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A worship ceremony in a temple hall with a white marble floor and gold-decorated shrines. A priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti stands at the center before a deity murti adorned with orange marigold garlands, with fruit offerings and a brass lamp on a table in front. Seated devotees on mats face the shrine: a woman in a blue sari, a woman in a green-and-gold sari, a woman in a teal patterned top with green headscarf, a man in white kurta, and a bare-chested man seated at right. Side shrines hold deity murtis, including a blue-backed arch with a trio of figures. A sign on a pedestal reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. A yagna-style ritual with puja offerings in progress.

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A donation box sign is visible at the right edge.2020-11-13Interior photo of a temple shrine room with gold-framed alcoves, teal and magenta drapes, and garlanded deity murtis on black pedestals. On the right a large decorated deity murti with red-and-gold garments and flower garlands sits above a black abhishekam basin. On the left a row of red-and-black figures wearing garlands stands along the wall. In the centre a woman in a white sari holds a lamp or puja item before a seated figure, while several women in saris sit on the floor before brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings. A white ceiling fan and a tripod-mounted camera stand nearby. No a person candidate is clearly visible.