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Interior of a temple hall with white marble floor and black-and-gold shrine niches. In the centre stands a rust-orange fabric banner on a brass pole and base, printed with a white-outlined figure of a man with short hair, a long beaded rudraksha-style necklace and a bare upper body. Behind it, a seated deity murti with garlands and orange cloth sits in a gold arch with purple and blue drapes. At left, a black stone Nandi bull with orange cloth and flower garlands lies before a black shivalinga on a raised platform, with fruit and a silver tray of offerings nearby. At right, a black deity statue in white dhoti with a garland stands in a gold arch, and a small pink-clad murti is visible further right. A partial 'KAILASA TORONTO CANADA' sign is seen beside the Nandi. No people are visible.

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Interior photo of a temple hall with dark red velvet curtains and a drop ceiling. In the foreground a red-orange pole supports a maroon cloth banner printed with white line drawings of a seated deity and a kneeling devotee. Beside it stands a black stone platform holding a dark stone Nandi-like bull figure draped with a green and gold cloth and a blue garland, with a dark stone kalasha-shaped vessel in front. Behind it a gold-painted ornate wooden structure with a decorative arch and a ladder-like frame is decorated with orange marigold garlands. Further back a colourful peacock-patterned backdrop stands behind gilded deity murtis. No people are visible.2024-12-15Interior temple shrine at KAILASA OHIO with a wooden beamed ceiling and gold-painted walls. Central deity murti in dark stone with garlands of yellow and white flowers, flanked by other murtis in orange and gold garments. A framed portrait high on the wall shows a figure in saffron-orange clothing with hands in prayer, labelled with the Sanskrit phrase Tat Tvam Asi and English 'You Are That'. On a low table draped in orange cloth sit brass trays of bananas, apples, pomegranates, sweets and a KAILASA OHIO placard. A person in dark clothing holds up a long orange cloth printed with a white Nandi bull and two shrine motifs. Red patterned carpet covers the floor.2024-07-07Interior temple hall photographed through a red draped fabric panel printed with white line drawings of a seated deity figure and a kneeling devotee with folded hands. In the centre stands an ornate gold-coloured wooden palanquin or ratha-like shrine with an arched canopy, draped with orange marigold garlands. In front is a dark stone Nandi bull statue wearing a blue-and-gold garland and a patterned cloth, with a round stone shivalinga on a black platform in the foreground. Behind a red velvet curtain, a far room shows three gold-clad deity murtis before a multicoloured peacock-feather backdrop. No people are visible.2024-12-15Interior of a temple shrine with gold-coloured brick walls and a hanging maroon cloth banner bearing a white line drawing of a seated deity holding a trident and a drum-like instrument, with a kalasha-like pot below. On the left, a black stone murti of a deity is dressed in a pink and gold sari with red flower garlands, a gold crown and gold jewellery, and a golden arch frames it. On the right, several small deity murtis stand on a silver-tiered platform decorated with gold medallions, and a row of brass bells hangs near a pole wrapped in striped cloth. No people are visible.2022-02-07A photograph of a ceremonial setup in an indoor hall with a dark backdrop. On the left hangs a tall saffron-orange silk banner painted with white line drawings of a standing deity holding a trident and other ritual objects, and a stylized shape of a shrine or kalasha. Behind it stands an ornate gold-covered palanquin or ratha-style pedestal decorated with red and orange flower garlands, holding a central deity murti. In front, on a black marble table, sits a black stone Nandi-like figure draped with a white and purple garland, reflected in the glossy surface. No people are visible.2022-02-07Indoor shrine room with red-brown cinder block walls and white tiled floor. A white marble statue of a seated sage in a turban with a red and gold shawl, multiple beaded necklaces and a raised right hand in blessing sits on a dark grey tiled pedestal behind red drapes. To the left, a deity murti in a blue and gold silk cloth and crown sits on a red embroidered seat beside a small step ladder. In front, brass trays hold fruit including a banana, mango and oranges, rose petals, a small kalasha, brass bells, a silver goblet and oil lamps set on a striped mat. No people are visible.2021-06-22KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 12/25/20202020-12-25KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 2/8/20212021-02-08Interior shrine room of KAILASA Toronto, Canada, with a white marble floor and black-tiled altar platforms. A black stone Nandi bull with a yellow and green silk cloth, red garland and orange-tipped marigold garlands sits in front of a black Shivalinga with white three-line markings wrapped in a white and orange flower garland. Behind on the left, a gilded deity murti with a tall ornate crown, garlands and a yellow garment is seated beneath red curtains, with a black Shiva-linga-style stone and brass oil lamps and fruit offerings arranged on the platform. On the right, a murti in a pink and gold dress stands beside a row of dark-skinned deity figures in a blue-backed niche. A sign reading KAILASA TORONTO CANADA hangs on the altar. No people are visible.2024-08-30A white marble statue of a seated sage sits on a black tiled pedestal in a temple room, wearing a turban, gold necklaces, a jewelled belt and a red-and-yellow checked dhoti, with one hand raised in blessing. Beside it stands a statue of a flute-playing deity with blue and green garments and necklaces. In front, a brass plate holds a draped cloth, kumkum, flowers and a lit oil lamp, and a brass puja set with a lamp, a kalasha, a steel plate of fruit including apples and bananas, and bowls lies on a woven mat. No living people are visible.2021-06-25Inside the KAILASA Toronto temple, a bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti and a blue headband stands at a black shrine, ringing a brass bell in his right hand and facing a central gold-framed deity shrine with garlanded murtis. Beside him is a Shivalinga with an orange cloth and flower garland, and oil lamps, a brass plate and a metal bowl sit on the altar. Flanking shrines hold more deity murtis, gold arches and purple and blue drapes frame the main altar. On the right stands a tall orange banner printed with a white line portrait of a seated figure wearing rudraksha beads, and no name is legible. Only one physical person is visible.2024-05-13Photograph of a temple-style setup in an indoor hall with a tall red fabric banner on the left painted in white outline with a sun, crescent moon, trident, a seated bull (Nandi), and two lit oil lamps on pedestals. On the right stands a gilded ornate ceremonial structure with an arched frame and a black dark-stone Nandi figure adorned with gold and garlands in front, a gold-embroidered base draped with orange cloth, and a brass bowl in the foreground. No people are visible.2022-04-04