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A photograph of a home shrine set up on an orange-patterned cloth. Behind the altar is a large printed cut-out of a smiling man with a brown turban, a dark beard, a red tilak, gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads, wearing an orange-brown robe and raising one hand in blessing; this is a printed image, not a physical person, and the swamiji flag is set to depiction since the page states the figure is Swamiji but the appearance is only partially clear. Three gilded deity murtis stand on a white cloth with yellow flowers: a central four-armed figure with a trident and a smaller figure on each side, one in a purple garment. A framed sign reads KAILASA GAMBIA. In front, a steel tray holds yellow flowers, a small lamp and brass vessels, a plate of red kumkum, and a sprig of greenery. No physical people are visible.

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A photo of a home shrine arrangement with no people present. A large printed portrait of a smiling bearded man in an orange turban, rudraksha-style ornate gold garland and orange shawl, raising one hand in blessing, stands at the back on an orange and white patterned cloth. Three metal murtis stand in front: a golden figure in the centre flanked by two smaller figures in purple and maroon garments with gold jewellery. Yellow flowers are arranged at their base. In the foreground a large steel tray holds black shivalingam-style stones decorated with yellow flowers. Brass puja vessels, a kumkum bowl, a small lamp and a plate of red petals sit on the left. A framed sign reads KAILASA THE GAMBIA.2024-08-24A puja arrangement in front of a large standing cutout photograph of a smiling man with a trimmed beard, wearing an orange-brown turban with a gold ornament, a multi-strand yellow flower garland, gold bangles and an orange-brown garment, with one hand raised in blessing. 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To the right, a white sign with black capital letters reads KAILA... THE... GAME..., partly cut off. A red and gold draped cloth hangs at the upper right edge. No live people are visible.2025-07-03A photograph of a ritual altar set up for puja. A life-size cardboard-style cutout of a smiling bearded man in an orange-brown turban with a gold knot, gold garlands and an orange-brown robe, raising one hand in blessing, stands behind the altar; this is a printed depiction, not a physical person. Before it sit two small golden-clad murti figures and a small standing deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A gold-rimmed sign on the right reads KAILASA THE GAMBIA. In front, a brass plate holds yellow flower garlands and gold-striped items, while a steel bowl with a lit oil lamp and marigolds sits on the right and another bowl of grains on the left. The cloth is red and black with butterfly embroidery. No physical people are visible.2024-11-28A photograph of a puja altar set up against a red and orange patterned backdrop. Central is a life-size cardboard cutout of a smiling bearded man in an orange-brown turban with a white ribbon motif, wearing a long gold-and-white garland, a rudraksha-style necklace and an orange shawl, with one hand raised in blessing. In front stand small gilded murtis, including a figure in a red garment and a standing figure in green with a white garland. A white decorated Ganesha sits on a silver plate at right. A large silver tray holds yellow flowers and dark cloth-wrapped offerings, with silver bowls of rice and orange-coloured prasad, a brass bell and a small brass lamp beside. A placard reads KAILASA THE GAMBIA. No physical people are visible.2024-07-09A worship altar arranged before a large cutout printed portrait of a smiling bearded man wearing an orange-brown turban, rudraksha-style gold beaded garlands, gold necklaces and bangles, draped in orange-brown cloth, one hand raised in blessing. A framed sign beside the portrait reads KAILASA THE GAMBIA. In front stand three small figurines: two in gold tones with crowns and one dressed in green and blue sari-like cloth with black hair, all garlanded with marigolds. Before them lie a steel plate of marigold and yellow flower offerings with a pair of black-topped wooden objects, small steel bowls of white sweets, a bowl with incense sticks, and a small oil lamp burning on a plate at right. The altar is set on orange and white patterned cloth against a white wall. 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