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A small indoor shrine room with white marble floor and yellow walls, where a group performs a puja. In the centre a boy in a yellow kurta sits cross-legged on a blue patterned rug with hands folded, with brass plates of fruit, flowers and small oil lamps before him. To the left a woman in a white sari with gold border sits eyes closed on a grey mat, beside a woman in a blue and white sari. On the right an older woman in a red and green sari with glasses sits on a red rug beside a large brass vessel and a tray of flowers and offerings. Behind them a tiered platform holds rows of small deity murti figures in orange and green garments, each wearing green and white garlands. A silver shrine stands at the left edge.

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A devotional puja in a temple room with a tan wall and framed pictures. On the left, two large statues of Krishna and Radha stand in blue and pink garments with gold crowns. Rows of small dark figures in orange and gold dress line the back wall. A woman in a green sari kneels at a brass tray of offerings and fruit, while others in saris and white clothes sit on white cloths around brass oil lamps (diyas) and puja plates. A standing woman in a white top speaks at a microphone stand. Few details suggest any single leader, and no one is identified in the scene.2021-08-29A photograph of a temple interior where devotees sit in a semicircle on the floor doing a group puja. A priest in white dhoti and a white shawl, with a tilak on his forehead, sits near a central altar with brass vessels and a small plate of offerings. A woman in white sari leads or assists nearby. Seated devotees hold brass thalis of fruit, flowers and kumkum; women wear saris in green, pink, dark green with gold border, red and teal, and a man in a grey sweater holds a thali at the front right. On the left, a row of black stone deity statues wear orange cloths and flower garlands, and bright marigold-red flowers and a gold-framed shrine appear in the background.A group of women sit on mats on the floor during a devotional ritual indoors, with brass oil lamps (diyas) and brass plates of flowers and offerings arranged in front of them. Behind them, a tiered wall is lined with rows of small deity murtis in orange and gold garments, each wearing a flower garland. A woman in a blue blouse wears a face mask, a woman in a red sari with a red-and-gold blouse wears a beaded necklace, a woman in a cream sari with gold border sits in the centre, and a woman in a cream sari with an orange blouse and a rudraksha mala sits in the foreground. A man in a white shirt and blue face mask sits at the back near a white cabinet, a girl in a yellow dress stands at right, and other attendees sit on chairs by a doorway with framed photographs on the wall.2022-04-16 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA On 3/10/20242024-03-10 +1 copiesPhoto 66792292022-04-16 +1 copiesWomen in saris sit on a blue and gold patterned mat in a temple hall, facing a row of black stone deity statues draped in red and gold cloth with garlands. A woman in a purple silk sari holds an orange folder on her lap, while a woman in a pink and black sari sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Other women in white, red, and orange saris sit nearby, and two more women in orange and yellow saris sit on chairs at the back. A wall-mounted television shows a screen with three figures, including a person in a crown and a turban. Plain white walls, folding chairs, and a brass lamp complete the setting.2024-01-11Feb 5 2022 sripuram2022-02-05Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in a large hall with yellow walls and fluorescent lights. Along the left wall, a row of painted deity figures in red and black garments sits on pedestals. Devotees sit on a patterned blue and yellow rug: several women in saris, one in a green and orange sari holding a plate, another in white holding a small book, and a woman in a red and gold sari seated near a younger girl in a red and green sari reading. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti sits at right with folded hands. A man in blue sits near a steel pot and table at far right, and a television screen shows an image in the background. Several seated attendees watch the proceedings.2024-02-11Indoor puja at a temple shrine with three seated participants on a mat before deity murtis draped with garlands. A woman in white with a microphone on a stand reads from paper at left. A woman in a yellow and green sari with a rudraksha mala sits beside her with hands folded. A bare-chested priest with long hair and a white dhoti stands at center, tending a brass plate of kumkum, flowers and offerings. Behind them, large decorated deity statues in green, blue and pink saris with crowns and garlands stand on a raised platform, and oil lamps flank the altar.2019-08-09Indoor temple puja in a yellow-walled room with three deity murtis (statues) decorated with gold and green garments and red-and-yellow flower garlands on a shrine. A shirtless priest in white dhoti sits on a red rug, offering aarti with a lamp over a brass tray. Fruit, flowers, coconut, and brass plates are arranged on a striped cloth in front of him. Around him, several devotees sit on mats; two women wear white garments, and two young children in purple shirts sit near the shrine. Framed photos and a small diya string hang on the walls.2023-01-02KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 4/16/20222022-04-16 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 4/23/20222022-04-23