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A photograph from a temple shrine room with a bearded priest in white clothing and a white turban leaning over a brass tray at a low table, handling small lamps and ritual items with offerings of red and white flowers. Behind him are two framed portraits of men, one wearing a yellow marigold garland, another in a red turban, plus two dolls in blue dresses and a shelf of small deity figures and a conch-like object. A printed sign on the table reads KAILASA. The scene shows a puja being performed with oil lamps and offerings.

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A priest in an orange-gold turban, bare-chested with a white vibhuti band and red tilak on his forehead, wears long rudraksha mala strands and a gold necklace. He holds a brass tray of small oil lamps and dips one into a fire in a clay vessel, performing a puja. Behind him stand gilded deity murtis draped in garlands, a blue curtain, a decorated palanquin with flower garlands, and a yellow sign reading KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. Brass lamps and a Shiva lingam stand in the foreground.A photograph of a temple ritual at a KAILASA temple space. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and an orange turban, with a white and red tilak on his forehead and long rudraksha malas with gold ornaments, holds a brass plate of small clay lamps and lights one with a flame. Before him stands a terracotta bowl with a burning wick, a fire-lit offering set amid marigold and flower petals. To the left is a black stone Shiva lingam draped in blue cloth with flower garlands, and behind are richly decorated deity shrines hung with red and purple floral garlands and blue drapes. A sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA on the upper right. The scene is a puja with aarti lamps.A woman in a white sari with a pink border stands at the left of a shrine room, smiling with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside her is a framed portrait of a smiling man with a red and gold crown, red and white flower garlands, and a purple robe, placed on a wooden shelf with lit oil lamps, flowers and a brass vessel. A brass lamp stand with a green-shaded top and a wooden cabinet stand to the right, with a plaque reading KAILASA KENT UK. A small plaque reading KAILASA KENT UK sits on the shelf, and a brass tray holds rose petals and offerings. At the left a framed picture of an elephant-headed deity murti is on a decorated cloth. The bottom caption reads KAILASA's Temples Worldwide.A photograph inside a gilded temple shrine labelled KAILASA TORONTO CANADA on a black-and-gold sign. A man in white dhoti with a red-and-gold headcloth, bare-chested with white sacred markings and a beaded mala, holds a lit oil lamp on a tray over a black Nandi bull statue and a Shivalinga draped with a rudraksha mala and flower garlands. Behind them are a gold-framed deity murti in yellow and red, and a painted photo of a green mountain landscape. Purple cloth on the left holds ritual items, a small orange-clad figure, and gold objects. Gold lion-pillar carvings frame the shrine with blue drapery.2026-12-15A photograph of a temple shrine room with yellow walls and strings of marigold and red flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands bent forward at a decorated offering table, placing items on it. The table holds brass plates of fruit and sweets, a flower-decorated silver frame, and a wooden or brass kalasha-style object with flowers. Behind him on the left stands a deity murti in an ornate crown, draped in garlands. Paper diya-shaped lamp decorations hang on the wall, and a brass lamp hangs at the upper left. A red and gold carpet covers the floor. No other people are visible.2021-11-04A photograph of a shrine room where a standing priest in white dhoti and white turban with gold border performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp. He wears rudraksha malas and a shawl. Before him sits a golden-throned murti of a deity and a seated figure with garlands, beside a golden trident, kumkum-marked brass animal figures and marigold offerings. A sign reads KAILASA PRAYAGRAJ. Orange drapes and string lights decorate the background.2025-12-07Kailasa mangadu july 23 20212021-07-25A bald, bespectacled priest in white dhoti with gold border and ritual body markings stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a shrine. Behind him is a framed portrait of an elderly man with white hair and glasses. At right, a large cutout figure of a seated man wearing an orange turban, saffron-colored robes, a flower garland and a gold necklace sits on a pink-and-gold cushioned seat beneath a red and yellow canopy with tassels. Brass lamps stand on either side, and a brass bowl of yellow food and a banana leaf with offerings sit on the table in front.2022-02-16KAILASA KULIM, MALAYSIA on 6/23/20212021-06-23KAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a small shrine room with a tiled wall and a wooden-framed door. A standing man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white turban, bare-chested with ash markings and rudraksha beads, presses his palms together in front of the shrine. Inside the shrine, a golden-framed seated image of a deity holds a trident beside it, with a seated brass figure of a sage and seated images draped in orange cloth and garlands. A brass statue with a golden shawl and a garland sits in the foreground beside two brass animal figures on an orange cloth. Orange drapes and string lights frame the shrine. A sign reads KAILASA PRAYAGRAJ.2025-12-07A woman in a cream and gold sari stands at an altar decorated with garlands of white, yellow and orange flowers and sits before a richly adorned seated figure wearing a blue turban, rudraksha mala and white flower garland. She offers a garland or flowers toward the seated figure. In front are brass plates with oil lamps and fruit. To the right, a gold sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA beside gilded deity murtis in yellow and red garments. Blue velvet draping covers the altar, and a black stand holding a camera or light is visible at the right edge. The seated figure is an appearance-based probable candidate for a person, identified by the blue turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garlands, while the woman is a devotee performing puja.