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Photograph of a ritual offering setup on a raised stone platform inside a temple-like shrine. In the foreground, a brass thali holds green okra-like vegetables, a small mound of white cooked rice in a brass bowl, and a bowl of brownish paste. Beside it stands a brass vessel filled with dark liquid on a white tray, with a lit oil lamp in a small brass dish and another standing brass oil lamp with a black handle. A brass kalasha-like pot and a small clay figure sit nearby. Behind the offerings, an orange cloth covers a low stool and a carved brass base with a deity murti is partly visible. No people are visible.

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Photograph of a puja arrangement on a wooden table in a temple shrine. A stainless steel thali holds bananas, a red apple, a halved lemon, a copper tumbler of drink, small bowls of cooked rice and curry, and a serving of vegetables. A brass plate holds white flowers and a copper cup with a spoon. Beside it a brass lamp with a lit flame, a conch shell on a small brass dish, a second brass plate with incense sticks, and a brass stand. The top edge shows the base of a deity murti draped in red and gold cloth on a black pedestal.2021-07-28KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 8/25/20212021-08-25KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 7/21/20212021-07-21A close overhead photo of a brass ritual setup on a red-and-gold patterned cloth. A large engraved brass plate holds a steel bowl of yellow vegetable dal with carrot pieces, a steel bowl of white steamed rice, and an empty steel bowl. Behind it, a brass plate holds a copper cup decorated with pink and white flowers, and another brass plate holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a stick of incense. A brass stand with a black top holds small white sugar or camphor pieces. No people are visible.2024-02-01Overhead photo of a temple offering setup on silver-covered tables. Brass and copper vessels hold food offerings: bananas, two tangerines, a bowl of white rice, a vegetable curry, and copper cups of dark liquid. A brass plate holds pink and white flower petals, and a brass lamp with a lit oil flame sits among brass ritual implements, including a brass bell and a tall brass lamp stand. A small golden deity figure in a gold garment is visible at the upper left, beside a small white figurine on a brass dish. No people are visible.2022-01-21Overhead photo of a brass puja arrangement on a dark surface. A brass thali holds a bowl of uncooked white rice, a small cup, a piece of pale jaggery or sweet, and a brass spoon resting in a small bowl of white liquid. To the right, a lit oil lamp with a flame sits on a decorative brass plate with a lotus-petal border. A red patterned cloth lies behind. No people are visible.2024-08-09Indoor puja arrangement on a tiled floor: a low ornate wooden stand holds a brass tray with a small red box, a yellow fruit, a lit oil lamp and offerings, beneath a pink and gold draped canopy with a framed deity murti. In front, on woven mats, stand a brass plate with banana and orange, a brass lamp with a lit wick, a steel thali with rice, dal, pickle and curry, and steel bowls with lids. No people are visible.2020-12-25Overhead photo of a ritual offering setup on a red cloth in a temple shrine, with a brass platter holding small bowls of green leafy preparation, white cooked rice, and yellow dal, plus a copper kalasha-style vessel on a dish, a brass bowl of incense sticks with a sunflower-branded matchbox, a brass spouted vessel with a spoon, and a covered brass dish. Gold-toned brass altar base and a faint smoke haze are visible above. No people are visible.2025-12-13KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 6/9/20212021-06-09Photograph of a temple puja arrangement on a dark stone platform before a draped deity murti wearing a red and gold garment. Brass plates hold lit oil lamps, white flower petals, halved white camphor-like offerings, and a conch-shaped shell. A brass kalasha-style bell with a handle stands at centre, a brass stand with a lit lamp and a brass incense holder with smoke appear on the right. On the left, a steel bowl of yellow curry or dal, a bowl of white rice, grapes, strawberries, an orange, a banana, an apple and a copper tumbler sit on a steel plate. No people are visible.2021-06-09Overhead photo of a ritual offering spread on a gold-and-brown patterned cloth. A brass tray holds a lit oil lamp, incense sticks and a small brass vessel, with pink and white flowers nearby. A steel plate of cooked food includes rice, dal-like dishes and small bowls, and another steel plate holds ripe bananas. A brass lamp stand with a lit flame sits to the right. At the bottom edge, a seated person in white clothing rests folded hands near the tray.2021-11-05Close-up photo of brass ritual implements on a woven brown mat over a white tiled floor. On the left, a scalloped brass tray holds a small bowl of thick yellowish paste, a brass pot of dark liquid, and a flat dish of brown paste. On the right, a brass tray holds two lit oil lamps with brass bases, one on a green-and-brass stand. A brass bowl in the foreground holds white granular sugar or crystals, and another brass tray edge is visible at the lower right. No people are visible.2020-11-09