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A close photograph of a shrine table with a standing bronze figure holding a trident and wearing a rudraksha mala and a rudraksha crown, dressed in a rust-red cloth, with pink flowers and a purple morning-glory bloom around it. Beside it sits a smaller bronze figure of a seated figure with a rudraksha mala and raised hand. A brass vessel and a small brass cup with a spoon stand on the cloth in the foreground, and a sign behind reads KAILASA SIERRA LEONE. No physical people are visible; the figures are statues.

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A close photograph of a gold-toned metal statue of a standing deity figure with a small trident in its right hand and a pink flower in its left hand. The figure wears a dark rudraksha mala crown or headdress and a matching rudraksha garland across the chest, plus rust-red trousers. Pink flowers and a large purple-violet flower are placed on the figure, and a gold-toned pedestal with lotus-petal detailing sits at the base. Behind it, a partially visible green-and-white sign reads ASA and LE, and a brown cushioned surface is visible at right. No living people are visible; the subject is a statue, so it is a deity murti.2025-05-05A photograph of a home altar display with a small statue of a seated guru figure with a raised hand, wearing a rudraksha mala and ornate garland, with a golden trident beside it. The statue sits on a brown draped cushion before a white wall with a sign reading KAILASA SIERRA LEONE. 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This is a puja display of statues and offerings, with no living people visible.2024-05-09A devotional altar display with a central bronze-coloured statue of a saint wearing a crown-like headpiece, rudraksha beads, layered gold and ornate necklaces, an orange garment and holding a trident, seated on a pedestal in front of a maroon draped backdrop. Flanking it are two printed cardboard cutouts of seated saints in orange and red robes on dark wooden seats with rudraksha malas. A brass oil lamp, small brass figurines, a brass bell, brass bowls of offerings and a red cloth cover the table. A white paper sign on the wall reads KAILASA SIERRA LEONE. No people are visible.2024-12-08A photograph of a home altar display, not a live event. Centre is a golden statue of a standing figure in saffron-red robes with a gold-and-beaded necklace, holding a trident, with a red draped backdrop behind it. 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The image shows a deity murti and devotional statuary; no living people are visible.2024-04-11A bronze-coloured standing statue of a saint stands on an ornate pedestal before a brown draped backdrop. The figure wears a crown of rudraksha beads, multiple rudraksha malas across the chest, a red sash and a brown dhoti with a gold waist band with yellow tassels, and raises one hand in blessing while holding a golden trident. In front are a brass statue of Krishna playing a flute, a golden shivalinga, and a small dark-blue statue of a deity. This is a statue, not a living person, so the a person field is depiction only if the statue is recognised as the a person; the face and appearance alone do not establish that, so this is unsure.2024-07-08