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A woman in a white and yellow sari with a yellow flower in her hair stands at the left, lighting a lamp and facing a golden shrine. Inside an arched gilded niche with a red backdrop, a dark deity murti is adorned with thick purple and white flower garlands, a gold crown and gold necklaces, with a large lotus-like bloom held in its hand. Fruit offerings, marigold and flowers are arranged on a tray and altar below. On the left, a smaller golden-crowned figure in a pink-orange sari sits beside a golden lion-carved pillar. At the right, another dark deity murti wears a purple sari and garlands. A red-lettered exit sign and a partial signboard reading 'ASA ... TO' appear at the edges. The scene shows a Navaratri puja at a temple setting.

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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 4/3/20222022-04-03A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at left, holding a lit multi-wick brass oil lamp (aarti) toward a shrine decorated with marigold and multicolored flower garlands. Dark deity murti are dressed in colourful garments and ornaments on a silver-framed altar. A large black shivalinga-style stone with a marigold garland and gold ornament sits centrally, flanked by brass lamps, banana, pineapple and fruit offerings, and a small female figure in pink. Gilded carved pillars frame the scene. No a person candidate is visibly present.2022-03-01Photo 82877192022-05-01 +1 copiesA photo inside a gold-decorated temple hall. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border and a rudraksha mala stands holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame. Behind her, a large ornamental garland-covered frame holds a deity murti decorated with yellow, red and purple flowers. To the right, a seated figure in a gold-and-red robe and garland sits on a red throne cushion beneath a gold arched backdrop; the figure is a statue or effigy rather than a physical person. Other gold-toned deity figures stand in the background, and a blue velvet-draped altar holds small offerings, a brass bowl and fruit. A yellow sign with partial lettering sits at the right edge.A temple shrine interior with gold-painted arches, gold drapes and golden lion-like carvings. A priest seen from behind, bare-chested with white sacred markings on his back, a white head cloth and a red-and-green striped cloth wrapped on his head, holds a brass lamp aloft during aarti before the deity murti. Garlanded murtis with marigold and flower garlands stand on the altar, including a red-clad deity with a crown and a dark-blue deity figure on a side shrine. A green cloth covers a side table and a red cloth covers a low platform. Rudraksha beads hang around the priest's neck. An exit sign is visible on the wall.A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a green-and-gold border stands with his back to the camera at a shrine, facing three black stone murtis of Murugan with his Valli and Devasena in a gold-framed niche with red drapery. The central deity holds a spear and a staff, wears a pink garment, a crown and a long garland. The two consorts stand on either side in green and red-blue saris with flower garlands. Brass vessels, a plate of rose petals and an oil lamp sit on a gold-brocade table in front, and an orange-and-green garment is draped in the lower right foreground. A small exit sign hangs on the wall at left.KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/1/20222022-03-01KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/14/20212021-01-14Photo 99194142022-06-12 +1 copiesInterior temple shrine with a yellow wall and red-and-gold curtains. Several garlanded deity murti stand on a green-draped platform, including a central figure with a crown and trident wearing a white dhoti and gold necklaces, flanked by other garlanded murti. A woman in a white sari with a red border kneels before the shrine at a brass tray, performing puja with offerings of fruit, brass vessels, lamps and marigold flowers on the dark floor. A framed portrait on the upper left shows a figure in saffron clothing with hands folded. A sign on the shrine reads partly 'AILASA OHIO'. Green plants stand at the right.2024-03-11A temple interior photo with gold-carved arched shrine niche framing a black-faced deity murti dressed in an orange and white silk garment with jeweled necklaces, flower garlands and a long braid; the murti holds a lotus-like object and a trident-like staff. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a golden-bordered edge, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, stands at left extending a brass plate with a small brass vessel toward the murti. Below the shrine stands a table draped with a striped and gold-patterned cloth holding brass bowls of rice, yellow powder, a brass plate with a ladle, and a metal bowl. A red exit sign is on the wall above, and another deity figure in a green and red saree appears partially at right.KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/11/20212021-03-11