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A smiling woman with her hair up, wearing a white top and a pale green-bordered white sari, kneels at lower left holding a brass tray with a lit oil lamp, white flowers and red and yellow blossoms. Behind her stand two white marble deity murtis: the left one, with a flute, red-and-gold dhoti, pearl and gold necklaces and a yellow and white garland, and the right one in a purple silk sari with gold border, gold crown and a white and red garland. Orange-robed statues and a peacock feather appear at the far left.

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April 19 20222022-04-19Photo 99219722022-10-05 +1 copiesA bare-chested priest in the foreground holds a brass aarti lamp toward a pair of white marble deity murtis dressed in gold, purple and orange silk, garlanded with yellow and red flowers. The taller figure wears a golden crown and has a yellow shawl; the figure on the right wears a crown with a red flower, a multi-strand gold and pearl necklace and a colourful striped sari, holding a pink flower. Behind them, seated dark-stone figures wear orange cloth and flower garlands against a concrete block wall. The scene reads as a puja at a temple shrine.2025-07-11Indoor temple shrine with yellow-painted walls and a pink patterned rug. Several life-sized painted statues stand on a raised platform: a figure in a red-orange robe with a gold crown and garland, a deity murti in teal sari with a gold crown, and a deity in dark red robes with a gold crown and red beaded necklace. A long-haired girl in a mustard-yellow kurta stands at left holding a gold plate with a lamp, while a seated person in gold clothing with bangles performs puja at a low silver tray with brass vessels and flowers. Marigold and multicolour garlands hang above the shrine, and peacock feathers decorate the altar.2024-10-01Photo 99216022022-04-09 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 6/11/20222022-06-11 +1 copiesPhoto 82907362022-10-11 +1 copiesPhoto 82852922022-04-09 +1 copiesA woman with long grey hair, wearing a white sari with small floral print, bends forward and touches a tall black Shivalinga set on a dark stone peetha in a temple shrine. Behind her stand golden deity murtis: a figure in a crown and red garment at centre, a goddess in red sari with a gold crown and garlands, and two attendant figures with garlands, one in a black turban and green-pink garment, the other in an orange turban and maroon dress with rudraksha malas. Yellow cloth sacks rest at the base, with a small golden kalasha-like pyramid and small gold statues in front. Red drapes and ornate arches frame the scene.2022-10-05 +1 copiesJanuary 24 20242024-01-24KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 4/9/20222022-04-09 +1 copiesA woman in a cream and gold sari with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles stands at left, holding a brass tray of lit oil lamps toward dark murti statues adorned with red and orange flower garlands. A central black deity murti holds a staff and wears a red-and-orange turban and red garment. Right, a crowned black murti wears a gold crown and pink garment. Red and yellow flower petals and marigolds cover the altar, with gold carved lion-like figures and gold drapery in the background. Aarti is being performed before the deities.