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A photograph inside a temple shrine hall with gold-framed arched niches holding black and gold deity murtis, one with a red and white silk garment and a crown, another dressed in white with a tall crown. In the centre, a golden-framed altar with a purple and blue drape and a seated figure garlanded with flowers. A standing priest in an orange-brown and maroon garment holds a silver tray with a kalasha and offerings, beside a black stone shivalinga-like form on a tiled platform. Folded silk cloths in pink, green and white are arranged on a table to the right, and a second cloth-covered table sits to the left. Some text appears at the top edge of the frame.

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A temple shrine room with gilded arched niches holding deity murtis, including a central figure on a raised golden throne-like altar draped in red and white cloth. Two men stand at left: the foreground priest is bare-chested with a white sacred thread, wearing a maroon dhoti and a red cloth on his head, holding a brass tray of offerings, while a second man in a white dhoti stands beside him. In the foreground centre, a dark stone linga sits on a black pedestal, surrounded by folded cloths in red, green and white laid out on a table at right. Dark purple drapes frame the top of the shrine, and an exit sign is visible on the wall. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam being prepared.2024-12-05A photograph of a temple shrine room with gold-framed arched niches holding black stone deity murtis, and a central altar draped in purple and blue fabric. In the foreground a standing priest in a rust-coloured dhoti and saffron-brown shawl pours liquid from a vessel beside a brass tray of offerings. A large black stone shivalinga sits on a dark base in the centre, decorated with orange and white garlands, while stacks of folded cloth in pink, green and white lie on the right. The priest is the only physical person visible.2024-12-05A temple shrine room with gold-framed arches and black pedestals holding deity murtis. In the centre, a large shrine with a figure in red and white garments and garlands sits above a golden arch with a red cloth draped over it. Two men stand at left: one bare-chested in a red dhoti with a striped headband, the other in white dhoti with a shawl, both attending a puja table with brass vessels, flowers and cloth. Lying prostrate on the floor in the foreground is a devotee in a dark garment, with folded colourful textiles laid out on the right. A blue and purple curtain hangs behind the shrine.2024-12-05KAILASA LUXEMBOURG on 2/3/20222022-02-03A priest in a white dhoti and a blue-green turban stands bare-chested at the left of a temple shrine, facing a central Shiva lingam set on a white-draped altar with a silver kalasha and brass lamps. Behind the lingam, a gilded arch frames a large murti of a deity with a crown and garlands in red and white. Purple velvet drapes hang at the sides of a black-tiled dais. Gold-painted statues and carved arches surround the sanctum, with a deity figure in green and red on the left and a dark figure with a trident on the right. A small white sign reading KAILASA TORONTO CANADA sits on the dais. Along the bottom edge, a maroon banner reads KAILASA TORONTO.Temple shrine photograph with several deity murtis dressed in garlands and jewelry. Left, a murti with a green crown and marigold garland stands beside a central golden peetha with a gilded arch. Right, a dark-faced goddess murti in pink and gold sits on a lotus-like seat with a crown. A bare-backed priest in white dhoti stands at left, facing the shrine. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha, and offering plates sit on a side table, and a large dark stone object with a yellow-and-gold garment is in the foreground.2022-02-07A priest with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a sacred thread, performs puja at a temple altar. He raises a feathered fan or chamara above the deities. Several golden-framed deity murtis stand on a raised gold platform, adorned with garlands of orange and yellow flowers and jewelled crowns. Oil lamps sit before them, and tall decorated kalasha-style columns rise behind. A black stone form on the left is also garlanded. The setting is a temple hall with a red curtain backdrop.2022-02-04Interior of a temple shrine with a central deity murti seated on an ornate peetha draped with a dark maroon cloth bearing a gold emblem, with a chain-like ornament and a decorated gold and red figure. Behind it stands a gilded arched backdrop with carved relief panels, a red and gold garland-decked figure, and a deity with a long crown and dark blue skin on a side panel. Purple velvet drapes frame the shrine, and a black-and-white tiled floor with a small silver-grey object sits at the base. No people are visible.Interior photo of a temple shrine with gold-framed arches, black stone floors and red draped altar tables. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and tilak stands at left, holding a garland, beside a red and yellow cloth bundle. A central deity murti with a crown, garlands and a red-and-pink sari-like dress stands above a black Shivalinga draped in green cloth, garlanded with white and orange flowers. Trays of fruit, apples, oranges and bananas and metal plates of offerings sit on the orange-draped table at right. Small signs reading KAILASA TORONTO CANADA are placed beside the shrine. Other deity figures, including a black Ganesha and a figure in purple, line the walls.2024-10-30A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a shirtless man in a white dhoti standing on a gold-coloured platform, raising a ritual vessel toward a central deity idol decorated with flower garlands and a blue-and-gold cloth. Behind him stand several deity murtis in ornate gold-framed niches, with red and gold drapery, colourful bunting and multi-coloured cloth. A large dark stone murti in the foreground wears a red and gold garment and bead ornaments, with a silver bowl in the lower right. The scene suggests an abhishekam or aarti being performed. No a person is visible.2022-02-08KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/30/20212021-01-30A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-painted arches and carved pillars. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a dark border stands at left, holding a lit lamp or tray toward a large black linga draped in garlands, with a deity murti in a red and gold niche behind it. Purple velvet drapes frame the central shrine. Statues of deities in dark and colourful garments stand in side niches, and a tiled floor lies at the base. The priest appears to be performing an aarti or puja at the altar.2024-09-07