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A photograph of a ritual shrine table draped in a gold-and-maroon brocade cloth. A paper sign on the wall reads KAILASA GENEVA. On the left, a partially visible seated figure wears a red garment with gold armbands and a layered garland of beads and flowers. Centre-left stands a small deity murti with a crown and blue-and-red garment strung with beads and flowers. Behind it, a glass vase holds yellow roses, yellow chrysanthemums and green leaves; a pink rose and yellow gerbera daisy stand in a small glass. Right of centre lies a printed book cover showing a seated figure with a white flower garland, labelled KAILASA and THE SUPREME PONTIFF OF HINDUISM (THE SPH) BHAGAVAN SRI NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM. Bottom right, two wooden ritual objects rest on a leopard-print cloth within a ring of red and orange marigold garlands. Lemons and a bowl sit at the left edge.

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A shrine table draped in a gold and maroon brocade cloth holds three small golden metal figures of seated deities, each draped with orange and red marigold garlands. Behind them stands a large printed cutout of a bearded man in a maroon turban with a crest, wearing a gold necklace, rudraksha-style beaded malas and an orange shawl, hands raised in a blessing gesture; the printed figure is a depiction, not a physical person. A white sign reads KAILASA GENEVA, and a glass vase holds pink and white flowers. In the foreground on a red cloth, two ornate pieces of stone-and-metal wrapped in red and orange garlands are decorated with pink rose petals and a yellow marigold. No people are visible.2024-09-10A shrine table draped in red and gold brocade holds a large printed cut-out of a bearded man seated in a red-orange turban and saffron robes, hands raised in blessing, with a sign reading KAILASA GENEVA on the wall beside it. 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At lower right, two carved wooden sandals rest on a brown cloth with a white flower garland and a rudraksha-bead mala. No physical people are visible.2024-10-25Photograph of a shrine corner at KAILASA New York USA. A large framed photograph of a seated figure in orange robes with a long beaded necklace dominates the upper background; the figure's face is cropped out and it is a printed depiction, not a physical person present. In front, a cushioned seat holds rudraksha mala garlands, a crystal lotus, gold plates and yellow roses. A small gold-and-blue deity murti with a crown stands at left. At right, a small silver-and-jewelled figure in a pink turban and red robe with a flute sits on a red velvet draped table surrounded by yellow and purple flowers and string lights. A yellow sign reads KAILASA NEW YORK USA. No physical people are visible.A shrine arrangement in front of a white wall. 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In front on a gold-brown brocade cloth sit three gold-coloured deity murtis: a small figure on the left with a white flower garland, a central figure in blue garments with a red crown and white jasmine garland, and a figure on the right in blue and black with a peacock-feather headdress and garland. Scattered petals and marigold flowers lie on the cloth, and to the right a Shiva lingam-like object rests on a dark cloth with an orange and yellow marigold garland and a rudraksha-style bead mala. A white orchid in a yellow pot stands beside the cutout. No physical people are present.2024-10-25A cardboard cutout or printed standee of a bearded man in a rust-orange turban with a white ornament and orange-red robes is seated against a white wall, hands raised in a blessing gesture, draped in heavy garlands of white jasmine and red-and-gold beads. The figure is a printed picture, not a physical person. Below it, on a gold-patterned cloth-covered table, stand small brass deity murtis, each adorned with yellow and white flower garlands and surrounded by scattered yellow marigold petals. Three steel bowls hold cut fruit, and to the right is a vase pair of orange and pink roses and a platter with a pair of wooden padukas or sandals strung with orange-and-red marigold garlands. A white paper sign reads KAILASA GENEVA. A striped orange, green and white banner hangs at the left edge.2024-11-10A small shrine set against a plain white wall in a room with wooden floors. Behind a table draped in gold-bordered red brocade stands a large printed cutout of a smiling bearded man in a red turban and red robe, wearing layered garlands; the figure appears to be a printed portrait rather than a physical person. In front of it sit small red-and-gold deity murti figures, a red garland, yellow flowers, pink roses in a vase, and a tray with a garland and lamps. Two tall flag poles with ornamental banners in red, green, orange and blue with elephant motifs flank the shrine, with a maroon flag hanging between them. A white sign reads KAILASA GENEVA.2024-08-09A shrine arrangement against a cream wall shows a life-size cutout-style figure of a seated man in a rust-brown turban with a gold emblem, saffron-brown robes, gold armlets and a garland of yellow and white flowers, hands raised in a namaskar-like gesture. In front are brass deity murtis of a standing couple and a female figure, each wearing flower garlands, with white petals scattered on a brocade cloth. Roses sit in a vase, a framed picture with a white garland hangs at right, and a pair of wooden sandals decorated with orange and red marigold garlands and rudraksha beads rests at lower right. A brown banner on the wall shows a recumbent bull and a seated deity under a canopy, and a white card reads KAILASA GENEVA.2024-04-11