs hang on the wall to the right beside a gold-trimmed door.2022-07-02 +1 copiesA woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at right performing a puja with brass lamps, incense smoke, fruit, sweets and a silver bowl arranged on an orange cloth-covered table. Before her, a row of about eighteen black stone siddha murtis sits on pedestals against a yellow wall, each draped in red and orange cloth and garlanded with yellow and white flowers. Plates with marigolds and small oil lamps sit at the base of the pedestals on a maroon platform, and the room has a plain white floor.2022-02-17A priest in a white dhoti and shawl, with white forehead markings, a rudraksha mala and a small bell in one hand, performs a puja beside a tiered display of about fifty small black statues of a saint-like figure, each dressed in orange cloth and garlanded with white and red flowers. On a side table draped in orange are a brass oil lamp, banana, plates of offerings, and small cups. The wall behind holds framed photographs and gold walls surround the room.2022-07-02 +1 copiesA priest with a shaved head, white beard and bare chest, wearing a cream dhoti with a green border, stands at right performing aarti with a lit brass lamp in one hand while ringing a handbell in the other. Before him on an orange-draped table sit brass plates of bananas, fruit, flowers and small bowls. On the left, dozens of black stone murti figures in orange garments with flower garlands are arranged in tiers against a wall. Framed photographs hang on the wall above, and a set of gold double doors stands beside the priest.2022-07-02 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 7/2/20222022-07-02 +1 copies