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A shirtless man in white dhoti-style cloth stands barefoot in a yellow-walled room, holding a small silver cup or vessel up in one hand during a puja. A tripod-mounted camera stands at left, and a banner on the left wall shows a robed figure seated in a red-brown setting beside Chinese text and a QR code. Behind the altar, a large backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain peak at sunrise, and a small sign on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN. The altar holds a deity image draped with garlands, brass vessels, fruit, flowers and framed photographs, with a gold-and-orange cloth covering a low table. Floral leaves are scattered on the floor, and meditation cushions sit on a patterned rug.

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A photograph of a shrine room with golden-yellow walls and a speckled terrazzo floor. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at a decorated altar, holding a green leafy sprig and a small brass implement while performing a puja. The altar is covered with a maroon cloth and a gold brocade runner, with brass vessels, flowers, fruit and oil lamps. Behind it hangs a large backdrop of a snow-covered mountain peak, with a framed image of a bearded figure in saffron-toned clothing wearing a garland at its base. A small deity murti in red and gold stands at the left of the altar. A banner on the left shows Chinese text and figures, and a tripod-mounted camera records the scene. A sign on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN.2024-08-10A shirtless man in white dhoti stands barefoot before a home shrine in a yellow-walled room, extending his hand toward offerings on an altar draped in orange and gold brocade. A large backdrop photograph shows a snow-covered mountain peak under blue sky. A sign on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN. A cutout figure in red and a framed picture sit at the right, with garlands and brass vessels on the altar. A camera on a tripod films the puja, which the page describes as a Laghu Puja performed by a devotee. A colourful deity image hangs near the centre of the altar.2024-01-10A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands in a yellow-walled room performing a puja at a shrine. He holds an object up toward the altar. The altar has a red cloth-covered table with offerings, a deity murti in red garments with garlands, and a framed picture. A large backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain peak in golden light. A sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN sits on the altar. On the right, a life-size cutout figure of a bearded man wearing an orange turban and garlands stands beside an offerings table. A tripod-mounted camera is at left, and woven mats and a patterned rug lie on the floor.2024-08-10A young man stands barefoot in a yellow-walled room, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a cord around his neck, holding a small brass oil lamp aloft in his right hand as an aarti. Beside him a round wooden table holds ritual items. At the back a shrine table draped in gold-embroidered cloth and maroon fabric holds brass vessels, a bowl, framed photographs and a white paper sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN, with white lilies in a vase. Above it hangs a large backdrop of a snow-capped mountain peak with a bright sky, and before it sits a framed portrait of a figure in white and blue wrapped with a garland of flowers. A deity murti in red and pink stands among green leaves, and a smaller framed portrait hangs on the left wall. Floor cushions and a patterned rug lie in the foreground.2024-09-10A shirtless man in white dhoti stands barefoot in a yellow-walled hall, raising his right arm toward a shrine on the right. The shrine has a large mountain backdrop of a snow-capped peak, a seated figure with a crown and garland in red and gold robes, a framed deity print, and a sign reading "KAILASA TAIWAN" on a draped altar with fruit, flowers and brass lamps. A tripod-mounted camera stands at left on a patterned carpet with floor cushions. A decorative lantern hangs from the ceiling. The seated figure's appearance is not clearly identifiable and no a person candidate is established by visible cues.A photograph of a shirtless man in a white dhoti standing in a yellow-walled room, holding a ritual object in his right hand and gesturing with his left, beside a decorated altar labelled 'KAILASA TAIWAN'. Behind the altar a large backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain face, and a framed portrait of a bearded man with a turban and garland appears on the altar's right side, while a smaller framed portrait hangs on the left wall. The altar is covered with a gold brocade cloth and holds flowers, a kalasha-like vessel, a deity murti in pink, small oil lamps on the floor, and a woven mat in front. The man wears a rudraksha mala. Only one physical person is visible. Puja performed at an altar.A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands barefoot on a patterned rug in a yellow-walled room, holding incense or a lamp toward a shrine. Behind him a large printed banner shows snow-capped Mount Kailash, and a sign on the altar table reads KAILASA TAIWAN. The altar holds a framed colourful deity print, a seated figure in red and saffron garments with flower garlands and a turban, and a standing cutout figure on the right in red robes with a garland. A tripod-mounted camera stands at left, and fruit, a brass plate and offerings sit on the altar cloth with a red and gold runner. The scene appears to be a short puja performed at a home shrine.2024-08-07A photograph of a shrine room with yellow walls and a speckled floor. A large backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain peak under a pale sky, which matches the Mount Kailash imagery. In front of it is a draped altar with fruit, flowers and a small placard reading KAILASA and TAIWAN. A standing figure with a bare upper body and white dhoti, seen from behind, points toward the altar beside a tripod-mounted camera. Small woven cushions sit on a patterned rug in the foreground. On the left, a framed deity picture shows a goddess in red and pink. On the right, a cutout figure of a seated man wears a red and gold garment, a turban-like head covering and a garland of red flowers, placed beside a cloth-covered table. The setting suggests a puja or ritual recording in progress.2024-12-09Inside a yellow-walled room, a shirtless man in white dhoti stands barefoot before a shrine, holding a framed deity picture up to a large backdrop of snow-capped Mount Kailash. Below, a seated figure in red and gold robes with a flower garland sits before offerings, brass lamps and plates on a red-draped altar labelled KAILASA TAIWAN. A tripod-mounted camera stands at left on a patterned rug with floor cushions, and framed portraits hang on the walls.2024-08-22A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands barefoot in a yellow-walled room, holding a lit oil lamp toward a shrine. The shrine altar is draped in gold and maroon cloth with a small sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. A large backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain above a seated figure in saffron-coloured turban and robes with a green-and-red garland, and a framed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda hangs on the left wall. A deity murti with red and gold decoration sits beside brass lamps, flowers and offerings. Purple cushions lie on a patterned rug at the lower left.2024-09-10A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti and white sacred thread, stands barefoot at a shrine in a yellow-walled room, facing a table draped in a gold and maroon cloth. He holds a small object in his raised right hand, apparently offering it during puja. The altar holds fruit, flowers, brass lamps and offerings, with a sign reading 'KAILASA TAIWAN'. Behind it hangs a large backdrop of a snow-capped mountain range, with a framed image of a deity in a red-and-gold image and a seated figure wearing a rudraksha mala. Floral garlands and a vase of pink and yellow flowers decorate the altar. Floor cushions and a patterned rug lie on the terrazzo floor.2024-12-10A photograph of a shrine room with yellow walls and a large backdrop of a snow-covered mountain peak in warm sunlight. A bare-chested man with short dark hair stands at the left in a white dhoti, palms pressed together in namaskar, with a rudraksha-style mala around his neck. On the altar draped in red and gold cloth, a sign reads "KAILASA TAIWAN"; there are flowers, brass deity figures, a framed portrait with garlands, and a small framed picture. A small framed image hangs on the left wall, and cushions lie on the floor.2024-09-10