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A temple interior with gold-toned walls and a gilded arched shrine niche holding a deity murti under a red cloth backdrop. A shirtless man in a white dhoti with gold border stands on a raised platform beside a large dark stone pedestal and a standing statue wearing a red turban, gold necklaces and rudraksha beads. Below, a man with bare upper body sits near a brass vessel, while a woman in a white sari with gold border kneels beside a stainless steel trolley holding brass pots. A large brass vessel sits on a wheeled cart, and a brass lamp rests on a small wooden table. Colourful striped pillars with decorative panels frame the scene. Ritual ablution activity is visible.

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A photograph inside a gold-walled temple hall. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold border stands at a raised stone abhishekam platform holding a small brass vessel, with a sacred thread across his chest. Beside him a tall deity statue in a red turban and gold necklaces stands near the platform. In the left background a deity murti sits in a golden arch with a red backdrop, and a bare-chested younger man in a white dhoti attends it beside a woman in a white sari with gold border who kneels at a steel cart holding brass vessels. A large bronze pot sits on a wheeled stand in the foreground, with a brass lamp on a small table at left. Garlands of marigolds hang on the arches.KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/11/20212021-03-11Inside a temple shrine, a shirtless male priest in a white dhoti bends over a black Shivalinga on a dark stone yoni base, pouring or applying offerings during abhishekam. A woman in a white blouse and white saree with gold border stands at left holding a tray. Behind them a golden Nataraja-style deity murti with a gold arch is garlanded with red and white flowers, flanked by a standing deity murti at left holding a trident and a standing deity murti at right in pink and gold draped with a white and yellow flower garland. Brass bowls, a red cloth and an orange bucket sit on the gold-painted platform, and a gold-painted homa or offering box with a white cloth and pink flower stands on the red floral carpet in front.2024-01-06A woman in a white dhoti-style garment with gold border bends forward at a dark stone shivalinga platform, pouring water from a gold kalasha over a small golden pancha-level shrine model in a temple shrine. Behind, large gold-framed deity murtis stand and sit before a gold arch: a seated deity in yellow and a deity in dark blue sari with flower garlands, flanked by two standing statues, one in a blue turban and one in a dark cap with rudraksha malas. A framed portrait above is labelled "TAT TVAM ASI" with a Sanskrit caption, showing a saffron-clad man with folded hands. The scene is an abhishekam at the Nithyanandeshwara temple setting, with a sack and flower petals on the floor.2022-06-28A photograph inside a temple hall with gold-framed arches and fluorescent ceiling lights. In the centre, a priest in a bare-chested state with a white dhoti stands before a deity murti decorated with orange garlands. To the right, a black-topped abhishekam platform holds a flower-decked arch with a white floral mass. A woman in a cream saree with gold border walks in the foreground, and a woman in a blue blouse and another in a cream saree stand with folded hands near the shrine. A man in a white dhoti with teal and red border and a white turban with a teal ribbon stands at left with his back to the camera. Two deity figures sit under a teal cloth canopy behind the shrine.Interior of a temple shrine with dark red draped curtains and gold-trimmed arches. At the centre, a black stone Shivalinga rests on a black pedestal, and a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold border pours or tends to it. A second priest in white dhoti leans in from the left, a bronze lamp and offering trays with flowers and leaves sit in the foreground, and a woman in a gold and maroon sari bends forward holding a metal bowl beside a copper pot. Green and red garlanded deity murtis stand in niches behind them, and a red kumkum mark is visible on the base. Abhishekam ritual in progress.2021-03-11KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/14/20222022-01-14KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/17/20192019-02-17Photograph of a golden temple shrine interior with gilded lion-pillar sculptures framing a central golden statue of a seated figure in a red-and-gold turban and ornate garland, backed by a deity murti under a blue curtain. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with gold border stands at left, extending his arm to touch or offer over the statue. In front, a black Shiva lingam with a white tripundra and red bindu, draped with orange and white flower garlands and rudraksha beads, sits on a dark pedestal. Brass lamps, flower offerings, a stone nandi and a sign reading KAILASA TORONTO CANADA are visible, with incense smoke rising. The people count is one priest.2024-10-06 +1 copiesKAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 2/17/20192019-02-17Abhishekam ritual at a temple shrine before golden deity murtis and a gold-decorated backdrop with red curtains. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with yellow border stands center, pouring water from a brass pot over a dark green linga on a black stone basin. A second priest in white dhoti and white upper cloth, bald and seen from behind, pours from a pot at the left. A woman in a cream and yellow sari pours from a brass pot at the right. Behind them are gilded deity murtis adorned with jewelled necklaces and a crown. Small gold figures and a gold pyramid sit on the basin, with a brass oil lamp at left and yellow flower petals on the floor.2019-07-15A temple shrine interior with a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl and a rudraksha mala pouring water from a brass vessel over a small golden deity murti on a red base. A second person in white ritual clothes bends low at left near brass pots and a basket of flower petals. Brass oil lamp statues stand on either side on a yellow floor with painted kolam-style designs, and a green, red and yellow decorated cloth hangs behind. Dark metal deity figures and a silver arch fill the back of the shrine.2007-01-01 +1 copies