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A young man stands barefoot in a yellow-walled room, bare-chested with a white dhoti and a cord around his neck, holding a small brass oil lamp aloft in his right hand as an aarti. Beside him a round wooden table holds ritual items. At the back a shrine table draped in gold-embroidered cloth and maroon fabric holds brass vessels, a bowl, framed photographs and a white paper sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN, with white lilies in a vase. Above it hangs a large backdrop of a snow-capped mountain peak with a bright sky, and before it sits a framed portrait of a figure in white and blue wrapped with a garland of flowers. A deity murti in red and pink stands among green leaves, and a smaller framed portrait hangs on the left wall. Floor cushions and a patterned rug lie in the foreground.

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A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands barefoot in a yellow-walled room, holding a lit oil lamp toward a shrine. The shrine altar is draped in gold and maroon cloth with a small sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. A large backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain above a seated figure in saffron-coloured turban and robes with a green-and-red garland, and a framed portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda hangs on the left wall. A deity murti with red and gold decoration sits beside brass lamps, flowers and offerings. Purple cushions lie on a patterned rug at the lower left.2024-09-10A photograph of a shirtless man in a white dhoti standing in a yellow-walled room, holding a ritual object in his right hand and gesturing with his left, beside a decorated altar labelled 'KAILASA TAIWAN'. Behind the altar a large backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain face, and a framed portrait of a bearded man with a turban and garland appears on the altar's right side, while a smaller framed portrait hangs on the left wall. The altar is covered with a gold brocade cloth and holds flowers, a kalasha-like vessel, a deity murti in pink, small oil lamps on the floor, and a woven mat in front. The man wears a rudraksha mala. Only one physical person is visible. Puja performed at an altar.A bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border stands barefoot before an altar in a yellow-walled room, holding a lamp toward a deity murti draped with a flower garland. A large backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain, Mount Kailasa. The altar has a sign reading "KAILASA Taiwan", an orange cloth, fruit, flowers and brass vessels. Small oil lamps are scattered on the floor. Two cutout figures stand at the altar: a central cutout of a figure in blue and white robes with a flower garland, and a cutout at right of a figure in a red turban, rudraksha-style beads and garland. The scene shows a puja in progress.2024-08-19A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti and white sacred thread, stands barefoot at a shrine in a yellow-walled room, facing a table draped in a gold and maroon cloth. He holds a small object in his raised right hand, apparently offering it during puja. The altar holds fruit, flowers, brass lamps and offerings, with a sign reading 'KAILASA TAIWAN'. Behind it hangs a large backdrop of a snow-capped mountain range, with a framed image of a deity in a red-and-gold image and a seated figure wearing a rudraksha mala. Floral garlands and a vase of pink and yellow flowers decorate the altar. Floor cushions and a patterned rug lie on the terrazzo floor.2024-12-10A priest with bare upper body and a white dhoti with gold border stands at a shrine, holding a lit oil lamp toward an altar. Behind the altar a large mountain backdrop shows snowy peaks, and a painted figure seated before it wears an orange and blue garment with a garland and a crown-like headdress. The altar table has a maroon cloth and gold-bordered runner, with brass plates of offerings, flowers and a sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. A framed picture and a red-and-gold image appear to the left. One person is visible.A photograph of a shrine room with yellow walls and a large backdrop of a snow-covered mountain peak in warm sunlight. A bare-chested man with short dark hair stands at the left in a white dhoti, palms pressed together in namaskar, with a rudraksha-style mala around his neck. On the altar draped in red and gold cloth, a sign reads "KAILASA TAIWAN"; there are flowers, brass deity figures, a framed portrait with garlands, and a small framed picture. A small framed image hangs on the left wall, and cushions lie on the floor.2024-09-10A shirtless man in white dhoti stands before an altar, holding a small oil lamp in his raised left hand and an incense or flame vessel in his right. A mountain backdrop with snow-capped red rock fills the wall. On the altar, a large portrait of a smiling man wearing a red-and-gold shawl, orange turban and red-and-white garlands is flanked by framed deity images, fruit offerings and brass vessels. A paper sign reads KAILASA TAIWAN on the draped table. The man wears a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead. The portrait is a depiction, not the man standing in the scene.A standing man performs a ritual in a yellow-walled room before a large mountain backdrop showing a snowy, orange-lit peak. He is bare-chested with a white dhoti and gold-coloured waist cloth, wears rudraksha malas and a red tilak, and holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other. On a draped altar with an orange-gold cloth sits a printed image of a seated bearded man with a turban and flower garland, a framed black-and-white photo, a gold-toned Lakshmi image seated on a lotus, small brass deity figures, fruit, and a sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN.A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands in a yellow-walled room performing a puja at a shrine. He holds an object up toward the altar. The altar has a red cloth-covered table with offerings, a deity murti in red garments with garlands, and a framed picture. A large backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain peak in golden light. A sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN sits on the altar. On the right, a life-size cutout figure of a bearded man wearing an orange turban and garlands stands beside an offerings table. A tripod-mounted camera is at left, and woven mats and a patterned rug lie on the floor.2024-08-10A 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 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 bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges stands at left, lighting or offering at an altar in a yellow-walled room. Behind the altar a large printed backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain peak under a pale blue sky. Before it, a large framed figure wearing a blue-and-saffron cloth, a red-and-white flower garland and a turban-like headdress sits on a decorated seat, flanked by a colourful deity print of Lakshmi-like goddess and a brass figure. The altar holds brass vessels, fruit, flowers, small oil lamps and framed photographs; a white paper sign on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN. Pink lilies and white flowers stand in glass vases on the right.2024-04-11