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A photograph inside a temple shrine room with gold-painted walls and rows of red-and-black seated figurines on tiered shelves. A woman in a teal silk saree with gold border holds a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame, her hand moving over it. Beside her an older woman in a white and gold saree holds a brass plate, and another woman in white stands behind. On the left a bald man in a dark suit and a woman in a pale green salwar kameez with pink dupatta watch the aarti. A gilded arch with a red cloth and a deity murti stands at right, with fruit on a table nearby. Four people are visible.

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A photograph inside a temple-like hall with gold-toned walls and a row of small red-and-black deity murtis on a shelf behind. A man in a dark grey textured suit jacket leans forward with his palms joined and hands raised toward a brass lamp. A woman in a green-and-gold saree holds the brass oil lamp on a tray with one hand, and beside her a woman in a white saree with gold border holds a rudraksha mala. Another woman in a white and gold saree stands behind, and a woman in a pink headscarf is at the left edge. Fruit and offerings are visible on a table at right, with a gold arched frame over a pink-draped shrine. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp-offering ritual; no a person depiction is clearly visible.2024-01-24Photo 82888982022-05-24 +1 copiesJanuary 24 20242024-01-24Photo 82861602022-05-24 +1 copiesPhoto inside a temple hall with gold-painted walls and a white marble floor. Rows of identical small red-and-black deity statues, each garlanded with flowers, are arranged on tiered gold steps behind the people. A woman in a seated position sits on the lower step. Standing in front, a woman in a turquoise sari with a green blouse presses her palms together, next to a woman in a purple sari with gold border and gold bangles, hands folded at her chest. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his arms stands with palms joined. At the far right, a young woman in a pale blue long dress with hands folded looks on. A wall air conditioner unit is mounted on the left wall.2024-11-07December 15 20222022-12-15KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 6/29/20222022-06-29 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/23/20222022-05-23 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/21/20202020-02-21A woman in an orange sari with a matching shawl stands barefoot at a temple shrine, holding a lit aarti lamp in a brass holder in front of her, performing an aarti. Beside her, three women and a girl stand with palms pressed together in prayer; one woman wears a grey-green floral kurta-style dress, another wears a white sari with gold border, and the girl in a peach top and dark pants wears a face mask. A dark-suited man stands behind them. Behind the shrine, rows of small orange-clad figures are arranged on shelves, a saffron flag hangs on a pole, and framed photographs line the wall. A brass aarti plate, bell and offering trays sit on a table at left.2022-06-29 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/23/20222022-05-23 +1 copiesA photo of a devotional gathering in a hall with white marble floors. Several women in saris sit on mats in the foreground, holding brass oil lamps (aarti lamps) over leaf-and-flower plates; one in a teal-green sari, one in an orange sari with blue blouse, one in white with a grey braid, one in cream with red border, and one in purple. Behind them, rows of seated devotees watch, and at right a figure in an orange dhoti and bare upper body stands near the edge. On the left, a row of dark stone or bronze deity murtis dressed in red and orange cloth sits on a raised platform, with brass vessels nearby. A television screen at top shows a video feed. Activities appear to be a puja or aarti offering.2024-05-10