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A photograph of a shrine room with a large backdrop showing a snow-capped mountain peak at sunrise. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, stands at left with his arm extended toward the altar. On the altar, a deity murti dressed in red and gold with a garland and a turban-like crown sits before the mountain backdrop, flanked by a framed colourful painting of a goddess seated on a lotus with raised hands. Offerings of fruit and flowers, brass lamps and a small kalasha sit on a draped table with a sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. Puja is being performed.

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A photograph of a shrine room with yellow walls and a large backdrop of a snow-capped mountain. A bare-chested man with short dark hair, wearing a white dhoti and a thin sacred thread, stands at left facing the altar and holds a lamp or puja item toward a framed picture of a goddess seated on a pink lotus with a child. On the altar, a figure in red and gold robes, with a turban, rudraksha-style beads and a flower garland, sits before offerings including fruit, brass vessels, flowers and a small bowl. A sign on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN. Other framed photos, a small brass lamp and tiger-striped cloth are visible.2024-04-09A shirtless man in white dhoti stands with his back to the camera at a home altar, holding a small lamp or incense toward a shrine. Before him stands a framed printed image of a goddess in red and gold with lotuses and a halo, and beside it a large backdrop of a snow-capped mountain face. On the altar table draped in red and gold cloth, a painted figure in saffron-red robes with a saffron turban, rudraksha-style garlands of red and white flowers, and gold armbands sits before the mountain backdrop. Brass pots, bowls, a kalasha-like vessel, fruit, flowers and a snow globe are arranged on the table. A white paper sign on the table reads KAILASA TAIWAN. The scene reads as a puja being performed.Indoor shrine photo labelled KAILASA TAIWAN on a sign at the altar. A shirtless male priest in white dhoti and cloth stands at left, arm extended, performing a puja over the altar. The altar is draped in red and gold brocade with a tiger-stripe cloth on the tier. A framed portrait of Lakshmi seated on a lotus stands at left. At centre, a framed image of a seated man in an orange-red shawl and orange turban wears a garland of red and white flowers and a gold necklace; it is a printed depiction rather than a physical person, and the image does not establish an identity. Brass lamps, fruit, flowers and offerings sit on the altar. Behind is a large mountain backdrop of snowy peaks, and a potted plant sits on a side table at right.2024-08-11A bare-chested man in white dhoti with his back to the camera raises a lit oil lamp toward a shrine in Taiwan. The shrine sits before a large backdrop of a snow-lit mountain face. On the altar are a framed goddess print in red and gold with lotuses, a seated figure in red and gold garments with a crown-like headdress and garlands, flowers, brass vessels, a mango and a small sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. A seated figure in red shawl, with garlands and a turban, sits at the right of the altar as a portrait or statue; the portrait itself carries no caption. The setting suggests a Laghu Puja performed as part of the daily Nithyotsavam.2024-08-07A shirtless man in white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, arm extended, holding a small ritual implement toward an altar. Behind the altar hangs a large mountain backdrop with snowy slopes. On the altar sits a standing cutout figure in a red and gold shawl, orange turban, and layered garlands, beside a framed painting of Lakshmi seated on a lotus, a framed photograph, brass lamps, flowers, and a placard reading KAILASA TAIWAN. The setting is a yellow-walled room with a red and gold cloth draped over the altar table.2024-01-09A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, raising a small lamp or vessel toward a shrine. The altar is backed by a large mountain backdrop with snow-capped, sunlit rock faces. On the shrine, a lamplit framed picture shows a goddess in red and gold seated on a lotus with raised hands, and a depiction of a turbaned figure in a red-and-gold shawl wearing a garland and rudraksha mala is displayed as a cutout. Marigold and tulsi-like greenery, fruit, flowers and brass vessels surround the altar, and a white sign on a red-and-gold brocade cloth reads KAILASA TAIWAN.A shirtless man in white dhoti and cloth wrap stands at a shrine, pointing toward a framed image of Goddess Lakshmi seated on a pink lotus with gold ornaments. Beside her, a life-size statue of a bearded, smiling sage in a red-and-gold shawl wears a crown, a garland of flowers and rudraksha malas, and is shown with a raised hand. A printed sign on the altar table reads KAILASA TAIWAN. The altar holds brass vessels, oil lamps, flowers, fruit and offerings on a tiger-striped cloth, with a mountain backdrop behind. The statue and framed portrait depict a figure with a crown and rudraksha, but the statue is a depiction and not a person.A shirtless man in white dhoti stands with his back to the camera at a home shrine, offering a ritual gesture toward a framed deity image of a goddess seated on a pink lotus. Beside it a seated figure in a red shawl and rudraksha garlands sits before a backdrop of a snow-capped mountain; a table set with brass plates, fruit, flowers and oil lamps, and a placard reading KAILASA TAIWAN, stands in front. Framed photographs and a potted plant complete the room with yellow walls and a patterned floor.2024-10-08A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at left, facing a home altar and raising his hand toward a framed deity image. The altar before a large mountain backdrop shows a framed goddess in red and gold with lotuses, a seated life-size figure in maroon and gold shawl with a garland of red and white flowers and a saffron-and-gold turban, a sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN on a zebra-patterned cloth, brass vessels, a kalasha-style offering, potted plants, fruit, flower vases and framed photographs. The scene suggests a puja at a Kailasa shrine.2024-10-06A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at a home altar, facing it from behind and pointing a stick or incense toward the shrine. A framed color print of a goddess with a lotus and a red-orange halo sits left of centre, beside a small framed photo. On the right, a large portrait of a bearded man in a red and gold shawl, with a crown-like headpiece, rudraksha mala and flower garland, has hands raised in namaskar. The backdrop is a large photo of a snow-capped mountain face lit gold. The altar holds brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels, a plate of offerings, green leaves, a tiger-striped cloth and a white sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN.A bare-chested man in white dhoti and an upper cloth performs a puja from behind, extending a lit oil lamp toward an altar. The altar holds a large framed painting of a bearded figure with a red and gold turban, garlanded in red and white flowers, wearing a red shawl with gold border, and a framed painting of a goddess seated on a lotus in red and yellow tones. A mountain backdrop shows a snowy peak with rocky orange-lit faces. A table is draped in maroon and gold cloth, with brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, a bell-like brass object, fruit and flowers. A card on the table reads KAILASA TAIWAN. The scene shows an oil lamp aarti at a home altar setting.A photograph of a shirtless priest with short dark hair and a white dhoti performing puja in a yellow-walled room. He stands on the left with his right arm extended, holding a small lamp toward a shrine. Behind the shrine hangs a large mountain backdrop showing a snow-capped peak. On the shrine table, a seated figure with a red-and-gold turban, red shawl and white floral garlands is set among brass vessels, plates and offerings. Beside it sit a framed picture of a goddess in red with a lotus and a framed image of a seated sage. A paper sign on the table reads KAILASA TAIWAN. Red and gold brocade covers the table, and a patterned carpet lies on the floor.