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A photograph inside a small shrine with gold-painted walls. A man in a white dhoti with a red border and a rudraksha mala holds a brass bell in one hand and a lit flame in the other, performing a puja. On a red pedestal stands a black stone Ganesha with a yellow cloth at its base, a black shivalinga draped with a purple cloth and decorated with a pink flower, and a seated golden-yellow statue of a sage wearing a yellow turban and a pink flower garland, with a brass bowl of bananas in front. The statue is a statue, not a person.

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A small shrine corner with a dark stone Shiva lingam draped with maroon cloth and topped with an orange flower, beside a dark Ganesha murti and brass-framed decorations. In the foreground a gold-painted seated figure with a turban, raised palm and a red mark on the forehead sits on a red platform, with a flower garland at the shoulder and a brass bowl of bananas and scattered white petals in front. A person's bangled arm, partly out of frame on the left, holds a lit flame near the Ganesha murti. The statue is a sculpted figure, not a living person, and the scene shows an oil-lamp offering being made.2025-05-01A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with orange borders stands at left in a small shrine room with gold-painted walls and a red floor, holding a lit flame in his raised right hand and a brass bell at his wrist. A black stone Ganesha murti seated on a red-and-black pedestal sits at right, draped with a yellow cloth, with a maroon cloth canopy above. In the foreground a seated golden statue of a sage in a turban with a pink flower garland and a red tilak raises one hand in blessing. A white ceiling fan and exposed wiring are visible above. A garlanded deity image appears at top right.2025-05-01A photograph inside a small shrine room with red-painted floor and yellow walls. In the foreground, a golden seated statue of a figure in a saffron-coloured turban and wrap sits in lotus-style posture, one hand raised in blessing, with a lit oil lamp held at the chest and a red flower on the turban. Behind it stands a black stone Ganesha murti draped with a yellow cloth and a black Shivalinga on a round yoni-peetha base with a red flower on top, framed by gold arch decorations and maroon fabric. A partly visible hand reaches in from the left, pointing toward the statue. No living people are fully visible.2024-11-25A small shrine corner with a golden seated statue of a sage in an orange-gold wrap and turban, decorated with a red flower and a red tilak, right hand raised in blessing, set on a red-painted pedestal. An oil lamp burns in front of it, and a partially visible arm holding a bracelet reaches into the frame. Behind stand a black stone deity murti with a white flower and a black Shiva lingam on a yoni-pitha base with a red flower on top, framed by gold arch decorations and maroon fabric.2024-11-25A photograph inside a small shrine room showing a seated golden statue dressed in an orange wrap and orange turban with a red mark on the forehead and a flower tucked above the turban, one hand raised in blessing. Beside it stands a dark stone deity murti with an orange cloth draped over it. A hand holds a lit oil lamp flame toward the statue. A brass pot and a brass bowl of bananas sit on a red cloth in front. The statue is a depiction, not a living person, and no physical people besides the hand are visible.KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 11/5/20212021-11-05A small shrine room with yellow-ochre walls. In the foreground a blurred woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with sacred thread stands at left-centre, gesturing toward a small flame lit on the wall. A black stone Ganesha murti sits on a pedestal draped with a yellow cloth, and a gold-coloured statue of a seated saint in a yellow-gold turban, hands in anjali mudra and wearing a pink flower garland, sits on the red steps at right. A purple cloth hangs above, and a framed deity with red and white garlands sits on a shelf near a ceiling fan.2025-05-01Overhead view of a shrine with no visible living people. Centre: a gilded statue of a seated figure in a golden turban with a white flower garland and yellow marigolds, raising one hand in blessing, with a red ornament on the chest. Behind it, a magenta cloth backdrop and striped textiles frame the statue. To the left, a dark stone murti of an elephant-headed deity wears a white and red garland and an orange cloth. On the white ritual table in front: a brass bell, small brass bowls, a folded orange cloth, a brass plate of marigolds and flowers, a small brass lamp with a lit oil flame, and a metal cup. Two brass oil lamps burn beside the statue, and a brass bowl of fruit including bananas and dragon fruit sits at lower left.2024-05-10A woman in a white and gold-bordered Kerala-style sari with a magenta blouse stands barefoot at a shrine, lighting an oil lamp with a small flame near a black Ganesha murti draped in a yellow cloth. Beside her a golden seated figure with raised hand, wearing a red-topped crown, sits on a red pedestal with brass plates of flowers, a small diya lamp and a brass bowl of offerings. Behind them a black Shivalinga stands on a dark yoni-peetha under maroon drapery with gilded arches, and the walls are gold-painted. Tilak marks are on her forehead and she wears gold earrings and a necklace.2024-08-26KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/23/20222022-07-23 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine with no living people. Centre: a gold-coloured seated murti of a figure with a saffron-coloured turban, hands in anjali, wearing a red and white beaded necklace and a red forehead mark, garlanded with yellow marigolds and red roses. Behind it a black stone Shivalinga with white tripundra lines, red and white flowers, and a silver trident stands on a red cloth. At left a black Ganesha murti in yellow marigold garlands. Two brass oil lamps with lit wicks sit on white paper on a red platform. In front, a white table holds brass plates with a lit ghee lamp, flowers, a conch shell, a brass kalasha, a small brass cup, and a bowl of fruit including bananas and apples. Red and gold silk cloths lie on the table.2024-09-21Interior shrine photographed indoors. A golden statue of a seated figure in a saffron-orange turban, with a pink flower on the turban and a draped orange-gold garment, sits in front with palms raised in blessing; this is a statue, not a physical person. Behind it stands a dark stone Shivalinga on a black yoni-peetha base, with a gold-painted band and a pink flower on top, draped by a maroon cloth over an ornate gold arch. To the left, a dark stone Ganesha figure is lit by a hand holding a lit oil lamp or match. Gold-painted walls, red platform and scattered pink flowers complete the scene. No people are physically present besides the hand.2025-05-01