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A 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.

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A 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.2024-06-11A 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 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 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 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.2024-06-12A 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 life-size printed cutout of a seated man in a red-maroon turban with a gold emblem, wearing layered gold and red-bead necklaces, a red flower tucked at the chest, gold armbands and a maroon wrap, seated in a cushioned chair draped in red fabric with a tiger-striped cloth beneath. In front stands a cream table with a patterned cloth holding three red apples and a row of small glasses filled with coloured drinks. Potted plants flank the table, and a row of lit oil lamps sits on a dark tray at the bottom. The room has plain white cabinets and a wooden floor. The figure is a printed image, not a physical person, and the setting is an offering display for Maha Paramashivaratri.2021-03-11KAILASA GENOVA, ITALY on 3/11/20212021-03-11Home shrine photographed at night: a large printed portrait on the wall shows a seated man in a rust-orange turban, orange robes, layered garland and gold necklaces, raising one hand in blessing, seated on a tiger-skin cushion. Below it on a cloth-covered table are brass lamps with a lit oil lamp, brass bells, a brass Ganesha figure, a brass Nataraja figurine, a plate of yellow flower petals, a red cloth, oranges and bananas. Framed pictures of Shiva and a smaller framed portrait of a turbaned man stand behind the offerings. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person present.2025-08-08KAILASA MACAPA- AMAPA, BRAZIL on 7/23/20212021-07-23KAILASA PUGLIA, ITALY on 11/14/20202020-11-14 +1 copies