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A photograph of a puja altar set up on a white table in an indoor room. Behind it a large framed portrait shows a seated figure in a rust-orange turban and orange robes, wearing heavy gold garlands and a gold pendant, with hand raised in blessing, seated on a tiger-striped cloth, and this figure matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance with turban, ornate gold necklaces and saffron clothing. Flanking the portrait are glass vases of carnations in dark red, pink, peach and yellow. Brass and copper ritual vessels hold offerings: a brass bell, a brass lamp with a burnt wick, a copper cup of water, a dish of kumkum and petals, and a bowl of dried food. A steel bowl holds red apples, a book titled Bhagavad Gita lies on the table, and a small dark statue sits on a copper plate. A white sign reads KAILASA MONTREAL.

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A small puja altar on a white table with brass and copper ritual vessels, including a brass bell, a brass plate, a copper cup with a spoon, a copper plate with flowers, and a brass lamp with a lit flame. Two red apples sit in a steel bowl beside a red book titled Bhagavad Gita Decoded. A white sign reads KAILASA MONTREAL. Behind the table, a framed portrait labelled with the printed name Paramahamsa Nithyananda shows a seated figure in an orange turban, rudraksha-style garlands and gold ornaments in front of a tiger-skin cloth, with carnation vases on either side. No physical people are present.2024-01-12A puja table set up in a bright indoor room with a white cabinet behind it. A framed photograph stands at the back, showing a seated man in an orange-brown turban and robes, wearing a heavy gold necklace and gold bangles, raising one hand in blessing, seated on a tiger-skin draped seat. Pink and peach carnations sit in glass vases on either side of the frame. In front, a white card reads KAILASA MONTREAL beside a brass handbell, a brass plate, a copper cup with a spoon, a small silver camphor holder, and a silver bowl of tangerines with a few scattered flower petals. A red book titled Bhagavad Gita Decoded lies on the table.2024-11-22A small home puja altar on a white table with a printed sign reading KAILASA MONTREAL. Behind it stands a framed portrait of a turbaned, bearded man in saffron-brown robes with a long garland of beads and gold ornaments, seated on a tiger-striped cloth with one hand raised in blessing. In front, a brass oil lamp burns beside lit incense sticks, a brass bell, a copper cup and a copper plate holding ash and incense debris. Offerings include a bowl of red apples, a bunch of bananas, and vases of pink, red and yellow carnations, with a copy of Bhagavad Gita Decoded beside the portrait. No people are visible.2024-10-11A framed photograph on an altar table shows a smiling bearded man in a red-brown turban, layered gold necklaces and bangles, seated on a tiger-skin cloth with one hand raised in blessing. In front of the portrait is a white card reading KAILASA MONTREAL, alongside a brass bell, a brass puja dish with flowers, a copper vessel, a copper plate with petals and offerings, a stack of ripe bananas, pink and red carnations in vases, and a red book titled Bhagavad Gita Decoded. The portrait is a printed depiction, so the subject is a depiction rather than a person present in the room; no physical people are visible.2024-11-26A small puja altar set up on a white table in an indoor room labelled with a white card reading "KAILASA MONTREAL". Behind it a framed portrait shows a smiling bearded man in an orange turban, ornate gold necklaces and bangles, raising one hand in blessing, with a tiger-striped cloth beneath him; the portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person. Offerings on the table include a brass bell, a brass plate of red petals, steel bowls of white rice topped with flower petals, a copper cup with a spoon, a silver dish, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a book titled "Bhagavad Gita Decoded", and vases of pink, red and yellow carnations. No people are visible.2024-11-18A small home altar photographed indoors. Centre, a framed portrait labelled on a white card as KAILASA MONTREAL sits on a table; the portrait shows a bearded man in a saffron-orange turban and ochre robe with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, seated with a raised hand gesture against a tiger-skin backdrop. Flanking the card are two glass vases of pink and red carnations. In front stand a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a copper cup, a small brass bell and a brass dish with incense sticks, and a steel bowl of oranges sits at right. A white wall panel and a white heater appear at left. No people are visible.2024-07-11A photograph of a home-shrine style puja table indoors against a pale wall. Centre-back is a framed portrait of a man in an orange-brown turban and saffron robe, wearing a long multi-strand gold necklace and a pendant, one hand raised in blessing. In front stands a small paper sign reading KAILASA MONTREAL. On the table are flower arrangements in red, pink and yellow, a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a brass hand bell, a copper cup holding a spoon, a brass plate with offerings, and two steel bowls of white rice or sweets. A white heater sits at the left edge.2024-06-11KAILASA PUGLIA, ITALY - Satsang Center +1 copiesA home altar photographed indoors with a large printed portrait on the wall above a table draped in burlap. The portrait shows a seated bearded man in an orange-brown turban, rudraksha-style garlands, ornate gold necklace and orange-brown robes, seated on a striped tiger skin with one hand raised in blessing. Below on the table are brass puja vessels, a brass Ganesha figure, a small brass deity figure, a bowl of fruit with apples and pears, a red cloth, brass oil lamps and a conch-like object. Framed pictures sit on the wall behind the altar, including a framed Shiva image on the right. Warm lamplight.2025-06-09A photograph of a devotional altar setup in an indoor hall with gold curtains. On the left stands a large life-size printed cutout of a seated figure in a red-brown robe with a red-orange turban, rudraksha-style beaded malas and layered gold necklaces, one hand raised in blessing, seated on a gold-cushioned throne draped with a tiger-skin print and a red floral cloth. A printed sign reads KAILASA TRINIDAD TOBAGO. On the right, a yellow embroidered tablecloth covers a table holding small deity murtis, flower garlands and marigolds, and brass plates of fruit including bananas, pineapple, papaya, apples and grapes, with bowls of prasad and a green-clothed table nearby. No living people are visible.A home shrine altar in a dim room with a large printed portrait of a seated figure in a red-orange turban, rust-orange robes, layered gold and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and bangles, sitting on a tiger skin with one hand raised in blessing. The portrait is a printed picture on the wall, not a physical person. Below it, a cloth-covered table holds brass and gold deity figures including a Ganesha figurine, a framed picture, a brass kalasha-style vessel, brass plates with red flower petals, a brass bell, a small cup, lit incense sticks, a lit oil lamp and a bowl of white offerings. A framed photograph and a book with a pale yellow cover sit at the left. No physical people are visible.2025-05-09A photograph of a home altar display with a large printed portrait of a smiling figure in a red turban, orange robes and a leopard-print cloth, garlanded with red and white flower necklaces and holding hands raised in blessing, set against a red curtain with string lights. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person. In front is a framed sign reading KAILASA GUADELOUPE GOYAVE, a brass Ganesha figure with a red cloth, small deity statues, a brass lamp, a row of apples and a bowl of green leaves. No physical people are visible.