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A photograph inside a temple shrine room with gold-framed niches and a white marble floor. In the foreground, a woman in a cream and gold sari with a gold blouse stands at a puja table, her back partly turned, with bangles on her wrist. The table holds heaped marigold, red and yellow flower garlands, white cloth, and several brass vessels with domed lids, plus a coconut dressed with jasmine garlands and a pink flower, draped in teal fabric. Behind the table, a red velvet stand displays a jewelled necklace. A figure of a deity draped in a purple and gold garment and a silver-ornamented headpiece stands in a niche on the left, with a red-clad seated figure beside it. On the right, a black stone linga wears an orange-and-white cloth and garlands. Gold deity figures with a four-armed form and garlands fill the upper background, with oil lamps and incense near the altar.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-finished walls and carved gold pillars. A man standing at left is bare-chested in a white dhoti with coloured borders, wearing a gold-trimmed headdress and a rudraksha mala, with sacred ash marks on his body. He is not a distinctive presentation for a person, so he is described only as a priest. In the centre, a dark black stone linga is adorned with white jasmine and multicolour flower garlands and a white-and-red tripundra face mark, set before a deity murti in a pink sari. Behind the linga, a golden deity image with a crown is garlanded. In the foreground, a red velvet cloth holds folded red, blue and yellow silk garments, a gold ornament, a kalasha wrapped with white flowers, and brass puja plates, lamps and bells. A red exit sign is visible at the upper right.2024-10-30A photograph inside a golden-walled temple hall with a white marble floor. On the left, a woman in a cream and gold sari stands with palms pressed together in namaste. In the centre, a priest in white dhoti and a brown shawl stands at a black altar table holding a ritual object. Behind him, a decorated altar has a large image in a pink and purple robe with a red turban, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, flanked by gold shrine arches and deity murtis. A maroon and navy cloth covers the offering tables, which hold brass lamps, a kalasha and a feather fan. A wall of small figures stands at left. A sign reads KAILASA TORONTO.A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with gold blouse stands at left, leaning forward with her hand extended toward a shrine. Before her is a marble ledge with brass oil lamp, incense sticks, copper vessels, a brass plate of petals and bowls of food offerings. In the centre, a black-stone shivalinga-like murti is draped in a yellow turban-like cloth, wreathed with yellow and orange marigold garlands and rudraksha malas, with a red-tipped trident-marked face. Brass figures of standing attendants and a small seated figure stand before it, with red cloth and petals on the floor. Golden lion and elephant sculptures and a blue velvet drape frame the room, and a figure in orange robes with an ornate crown and garlands sits in a painted tableau behind.2026-12-18A temple puja scene with a woman in a white saree with gold border bending forward to offer flowers at a red-draped altar. On the left, a seated figure on a maroon velvet throne wears an orange and yellow turban, a garland of white and orange flowers, and an orange-gold cloth; the figure appears to be a statue or decorated image rather than a living person. Brass oil lamps, a fruit bowl with bananas and oranges, plates of offerings, and a brass bell are arranged on the floor, with a standing deity murti in a green and gold garment behind. A hand holding a plate is visible at the lower right.A woman in a cream and gold sari with a teal blouse kneels on a blue mat before an offering arrangement in a temple shrine. Before her is a tall pyramid of golden fried rings and green limes wrapped in red and orange marigold garlands, with coconut halves, a brass oil lamp with flame, incense smoke, bowls of red flowers and brass plates marked with an Om symbol arranged on a red cloth. Behind her a deity murti in a blue silk garment is adorned with garlands, and a laptop sits on a counter at right.2022-03-24A photograph inside a temple shrine during a puja. A priest bare-chested in a white dhoti with white sacred markings on his body stands at left, lighting a multi-wick oil lamp with a flame. In front of him, a large deity murti in red and gold sari-style dress and ornate jewellery is garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers, with a copper kalasha vessel beside it on an orange cloth. Behind, deity figures with crowns stand in front of a painted pillar with yellow and blue floral patterns. Rows of small gold oil lamps, a brass plate and steel bowls sit in the foreground, and a brass bird figure stands at right.2022-09-29 +1 copiesA woman in a cream sari with gold-bordered edges stands with her back to the camera, raising a brass lamp with a lit flame in her right hand during a ritual at a temple shrine. Her hair is tied in a bun and she wears red and green bangles. In front of her, a black stone Shiva lingam is draped with a green and gold cloth, garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds and red flowers, with a strand of rudraksha beads and a Shiva face mask on top. Behind it, gold-painted deity statues stand against a golden arch, including a seated figure in white with a crown and garlands. Brass vessels, a bowl of flowers, small oil lamps, a kalasha pot and a plate of offerings sit on the altar, and a black Nandi bull statue stands at the right edge. This appears to be a puja performed with aarti.January 01 20072007-01-01 +1 copiesA woman in a white and cream draped sari with a thin gold border stands at left holding a brass plate and scattering petals, performing a ritual before a large black Shiva lingam on a gold-brass yoni base. The lingam is garlanded with white jasmine and red-orange flowers and draped with a gold-and-blue silk cloth over a yellow cloth on a table. Behind her, rows of small red-and-black figures stand against a plain wall, and a purple drape hangs from the ceiling beside a gilded carved lion or mythical beast relief. Brass lamps and copper vessels sit on a white side table.2024-06-25Photo 99196732022-09-29 +1 copiesIndoor Deepavali puja at a temple shrine. A woman in a white sari with gold border and gold necklaces holds a lit oil lamp toward a seated figure on a red velvet throne with gold armrests, wrapped in an orange-and-gold turban and draped in marigold and white flower garlands. Behind them, a black Ganesha murti in a green and gold cloth stands before a gold-framed niche, and a second deity murti wears a magenta cloth and gold jewellery with marigold garlands. A pink cloth covers the floor, with a brass plate of flowers, a red-decorated kalasha-like offering, brass lamps and a diya. The seated figure is a person on a throne; their appearance is not clearly established from the image alone.Indoor temple puja scene with gilded shrine decorations, a golden lion-like carved pillar and a central deity murti with a shivalinga-style form draped in marigold and jasmine garlands and rudraksha malas. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and an ornate headdress sits cross-legged at left, waving incense smoke over offerings. A woman in a white sari with flowers in her hair sits at right with palms pressed together in prayer before trays of bananas, apples, grapes, oranges, a pineapple, a coconut with jasmine garland, marigolds and pink flowers. Lit oil lamps sit at lower left and a yellow sign reading KAILASA is visible at right. Background shrine figures include a standing deity pair with a red-and-gold clad figure.