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Indoor shrine display photographed straight on, with a golden-yellow checked silk cloth covering a long altar table. A sign on the yellow wall reads KAILASA SAINT LOUIS USA. At centre stands a small bronze-toned standing figure in a copper-coloured crown, wearing a multi-strand pearl and colored-bead garland with a red pendant over a maroon garment, hand raised in blessing. To the left is a larger bronze figure in an orange turban with pearl trim, a gold bead necklace and a red-and-green embroidered garment, holding a hand near its chest. To the right, a carved bronze arch frames a deity with a pink silk sash draped over its arm, and a potted grey-green plant sits beside the central figure. No people are visible.

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A bronze-toned statue of a standing male figure on a metal pedestal, dressed in a maroon-red dhoti and shawl with a maroon turban topped by a gold-trimmed band and a pink flower. The statue wears a jewelled gold waist ornament with red and white stones and a beaded necklace, its right hand raised in a blessing gesture. Pink flower petals are scattered at its base. Two terracotta lamps with oil and wicks flank it on a red-and-brown patterned cloth, along with a white flower arrangement in a glass vase. A gold backdrop displays a red-and-white sign reading KAILASA ST LOUIS. No physical people are visible.2024-05-11A small copper-toned statue of a standing sadhu-style figure stands on a footed brass pedestal on a red and maroon checked altar cloth. The statue wears a maroon turban topped with an orange band and a pink flower, a maroon shawl, and a gold and red-jeweled waist belt with a red gem drop, and a jeweled necklace. Its right hand is raised in a blessing gesture. 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