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Three children pose in a bookshop-style room with yellow walls and dark bookshelves. Centre left stands a life-size cardboard cutout of a bearded man in a rust-orange turban with gold ornaments, orange robes and a gold necklace, seated cross-legged with raised palm; it is a depiction on card, not a person. On the wooden stand in front is a pair of wooden padukas with a pink rose and a blue cloth. A girl on the left in a grey hoodie makes a peace sign, a girl on the right in a grey kurta and rudraksha mala makes an OK sign at her eyes, and a small toddler in a brown patterned dress stands at right. A Buddhist-style thangka hangs on the wall behind.

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A group of about a dozen people posing in a hall with a light wooden floor and yellow brick walls, with stone deity sculptures and a television screen behind them. Seated centrally on a brown patterned pedestal draped with orange and blue cloth is a life-size figure of a bearded man in an orange-red robe, a tall orange turban, and layered gold and rudraksha necklaces, with one hand raised in blessing; the figure appears to be a statue or wax-style figure rather than a living person. Around it, a woman in a black-and-orange sari with a mala stands at left, a woman in grey with palms pressed in namaste is near the screen, a young man in a navy shirt stands behind the figure, and a child in a grey outfit with rudraksha beads strikes a playful pose at right with a man in a blue shirt and cap beside them. Several children stand in front, some making hand gestures.2024-07-07A photograph of children and a woman in front of a golden seated figure. The central figure is a gilded statue wearing a red and gold turban, red and gold robes and a garland of flowers, seated on a throne with an ornate gold arch behind it. Several girls in red, maroon and teal traditional dress press their palms together in namaste, some with white tilak marks on their foreheads. A woman in a pale green sari holds a baby, and a child in a beige kurta with a pastel vest stands with hands folded. Offerings of fruit and brass bowls sit at the base, with painted wooden panels on the wall behind.2024-07-07Five people stand in a yellow-brick room with a wooden floor, palms pressed together in anjali. A man in a blue t-shirt and olive trousers stands at left; behind a child in an orange t-shirt and rust trousers, a man in a maroon t-shirt stands barefoot. At right, a woman in a red t-shirt wears a rudraksha mala and a woman in a light blue sweatshirt has braids. In the centre, a framed photograph on an upholstered chair shows a figure in a pink turban, pink robes, a garland of orange and green flowers and a rudraksha mala, hands raised in blessing. The chair is draped with an orange cloth and a leopard-print cloth. Statues and a brass deity figure with a garland stand at left.2024-01-18A family of four poses beside a life-size cutout figure in a bright yellow-walled hall with a light wood floor. A woman in a rust and brown floral dress rests her hand on a boy in a grey t-shirt. On the right, a smiling man in a dark blue patterned shirt and jeans holds a young boy in a black t-shirt. The central cutout depicts a seated figure in an orange-red turban, rust robes, layered gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, raising one hand in a blessing gesture, with a red flower at the feet on a brown cushioned seat draped in gold cloth. Behind them are carved stone and wooden deity statues and a wall-mounted display screen, with bookshelves on the right. Barefoot family members stand in the room.2024-07-07A group of children and a woman in front of a golden seated statue on a gilded arched throne with a red-draped backdrop. The gold statue wears a red garland and red cloth, and a red turban-style headdress. Children in red, maroon, green and pale blue traditional Indian outfits stand with palms pressed together in namaste, several with white tilak marks on their foreheads. A woman in a pale green silk sari holds a baby in red and white clothing and also presses her palms together. The backdrop shows painted tall decorative pillars and a grey metal-panelled tent wall.2024-07-07A group photograph in a dim temple room posed around a golden-framed deity murti dressed in a red and pink garment with a red turban and pink flower garlands. Several women and children in saffron, orange and red traditional clothing sit and stand around the figure, some with hands joined in greeting. A woman in white holds a baby at the upper right, and a man in a striped shirt and white dhoti kneels at the lower right. Brass lamps, a bronze statue and ornate costumes line the background, and marigold garlands hang from the arch.2024-04-14KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/2/20212021-03-02A book-stall booth under a white tent. At centre sits a life-size statue of a bearded man in an orange-brown robe and rust-coloured turban, wearing layered gold necklaces and bangles, one hand raised in blessing. He is seated on a tiger-skin-like cloth in front of a red-and-black draped table holding oil lamps, flowers and a wooden sandal-shaped item. Books with orange-clad portrait covers are displayed in front and beside him, and a colourful printed panel and a striped cloth lie to the side. In the background a person in a white shirt and a woman in a yellow-and-green sari stand near a table of books. The statue is not a living person.KAILASA OHIO, USA on 3/24/20212021-03-24KAILASA DHUMBARAI, NEPAL on 3/2/20212021-03-02KAILASA SINGAPORE on 7/20/20212021-07-20A photograph of a shrine arrangement against a plain white wall. A large printed cutout of a seated man in an orange-red turban and matching orange-red robes, adorned with beaded necklaces, gold bracelets and armlets, is raised in a blessing gesture; he is a printed image, not a physical person, and the appearance cues (orange turban, rudraksha-style malas, ceremonial gold ornaments) suggest the page's Swamiji. In front of the cutout stand three deity murti on a red and gold cloth-covered platform: a central golden figure draped in garlands and a green-and-red jeweled ornament, flanked by a figure with red garlands and a figure in a yellow-orange patterned dress with orange garlands. Yellow rose petals are scattered at their feet, a vase of yellow roses stands at left, a small brass lamp sits at the base, and a small flag is visible at right.2024-08-25