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A photograph of a shrine room with yellow walls and a large backdrop of a snow-capped mountain. A bare-chested man with short dark hair, wearing a white dhoti and a thin sacred thread, stands at left facing the altar and holds a lamp or puja item toward a framed picture of a goddess seated on a pink lotus with a child. On the altar, a figure in red and gold robes, with a turban, rudraksha-style beads and a flower garland, sits before offerings including fruit, brass vessels, flowers and a small bowl. A sign on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN. Other framed photos, a small brass lamp and tiger-striped cloth are visible.

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A photograph of a shrine room with a large backdrop showing a snow-capped mountain peak at sunrise. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, stands at left with his arm extended toward the altar. On the altar, a deity murti dressed in red and gold with a garland and a turban-like crown sits before the mountain backdrop, flanked by a framed colourful painting of a goddess seated on a lotus with raised hands. Offerings of fruit and flowers, brass lamps and a small kalasha sit on a draped table with a sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. Puja is being performed.2024-07-09A shirtless man in white dhoti stands with his back to the camera at a home shrine, offering a ritual gesture toward a framed deity image of a goddess seated on a pink lotus. Beside it a seated figure in a red shawl and rudraksha garlands sits before a backdrop of a snow-capped mountain; a table set with brass plates, fruit, flowers and oil lamps, and a placard reading KAILASA TAIWAN, stands in front. Framed photographs and a potted plant complete the room with yellow walls and a patterned floor.2024-10-08Indoor shrine photo labelled KAILASA TAIWAN on a sign at the altar. A shirtless male priest in white dhoti and cloth stands at left, arm extended, performing a puja over the altar. The altar is draped in red and gold brocade with a tiger-stripe cloth on the tier. A framed portrait of Lakshmi seated on a lotus stands at left. At centre, a framed image of a seated man in an orange-red shawl and orange turban wears a garland of red and white flowers and a gold necklace; it is a printed depiction rather than a physical person, and the image does not establish an identity. Brass lamps, fruit, flowers and offerings sit on the altar. Behind is a large mountain backdrop of snowy peaks, and a potted plant sits on a side table at right.2024-08-11A shirtless man in white dhoti and cloth wrap stands at a shrine, pointing toward a framed image of Goddess Lakshmi seated on a pink lotus with gold ornaments. Beside her, a life-size statue of a bearded, smiling sage in a red-and-gold shawl wears a crown, a garland of flowers and rudraksha malas, and is shown with a raised hand. A printed sign on the altar table reads KAILASA TAIWAN. The altar holds brass vessels, oil lamps, flowers, fruit and offerings on a tiger-striped cloth, with a mountain backdrop behind. The statue and framed portrait depict a figure with a crown and rudraksha, but the statue is a depiction and not a person.A shirtless man in white dhoti stands with his back to the camera at a home altar, holding a small lamp or incense toward a shrine. Before him stands a framed printed image of a goddess in red and gold with lotuses and a halo, and beside it a large backdrop of a snow-capped mountain face. On the altar table draped in red and gold cloth, a painted figure in saffron-red robes with a saffron turban, rudraksha-style garlands of red and white flowers, and gold armbands sits before the mountain backdrop. Brass pots, bowls, a kalasha-like vessel, fruit, flowers and a snow globe are arranged on the table. A white paper sign on the table reads KAILASA TAIWAN. The scene reads as a puja being performed.A photograph of a shirtless priest with short dark hair and a white dhoti performing puja in a yellow-walled room. He stands on the left with his right arm extended, holding a small lamp toward a shrine. Behind the shrine hangs a large mountain backdrop showing a snow-capped peak. On the shrine table, a seated figure with a red-and-gold turban, red shawl and white floral garlands is set among brass vessels, plates and offerings. Beside it sit a framed picture of a goddess in red with a lotus and a framed image of a seated sage. A paper sign on the table reads KAILASA TAIWAN. Red and gold brocade covers the table, and a patterned carpet lies on the floor.A shirtless man in a white dhoti and sacred thread stands at the left, pointing toward a large mountain backdrop, with a plate of offerings in his other hand. On the altar before him is a seated statue draped in a deep red shawl with a red and white flower garland, a golden-orange turban and a rudraksha-style necklace, its hands raised in blessing. Its wrists are adorned with gold bangles. Nearby stand framed deity pictures, brass lamps, a small bell and vessels on a tiger-striped cloth, and a white placard reads KAILASA TAIWAN on a maroon and gold-bordered altar cloth. The statue is a depiction, not a person present in the scene.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 shirtless man in white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, arm extended, holding a small ritual implement toward an altar. Behind the altar hangs a large mountain backdrop with snowy slopes. On the altar sits a standing cutout figure in a red and gold shawl, orange turban, and layered garlands, beside a framed painting of Lakshmi seated on a lotus, a framed photograph, brass lamps, flowers, and a placard reading KAILASA TAIWAN. The setting is a yellow-walled room with a red and gold cloth draped over the altar table.2024-01-09A photograph of a shrine room where a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, offering a garland to a large portrait of a man with a saffron-and-gold turban, gold necklace and red-and-gold shawl. The portrait sits on a red and gold draped altar before a backdrop of snow-capped mountains. A paper sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN sits on the altar cloth, with brass lamps, kalasha vessels, flowers and a framed image of a goddess with a lotus at left. The yellow wall and potted plant complete the room.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 bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border stands at a shrine in a yellow-walled room, holding a stick of incense or lamp toward an offering table. A large banner shows snow-capped Mount Kailash. In front of it sits a framed portrait of a bearded man wearing an orange turban and a red-and-white flower garland, with a deity image and brass lamps nearby. The table is draped in orange and maroon cloth, holding fruit, sweets, flowers and small brass vessels. A sign reads KAILASA TAIWAN. The floor is terrazzo with a patterned rug.2024-09-11