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A shirtless man in a white dhoti and white cloth draped over his shoulder stands with his back to the camera, facing a shrine. He holds a small offering and raises it toward a framed image of a deity with a red and gold backdrop, with green leaves garlanded above it. On the right stands a large statue of a bearded figure wearing a tall orange-and-gold turban, a blue shawl and layered red, white and orange flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace, set before a painted mountain backdrop. A gold-embroidered orange cloth covers a low table in front, with brass lamps, pink lilies, white flowers, fruit, plates and bowls arranged on the altar. A paper sign reads KAILASA TAIWAN. Green leaves are scattered on the floor, and a patterned rug lies in the lower left corner.

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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 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 his back to the camera stands at left in a bare-chested white dhoti and white cloth, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand during a puja at a home altar. A printed sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN sits on a gold-bordered cloth-draped low table strewn with green leaves and marigold petals. Behind it, a large mountain backdrop shows a painted-looking portrait of a bearded man in a saffron turban and garland of red and white flowers, with a framed black-and-white photo beside him. A pink lotus-seated deity image stands in the centre, and brass figurines and offering plates lie on the table. Yellow walls frame the room.2024-07-10A 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 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 photograph of a shrine room with yellow walls and a large backdrop of a snow-capped mountain. A bare-chested man with short dark hair, wearing a white dhoti and a thin sacred thread, stands at left facing the altar and holds a lamp or puja item toward a framed picture of a goddess seated on a pink lotus with a child. On the altar, a figure in red and gold robes, with a turban, rudraksha-style beads and a flower garland, sits before offerings including fruit, brass vessels, flowers and a small bowl. A sign on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN. Other framed photos, a small brass lamp and tiger-striped cloth are visible.2024-04-09A 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 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 shirtless priest in a white dhoti, with a sacred thread over his bare back, stands at a shrine and holds a cloth or flower garland near a framed goddess image of Lakshmi seated on a lotus. Beside the image, a large cutout of a bearded man wears an orange-and-blue shawl, red and white flower garlands, a rudraksha mala, a turban and gold bangles, with a golden ornament visible at his chest. A small brass oil lamp burns on a shelf. The offering table holds fruit, flowers, brass vessels, small deity figurines and a white placard reading KAILASA TAIWAN. Snowy mountain scenery fills the backdrop, and a yellow wall frames the left side.2024-11-10A 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 stands with his back to the camera at a home shrine, offering a ritual gesture toward a framed deity image of a goddess seated on a pink lotus. Beside it a seated figure in a red shawl and rudraksha garlands sits before a backdrop of a snow-capped mountain; a table set with brass plates, fruit, flowers and oil lamps, and a placard reading KAILASA TAIWAN, stands in front. Framed photographs and a potted plant complete the room with yellow walls and a patterned floor.2024-10-08A 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.