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A shirtless man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at the left, reaching toward a framed devotional print of a goddess seated on a pink lotus with lamps at her sides, draped with a red and gold cloth. Beside it, a large cutout portrait of a smiling bearded figure in an orange-and-blue shawl, wearing a gold crown-like headdress and a red and white flower garland with rudraksha mala, is set against a painted snow mountain backdrop. A small altar holds a deity murti, brass lamps, flowers and a framed photo. In front, stacked white packets are arranged on a gold-bordered cloth beside a sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN.

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A photograph of a puja set-up in a yellow-walled room. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, holding a tray toward a framed deity image of a goddess in red and pink. On the right, an altar draped in gold-patterned cloth holds a stack of wrapped packets, flowers, brass lamps and a framed portrait of a bearded man in saffron-toned clothing with a garland of flowers. A large backdrop shows snow-covered Mount Kailash. A white sign on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN.2024-09-10A priest with bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread, lights a small oil lamp held in his right hand before a shrine. On the shrine, a framed image of a goddess seated on a pink lotus with lotus flowers in her hands is flanked by a yellow panel. Behind is a large mountain backdrop with snowy rock faces. At right stands a printed cutout portrait of a bearded figure in an orange turban and blue shawl, with a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala; the printed portrait is not a physical person. Stacked white packets form a pyramid at left, with a small brass lamp and figurines on the altar and a sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN in front.2024-09-10A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, extending his right arm over an offering table. In front of him are stacked white packets, a brass plate and steel bowls. Behind the table a large mountain backdrop shows snowy peaks, and a printed portrait of a man with a brown turban, rudraksha mala with red flower garland, and blue shawl sits at right, with a deity mural of a goddess seated on a pink lotus beside it. Small brass figurines and a lamp sit on the altar. A paper sign reads KAILASA TAIWAN. The printed portrait is a depiction, not a physical person.2024-09-10Indoor shrine photo labelled KAILASA TAIWAN on a sign at the altar. A shirtless male priest in white dhoti and cloth stands at left, arm extended, performing a puja over the altar. The altar is draped in red and gold brocade with a tiger-stripe cloth on the tier. A framed portrait of Lakshmi seated on a lotus stands at left. At centre, a framed image of a seated man in an orange-red shawl and orange turban wears a garland of red and white flowers and a gold necklace; it is a printed depiction rather than a physical person, and the image does not establish an identity. Brass lamps, fruit, flowers and offerings sit on the altar. Behind is a large mountain backdrop of snowy peaks, and a potted plant sits on a side table at right.2024-08-11A bare-chested man in white dhoti and an unstitched white cloth stands at left, one arm raised to touch a framed red-and-gold image of a goddess seated on a pink lotus, with a crimson-robed figure of a bearded man in a saffron-and-gold turban with rudraksha malas and garlands on the right, both on a shrine table. The table holds brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers, a small deity murti, lamps and offerings, with a white card reading KAILASA TAIWAN in front. Behind is a mountain backdrop and yellow walls. This appears to be a puja performed at a home shrine.A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stands with his back to the camera at a home altar in front of a large mountain backdrop. He is raising one arm, apparently marking or sprinkling near the altar. On the altar are a framed goddess image with a lotus seat and red-gold background, a framed portrait of a bearded sage wearing a red-and-white flower garland, small brass lamps, a brass kalasha, fruit, bowls, flower offerings and a sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. A small framed black-and-white photo sits beside the sage portrait. The altar is covered in red, gold and maroon cloths.2024-12-10A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, raising a small lamp or vessel toward a shrine. The altar is backed by a large mountain backdrop with snow-capped, sunlit rock faces. On the shrine, a lamplit framed picture shows a goddess in red and gold seated on a lotus with raised hands, and a depiction of a turbaned figure in a red-and-gold shawl wearing a garland and rudraksha mala is displayed as a cutout. Marigold and tulsi-like greenery, fruit, flowers and brass vessels surround the altar, and a white sign on a red-and-gold brocade cloth reads KAILASA TAIWAN.A photograph of a puja set-up in a room with yellow walls. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at left with hands joined in namaste, facing the altar. Behind the altar a large backdrop shows snow-capped mountain ridges. The altar holds a framed painting of a goddess in red and gold with lotus flowers, small metal deity figurines, fruit, bowls of food, flower arrangements and oil lamps. On the right, a portrait of a man with a long beard wears a blue shawl and a flower garland, with a rudraksha-style mala and a gold bracelet, his hands raised in a blessing gesture. A white sign reading "KAILASA TAIWAN" sits on a maroon cloth. Only one physical person is visible.2024-12-10A shirtless priest in a white dhoti stands with his back to the camera before a home shrine, marked by a white placard reading KAILASA TAIWAN on a gold-brocade covered table. The altar holds brass vessels, bowls of fruit and sweets, flower arrangements and small deity figures. Behind it hangs a large mountain backdrop, and a printed portrait of a bearded man in a saffron turban, blue robe and red-and-white flower garland stands on the right, labelled with no readable name. A framed deity print with a pink lotus sits center-left beside a yellow placard reading shabd-ved, and oil lamps are lit. The priest's skin bears white ash markings on the back.2024-12-10A bare-chested man in white dhoti with his back to the camera raises a lit oil lamp toward a shrine in Taiwan. The shrine sits before a large backdrop of a snow-lit mountain face. On the altar are a framed goddess print in red and gold with lotuses, a seated figure in red and gold garments with a crown-like headdress and garlands, flowers, brass vessels, a mango and a small sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. A seated figure in red shawl, with garlands and a turban, sits at the right of the altar as a portrait or statue; the portrait itself carries no caption. The setting suggests a Laghu Puja performed as part of the daily Nithyotsavam.2024-08-07A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at a home altar, facing it from behind and pointing a stick or incense toward the shrine. A framed color print of a goddess with a lotus and a red-orange halo sits left of centre, beside a small framed photo. On the right, a large portrait of a bearded man in a red and gold shawl, with a crown-like headpiece, rudraksha mala and flower garland, has hands raised in namaskar. The backdrop is a large photo of a snow-capped mountain face lit gold. The altar holds brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels, a plate of offerings, green leaves, a tiger-striped cloth and a white sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN.A shirtless man in white dhoti and cloth wrap stands at a shrine, pointing toward a framed image of Goddess Lakshmi seated on a pink lotus with gold ornaments. Beside her, a life-size statue of a bearded, smiling sage in a red-and-gold shawl wears a crown, a garland of flowers and rudraksha malas, and is shown with a raised hand. A printed sign on the altar table reads KAILASA TAIWAN. The altar holds brass vessels, oil lamps, flowers, fruit and offerings on a tiger-striped cloth, with a mountain backdrop behind. The statue and framed portrait depict a figure with a crown and rudraksha, but the statue is a depiction and not a person.