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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.

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A small indoor room with a wooden shelf of framed photos and statues behind seated devotees during a group puja. On the left, a large printed image on a stand shows a figure in a red-orange turban and saffron robes wearing a garland, with a microphone stand beside it; it is a depiction on a screen or print, not a person present. A low table holds flowers, brass vessels and a laptop. Around a white cloth on the floor, several people sit: an older woman in white, a woman in cream dress holding a brass tray, a woman in a patterned sari, and people in white in the foreground. A man in a white shirt sits against the back wall near the glass doors. Brass plates, a tray of small ritual items and a red tray are arranged on the floor.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.2024-06-09KAILASA MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA on 12/28/20212021-12-28Photo of a seated group performing a Mahalakshmi puja in a room with cream walls and framed posters. Around ten devotees sit cross-legged on mats and striped rugs, many with eyes closed in meditation. A woman in a red saree with white flowers in her hair and a yellow-green border sits in the foreground beside brass thalis holding rose petals, fruit and oil lamps. Women in white, blue and purple saris and a man in cream clothes with a shawl sit nearby. On the left, a deity murti in orange and green garlands sits on a draped altar, with a framed picture and a brass lamp stand. A television on the right shows a grid of online participants, and a patterned throne-like seat sits beside it. Oil lamps glow on the front-left tray.2020-11-14Indoor puja at a temple space with a purple cloth laid on the floor and covered with fruit trays, oranges, bananas, grapes, sweets and foil-covered dishes. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits centre-front with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a shrine. Three seated devotees behind him, two in light clothes and one in a dark shirt, also join palms. Behind the priest stands a golden deity murti in green and orange garments garlanded with marigolds and flowers, with an oil lamp nearby. A laptop sits on a folding table at right, and a pink-robed deity figure appears at far left. No a person candidate is visible, only a priest.2019-07-15 +1 copiesA photograph inside a white tent set up for a puja. At the left, a decorated altar with a deity murti, brass lamps, fruit, flowers and garlanded offerings stands before a large printed backdrop of a banyan tree. On the right, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a beaded necklace holds a microphone while seated on a striped and patterned mat, with others seated beside him in white and maroon clothing, hands folded in prayer. Row of seated devotees and a standing woman in yellow sari behind them, along with woven fruit baskets, wrapped bundles and banana bunches in the foreground. The scene suggests a devotional gathering or puja.2024-04-14Photo 66795452022-08-05 +1 copiesFeb 5 2022 sripuram2022-02-05A home shrine room during a puja, with a shirtless priest in white dhoti seated on a red and striped mat before a tray of fruit, brass bowls, and offerings. A woman in a floral kurta and white trousers sits cross-legged facing him, and a second woman in a green patterned top and purple skirt wearing a face mask sits to the right. Brass oil lamps stand on the mat, and a flat-screen TV on a cabinet shows video participants. On the altar at right, a large framed portrait shows a seated figure in red with a garland and hands raised, flanked by a golden throne-like frame, and a small deity murti in a glass case sits on the left altar with framed pictures and a green-clad image beside it.2021-11-04KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/15/20192019-07-15 +1 copiesA 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.KAILASA SINGAPORE on 10/9/20212021-10-09 +1 copies