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A bare-chested man with short dark hair, blue-rimmed glasses, rudraksha mala and white ritual dhoti kneels at left with palms pressed together in anjali before a shrine. Behind an arched gold frame strung with red and white garlands stand deity murtis in orange and purple garments, with a sign reading KAILASA Rotorua New Zealand beside them. A red and gold pedestal holds a brass kalasha, a small oil lamp, a bell, a silver bowl of offerings and a woven basket. The setting is a plain room with pale walls and a wooden door.

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A man sits cross-legged on the floor in a shrine room, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes lowered, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha mala and a gold bangle. In front of him is a small puja setup on a red-and-white low table: a brass plate with lit incense sticks, a small brass oil lamp, a bottle of liquid, a wicker basket and an orange leaf. Behind it stands a gilded deity murti with a red-and-white flower garland, flanked by framed photographs including one labelled "Satya Sai Baba" and a placard reading "KAILASA Rotorua New Zealand". A maroon cloth with a gold bull motif hangs on the wall, and an ornate gold-and-red cloth drapes the altar. A carved wooden elephant stool holds a vase of white flowers.A photograph inside a small room at a KAILASA centre labelled Rotorua New Zealand. A bare-chested man with short dark hair kneels on a white cloth at left, wearing a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, with his hands resting in his lap. Behind him a gilded arched frame holds a pair of deity murtis draped in red and orange garlands, on a red-and-gold cloth covered altar. A printed sign reads KAILASA Rotorua New Zealand. Brass and steel ritual vessels, a bowl of orange and pink flowers, a small brass lamp, a cup and a bell sit on the floor and a low red table. Framed prints of a deity and of Shiva hang at right beside orange cloth hangings on the window blinds. A tripod-mounted camera stands in the foreground. The kneeling man is seated, not standing or holding a throne, and his appearance does not clearly match the a person cues, so the candidate is unsure.2024-06-09A bare-chested man in white dhoti, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms and a rudraksha mala across his chest, performs puja at a small shrine. He stands at left with hands raised in a blessing gesture toward a blue-draped altar holding a small colourful deity murti with a staff, flanked by golden framed images of a divine couple decorated with red flower garlands. A sign reads2024-05-11A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and glasses leans over a wooden table, smoothing out a bright orange silk cloth with a red fabric beneath it. Behind him is a gold arched frame with a dark red velvet backdrop and orange flower garlands. Inside the frame stand two gilded deity murtis, one in green garments and adorned with white flowers, beside a small red figure. A white card on the altar reads KAILASA ROTORUA NEW ZEALA(ND). A brass pot with a yellow-orange covering sits at the right edge of the altar, and folded red and purple fabrics lie on the altar base.2024-07-07A bare-chested male priest in white dhoti with red border kneels with his back to the camera before an altar in an orange-walled room. Behind him stands a gold-framed shrine with a blue curtain housing a multi-armed deity murti in orange and gold garments with a crown, flanked by a red-clad and a magenta-clad female figure. A flat cutout of a smiling man in a maroon turban and garland, holding a yellow staff, stands at left on a red-cushioned chair. A small shrine containing figurines sits on a green cloth in front of the altar, with brass plates, oil lamps, a banana leaf, rice and small bottles on the floor. A sign reads KAILASA AVADI on the wall.2025-03-08A shirtless priest in a white dhoti sits at the left edge, palms pressed together in namaskar before a gilded altar. Behind him stand a richly decorated deity murti draped in a green silk garment with red garlands, a bejewelled silver-and-gold ornamented image, and a dark metal figure with yellow and white flower garlands. Silver vessels, a brass lamp and a small silver bowl with flowers sit on the altar, and a small figure in pink garland is also visible. A printed sign reading 'KAILA SEA' (partly cut off) hangs near the top. The priest bears white ash marks and a rudraksha mala on his arm, and the scene is a temple puja with deity worship.2024-08-09KAILASA SINGAPORE on 6/4/20212021-06-04A shirtless man with a topknot sits cross-legged on the floor before a small shrine, draping an orange and gold cloth over a red-framed altar. He wears a white dhoti and sacred white markings on his arms and chest. Behind him stands a gilded arch wreathed in red and white flower garlands framing a deity murti, with an oil lamp burning on a silver plate. In front, rows of white trays hold dried fruits, nuts, sweets and sliced fruit arranged on a white cloth. A sign reads KAILASA Rotorua New Zealand. The setting is a plain room with wooden blinds.A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands at left, arm extended, waving a lit lamp before a shrine. Two deity murtis stand on a raised altar draped in orange cloth, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers and multicolored garlands; the taller figure on the right wears a black crown and gold ornaments, the smaller figure on the left wears a red crown. An oil lamp burns on the altar and a second brass lamp sits on the floor. A red-covered tray holds fruit, sweets and leaves. Behind the altar, a gilded arch frames a blue backdrop, and a framed portrait sits beside the altar on the left. The orange wall and tiled floor complete the scene. A timestamp reads 09/09/2024 15:26.2024-09-09Kailasa Avadi december 26th 2021A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a shrine. The shrine has an ornate gold arch with a makara-style top and a blue cloth backdrop. Deity murtis are adorned with garlands of yellow flowers and multicoloured garlands. A seated figure in a maroon-brown robe and a painted portrait appear beside the deities. Brass oil lamps (vilakku) stand on the floor, with a plate of bananas, a brass vessel, and offering plates of food on a red tray. A sign reads KAILASA AVADI.2025-01-19KAILASA KULIM, MALAYSIA on 6/23/20212021-06-23