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A shirtless man with a topknot sits cross-legged on the floor before a small shrine, draping an orange and gold cloth over a red-framed altar. He wears a white dhoti and sacred white markings on his arms and chest. Behind him stands a gilded arch wreathed in red and white flower garlands framing a deity murti, with an oil lamp burning on a silver plate. In front, rows of white trays hold dried fruits, nuts, sweets and sliced fruit arranged on a white cloth. A sign reads KAILASA Rotorua New Zealand. The setting is a plain room with wooden blinds.

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A photograph inside a small room at a KAILASA centre labelled Rotorua New Zealand. A bare-chested man with short dark hair kneels on a white cloth at left, wearing a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, with his hands resting in his lap. Behind him a gilded arched frame holds a pair of deity murtis draped in red and orange garlands, on a red-and-gold cloth covered altar. A printed sign reads KAILASA Rotorua New Zealand. Brass and steel ritual vessels, a bowl of orange and pink flowers, a small brass lamp, a cup and a bell sit on the floor and a low red table. Framed prints of a deity and of Shiva hang at right beside orange cloth hangings on the window blinds. A tripod-mounted camera stands in the foreground. The kneeling man is seated, not standing or holding a throne, and his appearance does not clearly match the a person cues, so the candidate is unsure.2024-06-09A photo of a shaved-headed... no, a man with a bun and beard seated cross-legged on a white cloth, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and shoulders, pouring liquid with a metal vessel over a small figurine standing in a silver bowl of yellow liquid on a red and marble stand. Behind him a gold arched frame garlanded with red and white flowers surrounds a golden deity murti of a couple, draped with a rust and gold cloth. A sign reads KAILASA Rotorua New Zealand. Nearby are a brass bell, small cups, a tray of pink petals and orange marigolds, and a framed picture of Shiva. The scene shows an abhishekam being performed by a priest with no clear visible identity cues.2024-06-09A man sits cross-legged on the floor in a shrine room, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes lowered, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha mala and a gold bangle. In front of him is a small puja setup on a red-and-white low table: a brass plate with lit incense sticks, a small brass oil lamp, a bottle of liquid, a wicker basket and an orange leaf. Behind it stands a gilded deity murti with a red-and-white flower garland, flanked by framed photographs including one labelled "Satya Sai Baba" and a placard reading "KAILASA Rotorua New Zealand". A maroon cloth with a gold bull motif hangs on the wall, and an ornate gold-and-red cloth drapes the altar. A carved wooden elephant stool holds a vase of white flowers.A bare-chested man with short dark hair, blue-rimmed glasses, rudraksha mala and white ritual dhoti kneels at left with palms pressed together in anjali before a shrine. Behind an arched gold frame strung with red and white garlands stand deity murtis in orange and purple garments, with a sign reading KAILASA Rotorua New Zealand beside them. A red and gold pedestal holds a brass kalasha, a small oil lamp, a bell, a silver bowl of offerings and a woven basket. The setting is a plain room with pale walls and a wooden door.2024-09-16A bare-chested man in white dhoti, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms and a rudraksha mala across his chest, performs puja at a small shrine. He stands at left with hands raised in a blessing gesture toward a blue-draped altar holding a small colourful deity murti with a staff, flanked by golden framed images of a divine couple decorated with red flower garlands. A sign reads2024-05-11Photo 82835572022-07-14 +1 copiesIndoor temple puja at a shrine altar draped in blue and pink cloth, with a deity murti adorned with a silver-embossed garland. Three priests with white sacred ash markings on their bodies sit and stand on a teal cloth. One standing priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl arranges lamps on a pink cloth; a seated priest on the right wears a rudraksha mala and bare chest; a seated priest on the left wears a white dhoti and white mask. Offerings on silver and brass trays include fruit, nuts, sweets, rose petals and a brass kalasha, with orange and red flowers on the altar. Rows of small lamps are lit on the cloth. This is a puja offering scene; no person here shows distinctive a person cues.2022-07-13 +1 copiesKAILASA in SanJose on 7/15/20192019-07-15 +1 copiesA temple puja scene with rows of brass bowls filled with coloured offerings, fruits, sweets, grains and nuts spread on a leopard-print cloth in the foreground. Two priests sit on the floor: the left one, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a sacred thread, looks to the side, while the right one, bare-chested with a white cloth over his shoulder and rudraksha-style beads, holds a ceremonial implement over a gold-coloured pedestal bearing a bowl of red and yellow flowers. Behind them stand deity murtis in ornate garments and garlands on a decorated altar, with a wall of pink and red roses, a copper vessel of roses, and a stone sculpture at right. A pair of brass lamps and folded red and gold cloth rest nearby. This appears to be a naivedyam offering for a puja.2022-07-14 +1 copiesA photo inside a temple shrine room with white marble floors and dark tiled platforms. A bare-chested priest with short dark hair and glasses, wearing a white dhoti with red-and-gold border and a rudraksha mala, stands at right holding a small ritual implement raised toward the upper wall. On the left, a golden lion-like carved figure stands above a black pedestal, with a deity murti and an orange-draped figure beside. Brass oil lamp, a platter of marigold garlands, bowls of offerings, fruit including apples and bananas, steel vessels, and a brass puja plate with incense sticks are arranged on the altar surfaces. A red-robed figure on a throne-like seat appears in the background.2024-06-19A bare-backed priest in a white dhoti and a cream-and-gold head cloth sits cross-legged on a red cloth, seen from behind, performing a puja. Before him is an altar with a deity murti flanked by golden figures, garlanded with yellow and red flower strands, and an orange drape hangs at the centre. A framed photograph in the upper left, labelled as a portrait, shows a man with a flower garland. Brass and steel bowls of food, fruit, flowers and sweets surround him on the floor, with small oil lamps set on tiered stands to the left.A priest seated on a red cloth with his back to the camera performs a puja before deity murtis decorated with flower garlands. He is bare-chested, wears a white dhoti and a cream-coloured head cloth, and has a sacred thread over his shoulder. Around him are brass bowls and plates of food offerings, fruit, flowers and betel leaves. A framed portrait with a flower garland sits on a small shrine at the upper left, and an orange cloth hangs on the left. Oil lamp stands and a gold-and-red silk backdrop complete the setting.