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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.

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A photo inside a temple hall during a puja. Several priests in white dhotis with gold borders stand near a row of deity murtis and decorated figures, some in garlands. Several priests wear turbans, rudraksha malas, and gold necklaces, and one stands bare-chested with his hands folded. A woman in a purple sari in the foreground holds a brass plate of marigold petals and red flowers, with steel bowls and green limes arranged on a table. A seated group of devotees in saris and kurtas, including women in gold and blue saris, watches the ritual on a patterned mat. Gold-framed shrines with deity images line the back wall.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.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 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.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.November 14 20212021-11-14A photograph inside the KAILASA Toronto temple hall during a fire ritual. A bare-chested priest with a saffron head wrap and gold-bordered white dhoti sits on a low red stool at the left, tending a flame over a yellow-and-gold homa vessel. Beside him, a seated woman in a white sari and a second woman in a magenta sari bend forward over the fire, one offering something to the flame. Brass plates, bowls, and a small kalasha lie on the blue-and-white rug in front, with rose petals and banana-leaf offerings scattered around. Behind them, a row of black deity murtis in saffron robes sits on tiered golden platforms against a plain wall. A white sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. A gilded throne with a red curtain stands at left, and a deity murti draped in flower garlands stands at right. No a person candidate is visibly present.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.Photograph inside a golden-walled Hindu temple shrine. Five bare-chested men in white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in anjali, facing the camera, with a small bare-chested boy in front of them also in anjali. A man in a black face mask wears a red tilak, and a man in a dark jacket stands behind with hands folded. Behind them are gilded arches, a deity murti draped in garlands, and a bright altar with a colourful figure in pink and blue, beside a silver kalasha. In front, a brass tray of bananas, grapes, pomegranate, apples and oranges, plus a lit oil lamp, brass bowls, a folded teal and gold silk cloth with jewelled ornament, and a brass aarti plate and vessels on a side table.2024-04-07A 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.Indoor temple photo at KAILASA Toronto with a metal-roofed hall and beige block walls. A group of about ten women in saris and salwar kameez stand around a worship table, several holding a brass plate and reaching toward it with flower petals and sweets. On the left, a large dark deity murti in gold crown and pink garland is partly visible, and a man's hand holds a phone. A small sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. Brass vessels, lamps, a red cloth and a tray of fruit and sweets are on the table. Behind them, a maroon curtain frames a gold Nataraja-style arch with a standing deity, and rows of seated figures line a shelf on the right.2024-12-10