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A photograph of a hall with a wooden floor and golden-yellow brick walls, lit by a shaft of light from above. Three young children sit together on the floor in the foreground: one in a patterned orange-and-brown outfit at left, and two in blue clothing at centre and right, one holding the other's hand. Behind them stand several painted white and coloured standing deity murti figures, including bow-bearing figures and a figure flute-playing with a crown, and a gold-finished figure garlanded with marigold-style flowers standing on a red velvet-draped platform. Dark grey stone sculptures stand at the far right.

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A photograph of a seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaskar inside a hall with yellow cinderblock walls and a wood floor. Along the right wall stands a row of painted wooden deity murtis in pink, green and gold garments with crowns and weapons. A woman in a navy dress with eyes closed sits at left, a woman in a light green embroidered top and glasses sits beside a girl in pink, a woman in white sari sits centrally, and two children sit near her. A man in a blue shirt and khaki pants sits at far right, also in prayer. A metal water bottle sits on the floor and purple chairs fill the room, with bookshelves and a small altar at upper left.2024-07-07A small child in a grey-blue t-shirt sits cross-legged on a light wood floor, viewed from behind, facing a wall-mounted flat-screen TV. The TV shows a seated figure on a red-cushioned throne within a decorated arched frame. Beside the TV is a draped maroon and gold cloth table. To the left stand several painted and coloured deity murtis and statues, including a standing figure in a yellow dhoti and a golden figure wearing a crown and a white flower garland in front of a red cloth. Dark stone statues stand along the back wall. Warm sunlight streams in from upper left onto the yellow-brick wall.2024-07-07A photograph of a devotional gathering inside a temple hall. Several deity murtis stand against a textured brown backdrop, including a figure with a lion mount at centre and gold-crowned figures in yellow and red garments on either side. Seated on the floor and on folding chairs in the foreground, devotees wear saris and kurtas in yellow, red, purple, pink and white, with a man in a light blue shirt and a young man in a dark blue kurta among them. A child in orange sits at right near a flower-garlanded throne. The seated people are attentive, facing forward toward the shrines.2024-06-09Four young children sit on a red and patterned rug on a wooden floor inside a temple hall. A toddler in a blue top and white trousers sits in the foreground looking toward the camera. Behind them a girl in a floral pink dress and a girl in a teal top with a red skirt lean over a plush toy, and a smaller child in turquoise sits at the right edge. In the background, a decorated shrine holds deity murtis garlanded with flowers, with colourful striped pillars, draped curtains and a potted plant around the hall.KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 12/29/20212021-12-29KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/17/20192019-02-17Indoor photo of a group of about ten people seated on the floor of a yellow-walled hall, most wearing face masks, facing a raised platform with four large deity murtis in ornate crowns and colourful robes. A woman in a pink top and dark patterned garment sits at left near a small stand with a microphone, and a person in a teal kurta sits at right. A glass display cabinet with figurines stands behind, and a blue-draped table is at far left. No identifiable a person appears in the frame.2022-01-22Indoor photo of a devotional gathering in front of a row of large decorated deity murtis against a patterned wall. Several adult devotees sit on the floor and on folding chairs facing the front. A woman in a purple salwar kameez with a grey-haired companion in a lavender and white sari sits nearby, a woman in a red floral top sits on a chair, and a man in a green jacket and grey shirt sits in the foreground. A young woman in white and a girl in yellow sit on the left, a man in a blue shirt and a boy in a navy kurta sit in the middle, and a baby is held on the right. Adjacent to the deities is an ornate golden throne-like seat with floral decoration. Visible people are roughly twenty.2024-06-09Photo 82848722022-04-09 +3 copiesA woman in an orange sari with gold border stands at right, holding a lit multi-wick oil lamp (aarti) toward a shrine. Behind her, three white marble deity murtis of Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are adorned with white jasmine garlands, red flower garlands and gold jewelry, with a gold halo and bow above. Other murtis stand in gold arched niches at right, including a dark deity with a garland and an elephant-headed figure in orange. Floor offerings include brass plates of red roses, bananas, mangoes, a coconut and fruit. Several children sit cross-legged on the floor, dressed in orange, yellow and green. Two women in saris kneel with hands folded at left, performing puja during Ram Navami celebrations.2022-04-09 +1 copiesWomen and girls sit on colourful woven mats in a temple hall for a puja, holding brass plates with oil lamps, flowers and offerings. A woman in an orange saree at right holds a brass lamp, while a woman in a blue saree with gold border sits behind. Several women wear face masks. Behind them stand carved deity murti statues in saffron and white garments and a row of seated orange-robed sage statues on black pedestals, with a golden arch and purple-draped altar at right.2021-08-29A photograph of a temple hall with a wooden floor and yellow-tinted walls, where a row of colourful deity murti stand along the wall in ornate robes and crowns. Several seated people face the camera on chairs in the left and middle of the frame: a man in a dark shirt, a woman in a white sari, a bearded man in a dark blue t-shirt, and several children. On the right, a man in orange-saffron clothing sits behind a carved wooden throne-like seat with a cushioned chair in the foreground, beside a tall murti garlanded with flowers and a television screen.2024-11-08