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Outdoor puja in a garden under a blue pop-up canopy. A bare-chested priest in red dhoti with a dark striped waist cloth leans over a copper tray, wiping a small brass figure with red cloth. A pink table cover, banana leaves, a tray of red petals with purple flowers, brass oil lamps and a small bowl of kumkum sit on the table. Seated people in white and a child in purple watch from the background among tropical plants. No identification of a person is made from appearance; the priest is shown performing ritual cleansing.

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Outdoor ritual setup in a garden with lush tropical plants. In the foreground, a brass Ganesha murti wrapped in a red cloth sits on a large copper abhishekam plate, with a pink-draped table holding a banana leaf, a tray of red flower petals with purple blossoms, brass bells and an oil lamp. A seated man in a white shirt and white trousers watches the ritual from a white plastic chair, and a partially visible person in purple sits nearby. A wooden gate stands at left. The scene suggests a puja with abhishekam offerings.2024-07-09A photograph of a puja at a home shrine. A shirtless man with short grey hair sits cross-legged on a red and cream patterned mat, wearing a red dhoti with a striped border and holding a small ritual item toward a lit brass lamp. In front of him stands a copper kalasha pot, brass oil lamps, small deity murtis, white and pink flowers, red ginger blossoms, a steel plate of green leaves, a bottle, and a bowl of grapes, bananas, oranges and mangoes on the floor. Yellow curtains and a white cloth cover the altar table. Part of another person's arm and hand is visible at the lower left edge.2024-07-09A shirtless, shaved-headed man in a red and purple-bordered dhoti sits cross-legged on a red patterned rug on green artificial turf in an open-air shrine area. A large metal oil lamp and a silver puja plate with small cups sit before him, and fruits, bananas, grapes, mangoes and oranges are arranged on white cloth in the foreground. Behind him a red-draped altar holds a kalasha pot with a coconut on top, deity murti, brass oil lamps and red and white flowers, with yellow curtains behind. Tropical plants and a woven red-and-white wall hanging surround the scene. Visible people are the seated priest and partially visible hands and feet at the edges.2024-07-09Outdoor photo under a dark blue canopy tent in a tropical garden with banana plants and flowering shrubs. A shirtless priest with a red and white dhoti and a sacred thread stands at a white-draped table, pouring water from a brass vessel over a dark black stone Shivalinga on a stone pedestal, performing abhishekam. Brass kalashas, a white conch shell, a copper cup and water bottles sit on the table. A woman in a white sari with gold border and beaded necklace stands at left holding a phone. Seated devotees watch in the background, and a woman in a blue embroidered outfit stands at right with hands folded. Brass bucket of water sits in front.2026-02-15A bare-chested priest with white forehead markings and a beard sits cross-legged in a white dhoti with a gold border, performing a ritual. He holds a small brass lamp or ladle over a silver tray containing a small bronze standing deity murti, surrounded by pink and orange flowers in yellowish liquid, as in an abhishekam. A silver bowl of pink and orange flower petals sits in front, with a copper tray holding brass cups and a silver incense holder with incense. A maroon cloth with a gold-outlined cow-and-calf motif hangs on the wall, beside a gold-embroidered draped cloth and red and orange garlands.2024-06-09A bare-chested man with white vibhuti markings on his forehead and arms kneels in a white dhoti with gold border, pouring liquid from a small brass vessel over a bronze deity murti standing in a silver tray. The tray holds pink and orange flowers. Brass cups, a brass lamp with a lit wick, incense sticks and a silver bowl of petals sit on a copper tray and white cloth nearby. The scene shows an abhishekam ritual at a low red-and-marble altar.2024-06-09June 03 20212021-06-03April 14 20242024-04-14A bare-chested elderly man in a white dhoti stands at a brass puja tray on a red-brown cloth, holding pink flower petals in both hands. He wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace. On the tray are a brass lamp, a brass bell, small steel containers, bananas and apples, and scattered petals. Behind him are golden deity murtis and an arched shrine with floral garlands, and a sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. The setting suggests a temple puja, with the man as a priest offering petals.2024-10-19A photograph inside a temple shrine room. An older man with a bare upper torso, a white dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch stands bent over at a white counter, pouring liquid from a brass vessel onto a metal tray. The tray holds a small figure decorated with orange and white marigold garlands and a red cloth. Brass oil lamps, a small brass pot and steel bowls of offerings sit nearby. Behind him, golden deity figures and statues stand on pedestals, and a sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. The setting is a ritual abhishekam or puja.2024-11-16April 14 20242024-04-14December 17 20162016-12-17