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A group selfie in a bright indoor room with wooden blinds, gathered around a home shrine. A deity murti with a red and orange flower garland stands behind them, and a handwritten-style sign reads KAILASA Rotorua New Zealand. At the front left, a smiling woman with short white hair, a white and gold sari with a rudraksha mala, and a white tilak on her forehead holds the camera. A smiling man in a white shirt and glasses stands at the back left. Seated at the centre are a young boy in a white striped sweater and a girl in a denim jacket. Behind the table, a woman with white hair wears a maroon top and necklace. Two women in traditional dress sit at the right: one in a yellow sari, one in a green patterned top with a smartwatch, and a woman in a maroon head turban with a red bead mala waves at the far right. The table holds pink roses, white flowers, a small deity figure and a plate of red and pink petals. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

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A group of seven people stands posed together in a room with wooden venetian blinds, beside a small shrine. Three women in traditional dress sit or stand at left, centre and right; one wears a white-and-gold sari, another a green embroidered kurta, and a third a yellow top with a white head covering. A man in a white shirt and glasses stands behind the centre group, and a young boy in a striped white sweater stands in front. On the shrine, a gilded deity murti with red and orange flower garlands sits in an arched frame, with a plaque reading KAILASA Rotorua New Zealand. An orange cloth with OM symbols drapes a low table holding brass bells, small oil lamps, a plate of offerings, flower petals and a water bottle. A laptop at lower right shows a video call of deity images.A selfie of two smiling women in front of a home shrine. The woman on the left has long grey hair, wears a navy top and a beaded rudraksha-style mala with a pendant. The woman on the right has white hair, clear-framed glasses, a white sanctified mark on her forehead, a white embroidered blouse and multiple rows of rudraksha beads. Behind them stands a gilded arched frame holding a deity murti with raised hand and colourful garments, decorated with red garlands on a maroon velvet backdrop. A paper sign reads KAILASA ROTORUA NEW ZEALAND, and a framed picture and small photograph sit on the altar below.2024-10-06A photograph of a shrine at KAILASA Rotorua, New Zealand. On the left, a smiling woman with short platinum-blonde hair and a red bindi, wearing a white top, holds her palms together in anjali. Behind her, a partly visible figure in red clothing. At centre, a golden murti of a deity seated on a gold-and-white base, draped with white and pink flower garlands, under a dark blue cloth with red pompom trim. Behind it, silver and green figures and a gold-toned backdrop. On the right, a gold sign reads KAILASA ROTORUA NEW ZEALAND and a framed photo of a smiling woman in red. Three or four people are visible in total.A photograph of a seated group during a puja in a room with white folding chairs visible beyond an open doorway. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a shawl sits on a white cloth beside a woman in red and gold; a bearded man in white kurta with glasses sits with hands together, and a woman in a red and gold sari sits with her palms pressed together. Further back, a woman in a sari and a girl in yellow sit on the floor. On the right, a gilded arched shrine framed with red flower garlands holds a deity murti, with a sign reading KAILASA Rotorua New Zealand. Brass plates, kalasha vessels, oil lamps, fruit and flowers are arranged on a red tray and a low table, and a laptop on the floor shows a screen.A selfie-style photo in a small room with a shrine. Behind a red and gold brocade-draped table stands a large framed depiction of a bearded man in a red turban, wearing layered garlands, gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, with a hand raised in blessing; a paper sign on the wall reads "KAILASA GENEVA". On the table sit a deity murti group with flower garlands, a brass plate with marigolds, pink petals and a leopard-print cloth. Two women are in the foreground: on the left, a smiling woman with a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and a white garment; on the right, an older white-haired woman in a white top with a red tilak and a rudraksha mala. Orange and maroon cloths hang on the poles at the sides.2024-09-10A group photo in a gold-walled shrine room labelled with a neon sign reading "Seattle Kailasa". Several white or cream deity statues in embroidered yellow and red garments with flower garlands stand on a raised platform, with a framed picture and fresh flowers beside them. A group of about fifteen people sits on grey carpet in front: children in light dresses, women in saris and a red kurta, and men in white kurtas, one wearing a rudraksha-style mala, another in a red patterned kurta. A yellow cloth and papers lie in the lower left corner.2024-01-22A group of eight women and a young girl pose together in a white-walled room before a decorated shrine. Behind them is a statue of a bearded sage wearing a red-orange turban and a garland of flowers and beads, seated on a pink-draped altar with flowers and offerings. A red-orange banner with a painted portrait of a turbaned man hangs above, flanked by two more flags. Women in orange and red-orange clothes, one in a pink patterned sari, one in a white shirt, and a woman with rudraksha beads sit close together smiling. The girl in a pink dress sits in front, and a woman with red bindi and orange top stands at the left.2023-07-03A group photo in a small temple room with gold-patterned walls and a neon sign reading "Team Seattle Kailasa". Three large deity murtis stand on a raised shrine, decorated with flower garlands; two taller figures with crowns flank the centre. Seated on the grey carpet, a mixed group of about fifteen people poses together, including several children and adults. Two men in front wear white dhoti and kurta. A man at right wears a red patterned kurta and white dhoti with gold border. A man near the centre wears a white shirt, rudraksha mala and white dhoti. A woman in an orange sari sits among them. A yellow cloth-covered table with papers and a green balloon are at lower left. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2024-01-22Indoor group photo at a KAILASA Melbourne gathering: a large seated statue of a guru-like figure in a black headpiece, ornate orange and green dress, and layered white and multicolored flower garlands sits at the centre, with a silver-toned hand raised in blessing. Around it, a crowd of adults and children in saris, salwar kameez, kurta and casual wear sits or kneels on a pink mat, several smiling and posing. A man in a grey shirt and white dhoti stands at left, and brass plates with offerings, flowers and small lamps lie in the foreground. A puja or Jayanthi celebration setting with a visible statue, not a living person.2021-12-28A close selfie-style photo of two smiling people in front of a small home shrine. On the left, a woman with a white vibhuti line on her forehead wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace. Beside her, a child in white clothes and red-framed glasses also smiles, with a white mark on the forehead. Behind them on a decorated altar, a statue of a figure wearing a red turban, white flower garland, rudraksha mala and a blue-and-white shawl stands among pink lilies and a red vase, with string lights, a brass lamp and a small Shivalinga on the table.A group of about sixteen people sits and kneels on a striped woven mat in a yellow-walled temple room, posing in front of altar figures. Behind them stand tall decorated deity murtis with crowns and garlands, and a garland of red and green flowers hangs across the top of the wall. In front, a puja tray holds fruit, sweets, brass plates and bowls, with a small lamp and a framed picture. A man in a bright orange robe with a dark turban stands in the back row beside a child in dark clothes holding a plate. Women wear orange, pink and green saris and salwar outfits, and a young woman in a green top holds a toddler on the right while a younger child sits nearby. Men in white shirts and grey shirts kneel at the front left.2021-04-27A 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.2024-07-07