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A photograph of a shrine room in a yellow-walled hall with speckled floor. A shirtless priest in white dhoti with gold border stands at a puja altar, extending his hand toward a lamp. The backdrop is a large printed photo of a snow-capped mountain. On the altar are flowers, brass vessels, a kalasha-style setup, and a framed image of a seated figure wearing a flower garland and a turban-like crown, with a printed sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. A deity print with a red background stands nearby, plus a garlanded cardboard cutout of a robed figure at right. Oil lamps and fruit offerings sit on a gold-and-maroon draped table with string lights below.

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A man with short dark hair stands barefoot with his back partly to the camera at a home shrine in a yellow-walled room. He is bare-chested and wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread, and he holds a pink flower offering over a small deity image. Before him is a shrine table draped in gold and maroon cloth, with brass vessels, fruit, flower offerings and a small card reading KAILASA TAIWAN. A large backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain. On the backdrop's right hangs a framed portrait of a bearded figure in saffron and blue garlanded with red and white flowers; the portrait's caption is not legible. Lit string lights run along the table edge and woven mats lie on the floor.2024-01-11A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at a shrine in a yellow-walled room, holding a framed image of a deity with a red and gold background. Behind the altar is a large banner of a snow-capped mountain peak, Mount Kailash, with a standing cutout figure in a saffron turban and garlands, and a seated photo figure in orange robes with rudraksha and flower malas. A table holds flowers, brass lamps, a kalasha and offerings, with a sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. Blue fairy lights line the floor edge and cushions and a patterned rug lie in front. One physical person is visible.2024-03-11A priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti with gold border stands at a decorated altar, facing a shrine with a deity murti and a small framed image. Behind the altar hangs a large backdrop of a snow-capped mountain peak under a blue sky. Two standing cutout figures flank the scene: one on the right in a red turban, white shirt and gold-and-red garland, and a framed portrait in front of the mountain image shows a figure with a garland. The altar table has brass lamps, flowers, fruit offerings and a white sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN, with string lights along its base. A woven mat and a grey rug lie on the floor.2024-03-11A man performs puja in a yellow-walled room before a large backdrop photograph of a snow-capped mountain face. He is bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, and stands at a side altar. The altar holds offerings, brass lamps and plates, a framed deity picture, and a placard reading KAILASA TAIWAN. To the right stands a cutout figure of a seated sadhu in orange and red robes, with a crown or turban, gold ornaments and a garland. On the left, a painted deity image hangs beside a cabinet. Floor cushions and a patterned rug lie on the terrazzo floor.A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges stands at left, lighting or offering at an altar in a yellow-walled room. Behind the altar a large printed backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain peak under a pale blue sky. Before it, a large framed figure wearing a blue-and-saffron cloth, a red-and-white flower garland and a turban-like headdress sits on a decorated seat, flanked by a colourful deity print of Lakshmi-like goddess and a brass figure. The altar holds brass vessels, fruit, flowers, small oil lamps and framed photographs; a white paper sign on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN. Pink lilies and white flowers stand in glass vases on the right.2024-04-11A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti and white sacred thread, stands barefoot at a shrine in a yellow-walled room, facing a table draped in a gold and maroon cloth. He holds a small object in his raised right hand, apparently offering it during puja. The altar holds fruit, flowers, brass lamps and offerings, with a sign reading 'KAILASA TAIWAN'. Behind it hangs a large backdrop of a snow-capped mountain range, with a framed image of a deity in a red-and-gold image and a seated figure wearing a rudraksha mala. Floral garlands and a vase of pink and yellow flowers decorate the altar. Floor cushions and a patterned rug lie on the terrazzo floor.2024-12-10A priest with bare upper body and a white dhoti with gold border stands at a shrine, holding a lit oil lamp toward an altar. Behind the altar a large mountain backdrop shows snowy peaks, and a painted figure seated before it wears an orange and blue garment with a garland and a crown-like headdress. The altar table has a maroon cloth and gold-bordered runner, with brass plates of offerings, flowers and a sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. A framed picture and a red-and-gold image appear to the left. One person is visible.A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at a shrine, lifting a small oil lamp toward an altar. Behind the altar hangs a large printed backdrop of a snow-capped mountain face under a blue sky. Beneath it stands a framed portrait of a figure wearing an orange turban, blue garment and a garland of red and white flowers. Nearby is a framed picture of a deity with lotus and halo, a brass lamp, plates of offerings, fruit, and a white sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN on the orange-gold draped table. The floor is terrazzo with a patterned rug.2024-06-11A shirtless man in white dhoti with gold border stands barefoot on a speckled floor, holding a small ritual vessel toward a shrine. Before him is an altar draped in an orange and gold brocade cloth, with a sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. Behind it hangs a large backdrop of a snow-capped mountain under blue sky. On the altar are brass lamps and plates, a bowl of fruit, flowers, and a framed portrait of a turbaned, bearded figure wearing a rudraksha mala and blue shawl, shown seated in front of the mountain. A framed picture of a goddess seated on a lotus, with a red and gold cloth, stands to the left. The walls are bright yellow.2024-08-11A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stands at a home shrine with his back to the camera, facing a large mountain backdrop showing a snowy peak under a blue sky. On the altar draped in red and orange cloth are fruit, brass plates, small lamps and flower offerings. A painted deity image in red and gold hangs to the left, and a portrait of a bearded figure wearing a red-and-white garland and blue shawl sits in the centre, flanked by framed photographs. A white placard reads KAILASA TAIWAN. The walls are warm yellow.A bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border stands barefoot before an altar in a yellow-walled room, holding a lamp toward a deity murti draped with a flower garland. A large backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain, Mount Kailasa. The altar has a sign reading "KAILASA Taiwan", an orange cloth, fruit, flowers and brass vessels. Small oil lamps are scattered on the floor. Two cutout figures stand at the altar: a central cutout of a figure in blue and white robes with a flower garland, and a cutout at right of a figure in a red turban, rudraksha-style beads and garland. The scene shows a puja in progress.2024-08-19A shirtless man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at a shrine, facing a sacred altar and lighting or offering something from his hands. Behind the altar a large printed backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain peak under a blue sky, and a painted portrait of a bearded figure with a crown or turban, a red and white flower garland, and a blue garment sits in front of it. A small framed devotional picture of a deity with lotus imagery hangs to the left. The altar holds brass vessels, small golden figurines, a kalasha-like pot, fruit and offerings, and a sign on the table reads KAILASA TAIWAN. Orange and gold brocade cloth covers the front of the table, and pink lilies stand at the right. This appears to be a puja at a KAILASA shrine.2024-06-11