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A photo inside a room at the KAILASA San Jose, USA centre showing a deity murti seated on a red-draped platform, framed by a gold arch and garlanded with red and white flower strings. A woman in a cream sari with gold border stands at left holding a small vessel and gesturing over an arrangement of offerings on a green cloth: brass plates of fruit, vegetables, carrots, flowers and sweets. To the right, a line of women in white and cream saris and a blue top stand with hands folded in prayer. A placard on the cloth reads KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA, and a sign on the wall is partly visible.

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A group of seven people stands in front of a golden deity murti seated on a red-draped throne with a crown, garlands and a golden arch behind. A shaved-headed man on the far left, bare-chested in white dhoti with a sacred thread, presses palms together. Next to him a woman in a yellow and red sari, then a woman in a cream sari holding up a printed paper, a woman in white with a shawl, a woman in a blue top and yellow dhoti at the back, a woman in a grey-and-white sari with palms joined, and an older woman in white with a gold-bordered sari and palms joined. Before the deity are brass plates with fruits, flowers, betel leaves and lamps on a green cloth, a small brass vessel with yellow flowers, and a sign reading KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA. No candidate for a person is visible in person, so the field stays none. This is an offering ritual setting.2024-07-07Seven women stand in namaste in front of a golden deity murti seated on a red-draped throne decorated with marigold garlands. The central figure wears a white kurta and dupatta with a beaded necklace and a brown shawl. Flanking women wear a green-and-red saree, cream sarees, a blue churidar and a grey-bordered white saree. Brass trays of fruit, flowers, sweets and vegetables sit on a green cloth in front, with a brass kalasha and a sign reading KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on the red dais.2024-07-07A group of women in traditional South Indian attire stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a golden deity murti of a standing figure with a crown, dressed in red and garlanded with flowers. A white sign reads KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA. Six women are visible: one in an orange-and-green sari, one in a white sari with gold border holding a brass tray with a kalasha-like arrangement, one in a white churidar with a rudraksha-style necklace, one in a blue top, one in a white sari with paisley pattern, and one in a white and gold sari with glasses. Offerings on a green cloth in front include bananas, apples, kiwis, beans, a pot of rice, sweets, betel leaves and brass lamps, with a brass pot of flowers on a red-draped platform. Yellow flowers stand in a brass vase at left.2024-07-07A photograph of a large gilded deity murti seated on a red-draped platform, decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands and a red-and-gold skirt, holding a trident-like weapon, with a gold arched backdrop. In front stands a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with her back to the camera, raising her hands near a brass oil lamp. Before the murti are a golden kalasha-style vessel garlanded with flowers, and brass plates of fruit, green vegetables and sweets on a green cloth. A small white sign reads KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA. No a person candidate is visible.2024-07-07A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari stands at left, holding a silver vessel up near her face in a ritual gesture. Behind her on a red-draped platform sits a gold-toned deity murti with a trident, adorned with layered pearl and gold necklaces, red-and-green skirt cloth, and garlands of red and orange flowers around a gold arched backdrop. A gold bowl of pink flowers and a small decorated offering sit before the murti, with a brass oil lamp at right and a sign reading KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA. Yellow roses, a copper pot, and green-leaf offerings with pulses and vegetables lie in the foreground.2024-07-07A golden deity murti is seated on a throne within a gilded arch, draped in red and orange silk and adorned with garlands of orange marigolds and white and red flowers. The figure holds a trident-like staff and wears a jeweled necklace and a red-and-gold headdress. In front, a brass pot and offering trays with a green silk cloth, ceremonial items, and a brass lamp stand are arranged on an orange cloth. A framed placard on the right reads KAILASA SAN JOSE. No people are visible in the scene.2024-11-09A photograph of a group of nine devotees standing in a bright room with light wood floors for a ritual display. In the centre, a woman in a white sari holds a brass plate with a kalasha, standing beside a golden deity murti in a purple garment with a golden crown and a garland of orange flowers, set within an ornate golden arch with a blue backdrop. A white placard reads KAILASA PHOENIX on an orange-draped table. A woman in a cream sari on the right holds a framed certificate. Men in white and cream kurtas on the left and women in saris and kurtas on the right stand with palms pressed together in anjali. In front, a black cloth holds a large naivedyam spread of grains, pulses, fruits, bananas, a pineapple, vegetables and sweets in small bowls. A brass lamp stand and offerings sit on a tray to the left.2024-12-05A group of women in traditional Indian dress stand and kneel with palms pressed together in namaskar before a temple altar. Several wear white or cream sarees and saris with gold borders, one wears a pink saree, one wears a green saree, and one wears a white top with a black head covering. A young girl in a black and white patterned dress kneels in front, and a woman in a red top kneels beside her. In front of them a brass tray holds green and orange fruits and vegetables, including limes, mangoes and carrots, placed on a gold and green cloth. Behind them, golden deity murtis and a Shiva lingam decorated with flower garlands stand against red drapes and gold arches, with a red exit sign on the wall. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present.2024-04-07A photograph of a Varalakshmi puja at a gilded shrine. A deity murti of Lakshmi, adorned with white and pink garlands, sits at the centre within a gold lattice backdrop hung with green leaf garlands. Two women sit on a green cloth before a red-draped table: one in a magenta blouse and cream sari offers flowers toward the deity, and the other in a red silk sari sits with hands folded in prayer. Offerings include bananas, limes, fruit, betel, coconut-like pieces, brass bowls of rice and yellow grains, and a brass lamp. A sign reads KAILASA HYDERABAD. Two physical people are visible.2024-08-16A temple interior with gold-painted walls and arches. A priest with a bare back and white dhoti with yellow border stands at a table, wearing an orange turban and holding a ritual vessel, with sacred ash marks on his chest and arms. Along the right, a row of women in saris, several with hands pressed in prayer, watch the rite. Red-draped tables hold fruit, brass vessels, flower garlands and rows of small covered containers. At the centre is a black Shiva lingam decorated with flower garlands, and a deity murti sits above in the shrine with a sign reading KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. A child in pink stands at right. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam ritual. a person is not clearly identifiable among the visible people.Group photograph inside the KAILASA Toronto Canada temple room during a puja. A sign on the central table reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. Behind them, gold-framed shrines hold deity murtis, including a central figure decorated with a garland of red and white flowers. In front, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of offerings. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shawl holds a sheet and stands near a tray of fruit. On the right, women in white and colourful saris stand around the table holding brass plates of flowers, fruit and sweets. Brass lamps, kalasha-like vessels and floral arrangements fill the altar table. A visible placard or sheet is held by a man at the left-centre. Approximately 15 people visible.A shirtless priest in white dhoti with orange-gold border and sacred marks on his bare back and arms stands at left, reaching toward a seated golden-bronze deity murti of a goddess. The murti wears a green turban-style crown, a red and white jeweled necklace, a gold and green sari with pink cushion behind, and white and red garlands. In front stand a brass kalasha-style vessel with flower garlands, a red decorated pot and a copper pot with yellow flowers. A gold ornate arch frames the shrine, with a placard reading KAILASA SAN JOSE on a stand to the right. The scene depicts puja at a shrine.2024-03-10