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Group photograph inside the KAILASA Toronto Canada temple room during a puja. A sign on the central table reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. Behind them, gold-framed shrines hold deity murtis, including a central figure decorated with a garland of red and white flowers. In front, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of offerings. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shawl holds a sheet and stands near a tray of fruit. On the right, women in white and colourful saris stand around the table holding brass plates of flowers, fruit and sweets. Brass lamps, kalasha-like vessels and floral arrangements fill the altar table. A visible placard or sheet is held by a man at the left-centre. Approximately 15 people visible.

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Indoor temple ritual at KAILASA Toronto, Canada. A shaven-headed priest in an orange turban and white dhoti, with a gold-and-white shawl and a rudraksha-style bead garland, stands at left holding a brass vessel. Behind him, a table is draped with blue and purple cloths. Centre stage, a large golden shrine features a deity murti decorated with garlands, with a sign reading KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. A central altar table is covered in red cloth holding fruit, flower offerings, dishes and rows of small covered containers. At right, a woman in a cream-and-yellow sari stands with hands in anjali mudra, and a line of women in saris and salwar kameez, including a young girl in pink, stand with palms pressed together in devotion. Golden arched shrine niches with deities frame the hall.A temple interior with gold-painted walls and arches. A priest with a bare back and white dhoti with yellow border stands at a table, wearing an orange turban and holding a ritual vessel, with sacred ash marks on his chest and arms. Along the right, a row of women in saris, several with hands pressed in prayer, watch the rite. Red-draped tables hold fruit, brass vessels, flower garlands and rows of small covered containers. At the centre is a black Shiva lingam decorated with flower garlands, and a deity murti sits above in the shrine with a sign reading KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. A child in pink stands at right. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam ritual. a person is not clearly identifiable among the visible people.A photograph inside the KAILASA Toronto temple shows a shrine with gold-framed arches, a golden deity murti, and a large black Shivalinga-style form draped in a blue and white cloth on a central altar. A bamboo-pole flag stands before the altar. Brass pots, lamps, plates of fruit and vegetables, and red-draped tables hold flowers and offerings. On the left, an older man with a cap and shawl and another man stand with palms pressed together. On the right, several women in saris and a white-clad woman stand with hands folded in namaste. A sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. No identifiable a person is visible.A photograph inside the KAILASA Toronto temple during a ritual. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with a saffron-orange turban and white dhoti with gold border faces the shrine, his back to the camera, a sacred thread across his shoulder. Tables draped in red and green cloth hold brass plates, trays of oranges, sweets, flowers, garlands and rows of small covered steel containers. Behind them about a dozen devotees, mostly women in saris, stand with palms pressed together in prayer. The gold-framed shrine holds a deity murti adorned with garlands, with a sign reading KAILASA Toronto Canada above it, and flanking deity figures in gold niches. Blue drapes frame the central altar.A photograph inside a temple hall with yellow-painted walls, where a group of priests and devotees stand before a row of painted deity murtis and a sign reading KAILASA Toronto Canada on a purple draped backdrop. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold borders and gold necklaces and maroon or orange headwear stand behind offering trays, one holding a tray of red flower petals. In the foreground, two women in saris, one in purple and one in maroon with a green blouse, hold trays of marigold petals and rose petals. Behind them are heaps of limes, apples and bananas, and a large garland of marigolds hangs beside a gold arched frame. No figure in the scene is identified as a person.A photograph inside the KAILASA Toronto temple hall, with gold-painted walls, ornate gold arches and a golden shrine with deity murtis, including a central figure in red and gold. In the foreground a priest in white dhoti with gold border and a saffron turban stands bare-chested, holding a red cloth, with a rudraksha mala. Behind him several tables draped in maroon and red cloths hold brass plates, a brass vessel, fruit, small oil lamps in rows, colourful folded cloths and garlands. A group of women and children stand in front, several with palms pressed together in namaskar; the woman at right wears a cream and gold sari. a person is not visibly identifiable in this image.April 07 20242024-04-07A photograph inside the KAILASA Toronto temple hall with a white marble floor and gold-framed shrine niches. A priest with a saffron-orange head wrap, bare upper body with white markings, white dhoti with yellow border and a beaded mala stands at left with palms pressed together, facing a draped maroon offering table laden with brass plates, orange fruit, flowers and rows of small brass cups. Behind, several women in white, cream and pink saris and a few men stand before a large gold shrine with a deity murti and a sign reading KAILASA TORONTO. A woman in a cream sari with a shawl stands at right beside another maroon-draped table. Red and white flower garlands hang on the shrine.A puja is performed in a temple hall with gold-framed shrines and deity murtis behind. A yellow sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. Several people sit on mats around a gold-draped altar holding a kalasha with mango leaves, lamps, flowers and rose petals. A bare-chested man with white body markings and a tilak in white and gold dhoti sits at right, offering petals. A man at left wears a saffron turban and dark-rimmed glasses and holds his hands in namaste. Women in cream and yellow saris and a purple sari take part, and brass pots of coconuts and offerings sit at right. A gold throne with a red curtain stands empty behind the altar.Photograph inside a temple shrine room with gold-carved walls and a sign reading KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. A woman in a green and maroon silk sari stands at left, bending over a table of offerings, pouring rice or grain into a brass vessel. Beside her, a woman in a green sari with gold border holds a small brass lamp. At right, a bare-chested man with white tilak on his forehead and a white dhoti with orange border holds a brass implement during puja. The table holds fruit including bananas, oranges, grapes and a pineapple, brass plates with rose petals, a brass kalasha-style lamp, and a coconut-shaped offering. Red and black decorative items hang on the back wall, and marigold garlands decorate a deity murti at right.2024-05-10A group photograph inside a temple hall with gold-painted carved pillars and a golden arched shrine framing a deity murti decorated with red garlands. Many devotees stand in front of the shrine holding brass plates of fruit, offerings and small lamps. Women wear saris in green, pink, red, yellow and orange, and a few men wear white dhoti. A boy in white kurta and a girl in red dress stand near the front. A table holds banana leaves, bowls and fruit offerings. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd, so no candidate is marked.2024-12-10A photograph of an indoor temple room with a concrete block wall and exposed ceiling ducts. On the left, a dark stone deity murti is draped in red and gold cloth and garlanded with green and white flowers, with a sign reading "KAILASA TORONTO CANADA" in front. Brass lamps, a silver-toned plate of fruit, bowls of offerings and a tray of flowers sit on a purple cloth on the altar. Centre, a group of women in saris and salwar kameez, one in an orange and gold sari, stand together extending hands toward the altar in worship, with a young girl in green beside them. Behind the altar, a golden Nataraja murti in a dancing pose stands before a maroon curtain, with additional murtis and a row of seated figures along the right wall.2024-10-10