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A seated man in a tall gold-and-red ornate headdress, bare-chested with a white dhoti edged in gold, wears layered rudraksha malas and a heavy gold necklace with red tilak on his forehead. He holds a brass lamp-like vessel in one hand while a second person's arm extends from the left, offering a plate with a lit lamp. Before him on a black tiled floor stand two gold-finished deity figures, one in red and one in maroon, with a yellow and blue cloth and brass ritual items laid out. A wall of small black murtis in orange and white garments, floral garlands and a green-clad deity image complete the shrine setting.

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A seated priest in a temple shrine performs a puja, sitting cross-legged on a black marble floor. He is bare-chested with white dhoti, a gold and red patterned headband, and layered rudraksha malas with a gold necklace. A woman in a cream sari with gold border stands behind him holding a phone. In front of him is a yellow silk cloth holding a conch shell, a silver box and brass bowls, and a red silk tray with brass sandals. Two small bronze figures of a deity and consort stand on a marble base, and a large golden elephant relief and a dark deity murti with marigold garlands and rudraksha malas decorate the shrine.A photograph inside a temple shrine room. An older man with a bare upper torso, a white dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch stands bent over at a white counter, pouring liquid from a brass vessel onto a metal tray. The tray holds a small figure decorated with orange and white marigold garlands and a red cloth. Brass oil lamps, a small brass pot and steel bowls of offerings sit nearby. Behind him, golden deity figures and statues stand on pedestals, and a sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. The setting is a ritual abhishekam or puja.2024-11-16A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a gold-and-green headpiece stands at left, holding a brass bell in one hand and incense sticks with smoke in the other, performing a ritual offering. Before him is a draped maroon altar table bearing brass bowls with gold lids, marigold and red flower garlands, and a teal and gold-bordered cloth covering a decorated coconut-form image with a pink flower. Brass oil lamps stand at right and a brass plate with a small lamp sits in the foreground. Behind are gold-accented shrines with deity murtis, including a Ganesha figure and a figure in orange and white draped with garlands, plus a garlanded deity with a gold necklace in the upper right. Rudraksha mala and gold ornaments are visible on the priest. This appears to be an aarti or puja at a temple shrine.A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits cross-legged on a striped mat, pouring or offering from a small brass vessel over a tiered copper sri yantra or meru-style object on a yellow tray. He wears a rudraksha mala and red-and-white wrist threads. Beside him is a brass plate with a small oil lamp, bowls and offerings. To the right, a deity murti with a silver crown and jewelled ornaments wears a blue silk sari with silver border and white jasmine garlands with red roses. Behind, a second deity figure is draped in a green cloth. Flower petals and a metal pot appear nearby.2024-02-26Inside a temple shrine lined with gold-framed carved arches, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti holds a small brass bell and a metal implement while performing a puja. He wears multiple rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a sacred thread over his shoulder. Before him on a red cloth sit brass plates with a lamp, a small bowl, scattered flower petals and steel containers. Behind him, a second priest in a yellow dhoti stands near a flower-garlanded altar, and a black-stone deity murti in tilak and garlands is visible in a central niche, with a deity murti seated in red and gold to the upper right.2024-10-19A shirtless man in a white dhoti sits cross-legged on a striped mat in a yellow-walled shrine, pouring liquid from a small brass vessel over a copper shivalinga-style pot on a tray. Behind him stand three gold-and-silver-adorned deity murtis draped in green and gold garments and marigold garlands, with a smaller murti to the left in orange cloth. Brass plates hold oranges, a kalasha-like vessel, lamps and puja items, and a bowl of flowers sits in front. Floral garlands hang along the walls. The scene suggests abhishekam/rudrabhishekam puja, though no printed text is visible.2021-08-10A bare-chested priest in a saffron-yellow dhoti and a teal-and-gold turban holds a brass aarti lamp with three lit flames in front of a shrine. He wears a rudraksha mala and white sacred ash marks on his chest and arm. Behind him a golden deity murti stands beneath a red curtain, with a Shiva linga draped in orange and red garlands and a red-cloth altar with brass vessels, rose petals and fruit in the foreground. An illuminated exit sign is visible on the right wall.2024-11-09A photo inside a temple shrine room with white marble floors and dark tiled platforms. A bare-chested priest with short dark hair and glasses, wearing a white dhoti with red-and-gold border and a rudraksha mala, stands at right holding a small ritual implement raised toward the upper wall. On the left, a golden lion-like carved figure stands above a black pedestal, with a deity murti and an orange-draped figure beside. Brass oil lamp, a platter of marigold garlands, bowls of offerings, fruit including apples and bananas, steel vessels, and a brass puja plate with incense sticks are arranged on the altar surfaces. A red-robed figure on a throne-like seat appears in the background.2024-06-19A photo inside a temple-like room with a golden statue of a mythic beast and a shelf of small brass deity figures behind it. In the foreground a woman in a maroon and gold silk sari with gold bangles and earrings sits with her hands clasped, facing a brass puja tray that holds an ornate padukas-style wooden sandal pair, marigold petals, a small lamp and kumkum. Beside her, a bare-chested man with a grey beard and glasses, wearing white dhoti cloth and several beaded malas, sits cross-legged facing the tray; his appearance does not clearly match the a person cues, so he is described only as a priest or devotee. Garlands of white flowers and orange marigolds hang on the right beside a blue curtain, and a brass kalasha vessel and a murti of a seated deity sit on the altar.A photograph inside a temple hall with a white marble floor and a dark stone-edged sunken pool holding a marigold garland on a brass tray. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head, wearing a white dhoti with red-and-gold borders and a red-and-gold headband, bends over a stone altar. He tends brass lamps, a lit oil lamp, brass vessels and a tray of bananas, apples and other fruit. Behind him, a row of black stone deity murtis with orange-red cloth stands on tiered platforms, and a gold-framed figure in a white sari stands in an arch. A golden tray with an orange cloth sits on a side table in the foreground.2024-03-07A priest in a white dhoti and a colourful headdress stands at left, bare-chested with a pendant on a cord, holding a brass arati plate with a lamp in one hand and ringing a brass handbell with the other. Behind him, a large gold-decorated shrine with golden curtains and carved guardian figures frames a central seated statue wearing a red turban, red robe and layered beaded necklaces, flanked by a deity murti with a crown. In front, a black Shiva lingam is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a rudraksha mala, with brass vessels, flower offerings and a small lamp on a white altar. A dark Nandi statue with bells and a pink cloth sits in the foreground, indicating a daily puja.2025-05-09A bare-chested elderly man in a white dhoti stands at a brass puja tray on a red-brown cloth, holding pink flower petals in both hands. He wears a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace. On the tray are a brass lamp, a brass bell, small steel containers, bananas and apples, and scattered petals. Behind him are golden deity murtis and an arched shrine with floral garlands, and a sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. The setting suggests a temple puja, with the man as a priest offering petals.2024-10-19