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A photograph inside a gold-ornamented shrine with dark blue drapes and gold curtains. A priest with bare upper body, white dhoti with gold border, orange-brown headwrap and white sacred markings on his arms and chest stands with his back to the camera, holding a flame toward a black stone Shiva lingam wrapped in marigold and white flower garlands and a rudraksha mala. Behind the lingam is a deity murti with a crown and garlands on a raised altar. A black Nandi bull statue draped in a blue cloth with white flowers sits on the right, and a plate of sweets, savouries, fruit and grains is laid on a magenta cloth in the foreground. A sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. Only the priest is a physical person.

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A photo inside a gold-decorated shrine where a bare-chested elderly priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a central figure. The central golden statue seated on a throne is a depiction, adorned with a red and gold turban, rudraksha and gold necklaces, and garlands of white and orange flowers; it is a statue, not a physical person. Behind it stands a golden deity murti with a crown and a consort figure in purple, both garlanded. A black Shivalinga draped with a green cloth, garlands and rudraksha sits before the statue, with a black Nandi bull statue wearing an orange cloth and flower garland at right. Brass vessels, trays, a kalasha and bottles of sesame oil lie on the marble floor. Gold lions flank the shrine, and red and black drapes hang at the sides. A sign reads Kailasa Toronto.2024-02-20KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA On 3/10/20242024-03-10 +1 copiesA man in white dhoti with bare chest and white sacred ash stripes on his arms performs a lamp offering before a large golden deity murti with a crown, trident and garlanded body in a temple setting. He holds a lit oil lamp flame near a shivalinga-like Shiva form decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and a brown shawl draped over a dark base. An orange turban and rudraksha-style mala are visible on him. Behind the deity are gold lion-pillar carvings, blue and gold draping, and a painted mountain backdrop. A gold sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA, and a small figurine in red and gold sits at lower left.2026-01-10A photograph inside a temple shrine room with gold-framed arches and deity murtis. In the foreground at left, a shaved-headed priest with bare chest and white dhoti, wearing a striped headband, holds a lit lamp and extends his arm over an offering table. The table holds brass vessels, a small oil lamp, marigold and red flower garlands, and a green cloth. Behind, a black stone Shiva lingam with orange marigold garlands stands on a pedestal, and a golden-tiered shrine holds colourful deity murtis. At right, a long table displays fruits and vegetables. A sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. A pink-and-white cloth hangs from a bamboo pole. A small lingam with flower offerings sits at lower right.Interior of a temple shrine with gold-painted carved pillars, draped gold curtains and garlands of orange and red flowers. A sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANA. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a blue headcloth and bare chest holds a lit oil lamp on a tray at the left. On a central altar sits a seated deity figure in a red and gold robe with a crown, with a bearded figure in orange turban and red robe seated on a red throne above a black shivalinga decorated with marigolds and rudraksha. A black Nandi with a pink cloth lies on the right near a dark basin with small oil lamps, and a sign reads Ghee Lamp. Trays of sweets and snacks in steel bowls cover a striped green cloth on the left, and magenta chrysanthemums flank the altar.A priest with a shaved head, bare-backed and wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, stands with his back to the camera holding a lit lamp before a shrine at KAILASA Toronto. The shrine holds a golden deity murti seated on a throne, draped in green and garlanded with flowers, and a black Shiva linga wrapped in flower garlands and rudraksha beads sits on a green cloth. A black Nandi bull with a red and orange cloth stands nearby, a small brass lamp stands at right, and steel and copper offering vessels and fruit rest on the platform. Red and navy drapes hang on golden pillars and a golden lion-form sculpture stands on the right. A sign reads Kailasa Toronto. No identifiable a person is visible.2024-02-23Photograph inside a gilded shrine room at KAILASA Toronto. A bald, bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at left, pouring or applying liquid over a black Shivalingam decorated with flower garlands and rudraksha beads, set on a green draped platform. Behind it sits a golden statue of a seated figure in saffron-red robes with a red turban and rudraksha malas, flanked by smaller figures of a consort and a deity with multiple arms, all garlanded. Brass plates, a kalasha and oil lamps sit on a white marble ledge, and a large black Nandi statue with an orange cloth and garland lies at right. A sign at right reads Kaila... Toronto. The statue is a depiction, not a physical person.2024-02-20A photograph inside a temple shrine with golden lion-faced pillars and blue velvet draping. A bare-chested priest with a saffron turban, white sacred markings on his shoulders and back, and long hair, stands at left holding a flaming oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity murti. A seated golden deity figure in red garments and a crown with garlands sits above a black pedestal, and a large garlanded linga-form image with a white tripundra mark and a lavish mala is in front. Marigold and red flower garlands drape the murtis. A gold-lettered sign at right reads KAILA... TORON... CANAD..., and a potted plant sits at the lower right.2026-01-18A photograph inside a temple shrine in KAILASA Toronto showing an elderly bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border, standing at left and holding a lit flame toward a deity murti. The central golden murti is adorned with red and orange garlands and a multi-coloured cloth, backed by a golden arched prabhavali and flanked by golden lion-like guardian figures and red and dark curtains. In front, a black stone Nandi bull with orange and white cloth and garlands sits on a raised black-and-white tiled platform with brass vessels, a brass lamp stand and a small plate of offerings. A sign reads Kailasa Toronto. The priest is performing puja, and no other physical people are visible.2024-02-21A photograph of a KAILASA Toronto Canada shrine setting. A priest stands behind a long table draped in purple and magenta patterned cloth, holding a small brass bell in his right hand and raising his left hand. He wears an orange turban, glasses, a bare chest, a white dhoti, and a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant. The table holds silver and brass bowls of fruit, including pineapple, grapes, apples, oranges, and strawberries, plus yellow sweets, laddus, fried snacks, and a bowl of dark sweets. Behind him is a gilded shrine with carved golden lions and yellow curtains, a dark Shiva lingam wrapped in marigold garlands, a black Nandi bull with flower garlands, and a gold-framed deity murti on the back wall. A sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA.2026-01-10A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stands at a shrine, lighting a lamp at a black Shivalinga decorated with orange and white flower garlands and rudraksha beads. Behind it, a gilded deity murti with a red-and-gold turban and a crown is seated on a golden throne, with a smaller female figure in yellow beside it, framed by purple and blue drapes and gold carved pillars. A small white sign on the shrine reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. Flower garlands and a bell-shaped kalasha sit on the shrine. a person is not visibly present; the central figure is a deity murti, not a person.A priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti stands at the left, holding a lit lamp toward a black Shiva lingam draped in a garland of white and red flowers. Behind is a gilded shrine with a seated deity murti in green and gold silk, a red and navy drape, and a golden lion-form pillar. In front, a black Nandi bull statue wears an orange shawl and flower garland, and a steel tray of offerings holds fruit and kumkum. A sign reads Kailasa Toronto. Brass oil lamps and small figurines decorate the marble altar.2024-02-23