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A photograph inside a golden temple shrine room with red curtains and ornate gilded arches. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border stands at left, his right arm raised, holding an object towards the shrines. Before him a black Nandi bull statue wears a blue cloth and garland, with a linga draped in white and orange flower garlands. Behind, a deity murti in pink and gold garments holds a staff, and a black stone deity is decorated with garlands. Trays of pineapple, grapes, oranges, pomegranate, flowers and brass lamps sit on the platform. A sign at right reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA.

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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA On 3/10/20242024-03-10A photograph inside a temple shrine room with gold-framed arches and deity murtis. In the foreground at left, a shaved-headed priest with bare chest and white dhoti, wearing a striped headband, holds a lit lamp and extends his arm over an offering table. The table holds brass vessels, a small oil lamp, marigold and red flower garlands, and a green cloth. Behind, a black stone Shiva lingam with orange marigold garlands stands on a pedestal, and a golden-tiered shrine holds colourful deity murtis. At right, a long table displays fruits and vegetables. A sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. A pink-and-white cloth hangs from a bamboo pole. A small lingam with flower offerings sits at lower right.A temple priest with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala, stands with his back to the camera and extends his arm toward a shrine. On the shrine, a seated figure in a magenta turban and pink-and-purple robe with a white flower garland is shown, surrounded by flower garlands and marigolds. Brass ritual items sit on a maroon cloth at right, including a kalasha-like vessel, a bell, a lamp and a feather fan. At left, a black stone Shivalinga is draped in blue and white cloth with a flower garland. Behind the shrine are gold-painted deity figures and a sign reading KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. This is a temple ritual scene with a single visible priest.A photograph of a temple shrine interior with gold-coloured arches and draped gold cloth. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and a striped head cloth holds a lit oil lamp on a plate while performing a puja. Behind him, a central deity murti in pink and gold garments is garlanded with marigold and red flowers, with a shivalinga-style form and offerings placed before it. To the left, a dark blue deity murti with a crown and garland stands in a gold-framed niche. A sign on the right reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. Brass vessels and a small lamp sit on a low stand, and a large bronze bull figure appears at the lower right.2025-12-09A photograph inside a gold-ornamented shrine with dark blue drapes and gold curtains. A priest with bare upper body, white dhoti with gold border, orange-brown headwrap and white sacred markings on his arms and chest stands with his back to the camera, holding a flame toward a black stone Shiva lingam wrapped in marigold and white flower garlands and a rudraksha mala. Behind the lingam is a deity murti with a crown and garlands on a raised altar. A black Nandi bull statue draped in a blue cloth with white flowers sits on the right, and a plate of sweets, savouries, fruit and grains is laid on a magenta cloth in the foreground. A sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. Only the priest is a physical person.2026-01-10A bare-chested priest with a white sacred thread and white ash markings on his shoulders and back performs an aarti with a lamp over a black Shiva lingam dressed in a yellow and green garment, set on a tray with fruit, a small brass cup and brass plates. Behind the lingam, a gilded Nataraja dancing Shiva image is framed by a marigold garland, flanked by a red-turbaned figure in orange on the left and a green-sarried goddess with gold jewellery on the right. On the far right, a black statue wears orange robes and garlands. A sign above reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA on a gold wall.A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stands at a shrine, lighting a lamp at a black Shivalinga decorated with orange and white flower garlands and rudraksha beads. Behind it, a gilded deity murti with a red-and-gold turban and a crown is seated on a golden throne, with a smaller female figure in yellow beside it, framed by purple and blue drapes and gold carved pillars. A small white sign on the shrine reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. Flower garlands and a bell-shaped kalasha sit on the shrine. a person is not visibly present; the central figure is a deity murti, not a person.A photograph inside a temple shrine room with white marble floor and gold-framed arched niches. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange sash stands with his back to the camera, reaching toward a deity murti seated on a blue and gold throne under a gold canopy, decorated with marigold garlands. Golden and painted murtis line the walls, including a green-sari female figure on the right. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and a lit oil lamp stand on a low platform, and a pink brocade cloth covers an offering table on the left. A wooden sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA beside a painted blue sky backdrop with cloud shapes.A man in white dhoti with bare chest and white sacred ash stripes on his arms performs a lamp offering before a large golden deity murti with a crown, trident and garlanded body in a temple setting. He holds a lit oil lamp flame near a shivalinga-like Shiva form decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and a brown shawl draped over a dark base. An orange turban and rudraksha-style mala are visible on him. Behind the deity are gold lion-pillar carvings, blue and gold draping, and a painted mountain backdrop. A gold sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA, and a small figurine in red and gold sits at lower left.2026-01-10A photograph inside a gilded temple shrine room with a red and gold curtain behind a central deity murti, garlanded with marigold and flower strands. A priest in a white dhoti with gold border and bare chest, wearing a bead mala and a red-and-gold headdress, stands at left holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other. In front of the central murti sits a black Linga on a tiered stone platform, surrounded by offerings of pineapple, grapes, oranges, apples and bananas on a tray, with flower petals and a small brass dish. Side shrines feature more garlanded deity murtis and an EXIT sign is visible on the wall. A sign on the right reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA.2024-03-10 +1 copiesA shirtless priest with a white dhoti and sacred thread stands with his back to the camera, raising one arm toward a golden shrine. Inside the shrine, a large statue of a seated figure in a red and orange turban and gold jewellery sits beside a goddess figure in green and yellow, both garlanded with marigolds and white flowers, with a multi-armed deity above. The central object is a black Shivalinga draped in orange-red and white garlands, with rudraksha beads and a tripundra marking. Purple, blue and gold drapes frame the shrine, and a sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. Brass vessels, a lamp and a plate of flowers and leaves sit on the marble floor in front, with a dark Nandi-style statue at the bottom edge. The statues are depictions, not physically present candidates.A photograph inside a gilded shrine room in the KAILASA Toronto temple. A bare-chested priest in an orange turban and orange dhoti stands at left with his arm extended, performing a ritual at a black stone Nandi bull decorated with white and orange flower garlands. Before a central altar, a large rice-covered shivalinga-form offering is decorated with red and white garlands, surrounded by heaps of green leafy vegetables, carrots, gourds and fruit, which suggests an annadan or annabishekam offering. Brass oil lamps and a small brass kalasha sit on the altar. Two deity murtis in the background wear green and red garlands. A red-and-white sign reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. Red curtains frame the gold-carved walls.2024-02-13