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A photograph of a shirtless man with short greying hair and white ash markings on his shoulders and arm, seated on a red cloth and seen in profile. He wears a white dhoti with a red lower garment and holds half of a fresh coconut over a ritual setup. In front of him are brass and steel vessels, a red-stained plate, a lit oil lamp, a metal bowl, banana fruit, and several coconuts with leaves set on red-netted pots. Behind him stands a yellow sign reading KAILASA BAIE MAHAULT GUADELOUPE, with orange heliconia, white ginger flowers and palm fronds. A small deity murti with a decorated headdress stands on a shelf at the upper left. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam-style offering in a temple setting.

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A 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.2024-07-09A 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 photograph of an abhishekam ritual at a KAILASA centre. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with orange-gold border sits on an orange cushion at left, pouring from a brass vessel over a large steel bowl on a white table. Behind him a framed portrait of a smiling figure wearing an orange turban, orange sari-like robe, marigold and white garlands and rudraksha mala stands on a draped stage with a white and gold cloth backdrop, flanked by potted tropical plants. A pink-clad doll-like figure and a brass lamp stand on the table, with steel bowls of milk, honey, ghee and other liquids, a brass plate with lit oil lamps and a basket of red flower petals in front.2024-08-25KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 8/9/20192019-08-09Photograph of an altar display at a KAILASA temple space in Baie Mahault, Guadeloupe. A yellow sign reads KAILASA BAIE MAHAULT GUADELOUPE. Behind the sign stands a statue-like depiction of a bearded figure with a red and yellow checked turban, white and orange floral garlands and a gold-embroidered red robe, seated on a platform draped with white lace cloth. Around the altar are orange and red heliconia and anthurium flowers, palm fronds, and a marigold garland hung across the top. In front, two or three coconuts sit on red vessels, with a brass lamp, a stainless steel pot with a wooden ladle, brass cups holding oil lamps, a bowl of blue and red petals, a bottle of oil, bananas, a watermelon, grapes, lemons and melons on a red patterned rug. A seated person in red clothing is partly visible at the left edge.2026-02-15November 14 20212021-11-14April 14 20242024-04-14Photo of a home altar shrine in a temple room with a KAILASA signboard on the left reading partially "AILASA" and "AE MAHAULT GUADELOUPE". Centre is a large framed depiction of a bearded figure in an orange-and-saffron checked turban and ornate gold necklaces with a garland of white and orange flowers, seated with a raised hand; the image is printed or painted, not present in person. Before it sit small deity murtis and oil lamps, with fresh flowers, palm fronds and bright heliconia blooms. Two men with bare upper bodies and white sacred threads sit at the lower edge facing the altar, performing puja; a coconut, a brass vessel, fruit, a watermelon slice and a tray of offerings are arranged in front. Gold curtains and white lace drape the background.2026-02-15A photograph of a priest in a shaved-torso white dhoti with gold border and a cream turban performing a ritual near a row of decorated kalasha pots. The kalashas are wrapped in red, pink, green and blue cloth, garlanded with white flowers and topped with yellow-dyed coconut-like tops and leaves. The priest's right hand is raised toward the offerings, and white sacred ash marks are visible on his arms. Brass oil lamps stand on the right beside a brass ritual item, and a dark curtain and a yellow banner with partial lettering form the backdrop. Striped green, purple and red mats cover the floor. A small figure of a seated deity sits atop a brass lamp stand.2026-02-14 +1 copiesSeptember 18 20232023-09-18April 20 20182018-04-20 +1 copiesApril 26 20182018-04-26