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A man in a light patterned short-sleeved shirt, grey checked trousers and dark socks stands in a hall with a white marble floor and yellow walls, cupping his hands over his face toward a brass lamp held by a bare-chested priest in white dhoti at left. A woman in a cream floral dress stands behind him. Behind them are rows of orange-draped black stone lingams and a deity murti with a crown and a pink-clad figure beside it. A brass lamp with a bright flame is held in a brass plate, and a white tilak marks the man's forehead.

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A priest, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a yellow sacred thread on his wrist, holds a brass aarti plate with a lit oil lamp flame toward a devotee. A woman in a navy and white geometric-print kurta, with gold bangles and necklace, stands with palms pressed together and eyes lowered in prayer. Behind her, a woman in a mustard-yellow kurta and black leggings stands with hands folded. Several people stand in the background in a hall with white marble floor, and rows of dark murti statues with orange garments sit on shelves against a gold wall.2025-07-20Photo 11729609A photograph inside a large hall with white marble floor and yellow walls, where a devotee in a white sari with gold border holds a lit oil lamp on a brass plate toward a man in a blue and white striped polo shirt and glasses who is cupping his hands over the flame. Behind them a man in a dark t-shirt stands with palms pressed together, and a woman in a yellow kurta also stands with joined hands. On the left, a black stone deity murti is decorated with orange marigold garlands, and orange-clad figures are visible near the shelves. Hands of another person in white are visible in the lower left foreground.2025-07-20A photograph of a devotional aarti in a temple hall with orange-robed statues on shelves behind. In the foreground a bald man with a bare upper body and white dhoti holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp toward a woman in a grey-and-white geometric-print tunic and gold necklace, who stands with her palms pressed together. Beside her a man in a white shirt holds his hands together in front of him. Further back a woman in yellow and another in a black t-shirt stand watching. Smoke haze hangs in the air under fluorescent ceiling lights.2025-07-20January 24 20242024-01-24KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/29/20222022-05-29 +1 copiesIndoor temple ritual in a bright hall with yellow-tan walls and exposed ceiling fixtures. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with sacred ash markings holds a lit aarti lamp raised toward a black stone altar. Beside him, another bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and ash marks stands with palms pressed together. On the left, a figure in orange robes with a red flower garland stands near a brass offering table with a lamp and gold vessels. Behind them a crowd of devotees stands in white, teal, pink and yellow clothing, and a row of dark deity murtis lines the back wall. Brass bells, plates and orange cloth sit on a white table in the foreground.A photograph of an indoor ritual in a large hall with bare concrete block walls, exposed ceiling pipes and fluorescent lights. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala and white sacred markings on his arms and chest holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a brass bell overhead. Beside him a woman in white holds a brass lamp, and a black lingam with pink flowers sits on a yellow cloth. On the left a man in an orange robe with a red-and-white garland stands with hands folded. Behind them, people in saris and kurtas stand with palms pressed together, including a woman in turquoise, a woman in a red sari and a man in white. Along the back wall a row of black sculptures in ornate robes and tall crowns is displayed, along with a red banner and a garland-decorated figure. Devotees are gathered in prayer during a puja.Photo 82861602022-05-24 +1 copiesA priest bare-chested in a white dhoti with a green-and-gold border stands at a shrine room, holding out a brass bowl and a small pot on a tray toward a woman in an olive-green embroidered sari who receives it with cupped hands. Behind them a second man in white stands near golden deity murti and a tall painted figure on a shelf, with yellow curtains and a cinder-block wall. A brass lamp sits on the floor at lower left.2021-11-05Photo 82834972022-05-29 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a spacious hall with yellow walls and white marble floor, where several devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A woman in a red floral kurta holds a small brass vessel and raises her hand to her head, appearing to receive blessings from a priest in white dhoti with a gold border at the right edge. A woman in a lavender-bordered white saree and a woman in a green floral tunic stand at left, and a man in a black striped shirt and grey trousers stands center-right. Behind them a robed figure in white stands near a shrine area with deity murtis and altar items. Visible people are roughly ten, including partially visible figures in the background.