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A small temple shrine with yellow walls and red steps holds a black Shiva lingam draped in a green and gold silk cloth and garlanded with pink and multicoloured flowers. Two black deity murtis flank it, one adorned with yellow marigold garlands and a red cloth. A woman in a cream sari sits in the foreground lighting an oil lamp at a brass-plated offering table with small brass lamps, plates and a pink-cloth gift. Two girls in orange or red dresses sit nearby watching, and a child is partly visible at left. Orange cloth and green leaves hang at the right edge.

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A photograph inside a small whitewashed shrine room with a yellow-ochre wall and a window at upper left. A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari, with a vibhuti mark on her forehead, holds a brass bell and a small plate, seated on the floor at left. Three girls sit cross-legged beside her: one in an orange dress holding a brass plate, one in a cream and gold skirt playing a small hand cymbal, and one in an orange outfit with a braid. In front of them is a brass tray with rotis and plates of offerings, a brass cup, and a steel vessel. At right stands a large black Shivalingam dressed with a pink and orange marigold garland, a green brocade cloth, rudraksha beads and yellow flowers. The scene appears to be a morning puja with bells, offerings and prayers.A small shrine niche interior with a golden-yellow painted wall. Four arched alcoves with ornate silver-toned frames and magenta cloth backdrops hold dark stone murtis. At left, a black Ganesha-form murti wears a yellow marigold garland. Next, a black linga with a horizontal white-and-red tilak stripe sits on a peetha draped in red cloth, with a yellow flower garland. Third, a dark standing deity murti in teal and orange dhoti-style cloth wears a yellow marigold garland and holds a trident-like object. At right, a dark murti in an orange sari-style garment wears a pink garland. A golden seated figure in meditation pose, wearing a pink garland, sits in front on a pink ledge with brass oil lamps and scattered petals. No physical people are visible.2024-11-09Interior shrine photograph showing several sculpted deity murtis set in arched niches against a gold-painted wall. Dark stone figures are garlanded with yellow marigold and orange flower malas. The central Shiva linga sits on a red pedestal draped in a pink and green silk cloth, with a red-and-white tilak marking on its front. To the right, a standing figure is clad in pink and green silk. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, a small brass vessel, and a metal trident stand on a white altar cloth in the foreground. No people are visible.2025-02-23A shrine niche with decorated murtis, photographed in a room with yellow-ochre walls. In the centre, a golden-skinned statue of a seated female figure in a red and orange sari, hands joined in namaskar, wears a pink flower garland and a red and gold necklace, seated on a green draped seat. In front, a black Shiva linga wrapped with a green and gold silk cloth and garlanded with pink, yellow and purple flowers, marked with white tripundra lines. To the right, a black stone figure in pink dress with a yellow flower garland and white flowers, and to the left a smaller black figure in pink with flower garlands. Piles of yellow and pink flowers and fruit fill the lower right corner. Statues only, no living people visible; a white electrical cord and sockets appear on the wall. Hindu puja and abhishekam-style offerings are displayed.Interior of a temple shrine with gold-painted walls and arched niches framed in ornate gilt. Several black stone deity murtis are decorated with yellow marigold and pink flower garlands. The central murti is a black stone linga draped in a turquoise cloth with a gold-bordered maroon hem, adorned with a silver-toned face mask and necklace. Flanking murtis include a golden-hued figure in pink and red, a dark figure in pink cloth, and a dark figure in an orange-yellow sari. Small oil lamps with flames sit on a white cloth at the front alongside a red book, a small brass vessel and flower offerings. No people are visible.2025-12-06Photograph of a temple shrine with several deity murtis in carved gold-framed niches against a yellow wall. On the left, a black Ganesha statue wears a yellow marigold garland and sits before pink cloth. In the centre, a black Shiva linga with three horizontal white lines and a silver face is draped in a pink flower garland and sits on a blue and purple cloth, with a brass trident placed in front. On the right, a black standing deity in an orange and white cloth wears a yellow garland and holds a staff, and a second black figure beside it is decorated with yellow flowers and green leaves. In the lower left a golden figure in yellow sari wears a pink garland, and oil lamps are lit in the foreground. No people are present.A photograph inside a gold-painted temple shrine. On the left stands a smiling person in an orange-and-saffron turban and orange-striped saffron wrap, with a long multicolour flower garland and a rudraksha-style orange-beaded necklace; they are not clearly identifiable, so this is a person in ritual dress. Three shrine niches hold dark stone deity murtis: the central one is a Shiva lingam with three horizontal tripundra lines, draped in a pink-and-teal silk cloth with marigold and mixed flower garlands, flanked by two dark figures in red and green saris with orange marigold garlands. A white ceiling fan and electrical sockets are visible on the wall.2025-02-21Photograph of a Hindu temple shrine during a Varalakshmi puja. A woman in a green-and-gold sari with a red border stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a decorated deity murti dressed in a red and gold silk sari with jewelled necklaces and flower garlands. Two more devotees are visible at right: one in a green-and-blue sari kneeling and holding a lamp, another partly seen. Behind them, dark stone deity murtis are adorned with white flower garlands, gold ornaments and coloured silks. Coconuts and white flowers lie in front of the central murti. Lamps stand on brass stands against a yellow wall.2022-08-05 +1 copiesInterior shrine photo of a temple wall with gold-painted plaster and several arched niches framed in ornate gilt. A black stone Ganesha on the left wears a pink flower garland and a yellow-orange cloth. The centre niche holds a small deity murti draped in green silk with a pink garland. A golden seated figure with folded hands in a red and orange garment and pink garland sits on a red pedestal, flanked by two brass oil lamps. A black deity murti on the right wears a pink garland and gold ornaments. Far right, a dark deity murti in a green sari with white flower garlands. Scattered rose petals lie on the red floor, and a brass plate holds petals at the lower right.2024-11-20A photograph of a temple shrine with a golden-painted wall and several black stone murtis set in arched niches. On the left, a seated black stone deity with a yellow marigold garland. In the centre, a seated figure in a red-and-gold sari with a pink flower garland. Next, a standing black stone deity with yellow and white flower garlands and a pink shawl. At the right, a black stone deity in an orange cloth draped with pink flower garlands and a green-stemmed headdress of limes. In front, a black stone Shivalinga-like murti with a pink garland and a blue silk cloth, a trident hangs on the wall, and a white cardboard box sits on the base. No people are visible.A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and face mask performs abhishekam on a black stone Shivalingam set on a dark granite yoni peetha inside a temple shrine. Behind him stand decorated deity murtis draped in red and white garlands, with a green garland on one figure, and a lit oil lamp at right. At left a woman in a green sari and black face mask stands with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a brass tray of offerings, and incense smoke rises. A phone on a stand films the ritual at lower right, and steel bowls and a pot sit on the floor.2021-03-11KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/11/20212021-03-11