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A shirtless man with short dark hair and a sacred thread stands at left in ritual dress of white dhoti with a saffron-gold border, lifting a small brass vessel near an altar. The altar is draped in a dark red cloth and covered with brass plates, a small bowl of oranges, a silver teapot, cups, flowers and a folded white garment. Behind it a large mural of a snow-covered mountain face hangs, with a printed portrait of a man in a golden turban, red-and-white garland and blue shawl seated at right, and a framed image of a deity seated on a pink lotus at center. A paper sign on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN. Fruits, sweets and puja items are arranged on tiger-print cloth.

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A priest with a shaved-looking dark hair knot, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, stands at left performing a puja at a decorated altar. Behind the altar is a large backdrop of a snow-capped mountain with golden sunlit rock faces. The altar is covered with a maroon cloth and an orange and gold brocade runner, holding brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, fruit, small brass lamps, flower offerings and a sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. At center stands a cutout figure of a bearded man in a blue-and-saffron cloth, wearing a turban and a long garland of marigolds, alongside framed photographs. A deity picture of a goddess with child stands to the left of the altar on a yellow wall.A shirtless man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands barefoot at a shrine, extending his right arm toward a framed deity image of a red-skinned goddess with a halo. Behind the altar is a large mountain backdrop of a snow-streaked peak, with a printed portrait of a turbaned, bearded figure wearing a red-and-orange shawl and a marigold garland. The altar holds fruit, brass lamps, a kalasha, offerings on plates, framed photographs, and a sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN on an orange brocade cloth. The setting is a yellow-walled room with a tiled floor.A bare-chested male priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stands at a shrine before a large mountain photo backdrop of snowy, rocky peaks. On the altar, a framed deity print of a multi-armed goddess in red and gold, a standing life-size figure with a grey-green beard, turban and blue-and-gold garment wearing a red and white flower garland, and framed photographs. The table holds fruit, sweets, brass lamps and trays of offerings under a red and gold cloth, with a paper sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. The walls are yellow and the floor is speckled terrazzo.A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at left in a yellow-walled room, holding a small lamp or offering toward a framed deity picture with a red and pink lotus design. The altar table is draped in deep red and gold-bordered orange fabric, holding brass lamps, a bell, fruit, a silver dish, flower garlands and a sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. Behind it a large mountain backdrop shows a snow-streaked peak, and a seated figure in a saffron-and-blue robe wears a turban, rudraksha-style beads and a flower garland, with framed photographs at right. A single person is present.2024-06-12A bare-chested man with short dark hair, wearing a pale peach dhoti with an orange border and a rudraksha-style cord, stands at a puja altar and offers a flame or lamp with his right hand. The altar is draped in gold and maroon cloths and laden with fruit, flowers, brass vessels, a small bowl and a kalasha. Behind it a backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain face, and a large portrait of a seated, turbaned figure in a blue shawl wears a garland and a rudraksha mala. Framed photographs and a deity image stand nearby. A white card on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN, indicating a Taiwan KAILASA devotional setting for a Laghu Puja.2024-11-25A photograph of a puja being performed in a yellow-walled room in front of a large mountain backdrop showing a snow-streaked, rocky peak. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stands at a draped altar, extending his hand over offerings of fruit, sweets and small dishes. The altar has a gold brocade and maroon cloth, a sign reading "KAILASA TAIWAN", a framed deity image of a multi-armed goddess in red and gold, and a painted figure of a bearded sage with a turban, red and white garland and blue shawl seated before the mountain. Framed photographs, brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel are on the altar. Only one physical person is present; the painted and framed figures are depictions.A photograph of a priest in a shaved-free, bare-chested state wearing a cream dhoti with an orange-gold border, standing at a puja altar on a terrazzo floor in a yellow-walled room. He holds a small brass vessel or lamp toward the altar with his right hand. Behind the altar hangs a large printed backdrop of a snow-capped mountain face with orange-lit rock. In front of it stands a printed image of a crowned figure with a long beard, garlanded with red and white flowers and a blue shawl, seated in a devotional pose. A deity print of a goddess seated on a lotus stands to the left of the altar. The altar is draped with a gold-bordered cloth and a red cloth, with brass plates, fruit, flowers, a small sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN, framed photographs and a brass oil lamp. One person is visible.A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stands at a home shrine with his back to the camera, facing a large mountain backdrop showing a snowy peak under a blue sky. On the altar draped in red and orange cloth are fruit, brass plates, small lamps and flower offerings. A painted deity image in red and gold hangs to the left, and a portrait of a bearded figure wearing a red-and-white garland and blue shawl sits in the centre, flanked by framed photographs. A white placard reads KAILASA TAIWAN. The walls are warm yellow.A shirtless priest in white dhoti with gold border stands at a shrine, holding a small lamp or offering vessel toward the altar. A large backdrop shows a snow-covered mountain peak in warm sunlight. On the altar, a seated figure with a saffron turban, red-and-white flower garland and blue shawl is shown in a printed portrait, beside a framed deity image of a goddess in red and pink, brass lamps, flowers and bananas. A white card on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN. The room has yellow walls and a patterned floor.2024-08-11A photograph inside a yellow-walled room where a shirtless man in a white dhoti with an orange-gold border stands at left, facing a decorated altar. A large backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain face under a pale blue sky. On the altar, a framed deity print of a goddess seated on a lotus stands at left, and a large printed portrait of a bearded figure with a red-and-gold turban, flower garland and blue garment is at center. Brass figurines, a brass plate of fruit, mango-like fruit, bowls of food, a brass vessel, flowers, a gold-rimmed lamp and framed photographs sit on a red cloth draped over a gold-brocade table. A paper sign reads KAILASA TAIWAN.A priest in bare-chested, pale saffron-white dhoti with an orange-gold border stands at a shrine table, extending his right hand toward an offering, appearing to perform a puja. The shrine is set against a large backdrop of a snow-capped mountain under blue sky. On the altar are brass plates with fruit, mangoes, flower petals, a brass bowl, a garland-draped seated figure of a man in blue and orange robes with a turban, framed photographs, a small deity image in a glowing frame, and a white sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. The walls are yellow and the floor is terrazzo.A shirtless man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at a shrine, facing a sacred altar and lighting or offering something from his hands. Behind the altar a large printed backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain peak under a blue sky, and a painted portrait of a bearded figure with a crown or turban, a red and white flower garland, and a blue garment sits in front of it. A small framed devotional picture of a deity with lotus imagery hangs to the left. The altar holds brass vessels, small golden figurines, a kalasha-like pot, fruit and offerings, and a sign on the table reads KAILASA TAIWAN. Orange and gold brocade cloth covers the front of the table, and pink lilies stand at the right. This appears to be a puja at a KAILASA shrine.2024-06-11