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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.

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A priest in white dhoti with bare upper body stands at a puja altar, holding a lit lamp toward a deity picture framed in red with a golden crown image. Behind the altar a large backdrop shows a snow-covered mountain peak in warm sunset tones. A tall ornate figure in saffron-coloured turban, rudraksha mala and red-and-white garland is depicted on the backdrop beside framed photos. The altar holds fruit, flowers, brass bowls, coconuts and a placard reading KAILASA TAIWAN, with string lights and oil lamps below. Laghu puja ritual setting.A 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 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 shirtless priest in white dhoti with gold border stands at a shrine, holding a small lamp or offering vessel toward the altar. A large backdrop shows a snow-covered mountain peak in warm sunlight. On the altar, a seated figure with a saffron turban, red-and-white flower garland and blue shawl is shown in a printed portrait, beside a framed deity image of a goddess in red and pink, brass lamps, flowers and bananas. A white card on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN. The room has yellow walls and a patterned floor.2024-08-11A 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 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 shirtless man in white dhoti with gold border stands at left performing puja at a shrine, holding a lit lamp or aarti toward a colourful deity image on the left. The altar is draped in an orange and gold brocade cloth and red cloth, with flowers, fruit, brass vessels and a placard reading KAILASA TAIWAN. Behind it a large backdrop shows a sunlit snow-capped mountain peak. At centre a seated bearded figure in a turban, a garland and a blue shawl is shown in a framed photo and a printed portrait, and at right a cardboard standee of a seated turbaned figure with garlands and gold necklaces stands beside pink lilies. Yellow walls and a terrazzo floor complete the room.2024-05-11A 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.2024-01-11A 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 shaved-headed man in a bare-chested white dhoti with a gold border stands at an altar, leaning forward to touch a tabletop shrine. The altar is draped in gold and maroon cloth and holds plates of fruit, flowers, brass vessels and a small oil lamp. Behind it a large backdrop shows a snowy mountain peak. A portrait labelled "KAILASA Taiwan" stands on the table in front of a cutout figure of a turbaned saint wearing a red robe and a rudraksha-style garland, with a second framed photo of a turbaned man in a blue robe and marigold garland, and a bouquet of pink lilies stands on the right. Yellow walls surround the room, and a woven mat lies on the floor.2024-05-11A 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 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.