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A shirtless man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at a shrine, holding a small oil lamp or camphor cup in his right hand and making offerings. White sacred ash marks show on his shoulders and back, and a thin sacred thread crosses his back. On the altar stand a deity murti decorated with a garland, a brass ornate plate, small silver vessels and offerings, and a red-maroon tablecloth. Beside the altar a framed portrait of a bearded man in a saffron-tinged turban, rudraksha mala with red flower garlands, and a blue-bordered shawl is shown in front of a painted snowy mountain backdrop. A cardboard sign on the table reads KAILASA TAIWAN. A framed goddess picture with a lotus stands at left. The worshipper is the only physical person visible.

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A shirtless man in white dhoti with gold border stands at left, raising a small oil lamp toward an altar in a puja. Behind him is a large backdrop of a snow-covered mountain face lit orange by sunlight. On the altar, cut-out or printed portrait of a bearded man wearing an orange-gold turban, rudraksha-style red-and-white flower garland, and blue shawl, with hands raised in blessing; a framed photo sits at right. Trays of fruit, flowers, brass vessels and small deity figures are arranged on a draped table with a white sign reading KAILASA TAIWAN. A yellow wall and a Shabd-Ved placard appear at left.A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands with his back to the camera, raising an oil lamp toward an altar. Behind him is a large backdrop of a snow-capped mountain in warm sunset light. On the altar are flowers, fruit, brass vessels and a small deity murti, plus a cutout portrait of a man with a crown-like turban, long hair, rudraksha and flower garland, and a blue shawl. A printed sign on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN. A yellow placard shows a deity image and the text Shabd-Ved.A shirtless man in white dhoti with a red thread across his chest stands at left, extending his arm toward a small oil lamp held above an altar. The altar is draped in a tiger-striped cloth and laden with brass plates, bowls, flowers, fruit and a kalasha. Behind it a large backdrop shows a snow-capped mountain face with golden sunlit rock. A life-size statue stands on the altar, wearing a red and gold shawl, a crown-like headpiece, a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala; it is a statue, not a physical person. Framed pictures of a goddess in red and gold, and other deities, sit beside it. A white card on the altar reads KAILASA TAIWAN, and a small framed photo of a seated figure is at right. The scene appears to be a puja being performed.2024-11-22A 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 bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border stands with his back to the camera, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward an altar. The altar has a large mountain backdrop with snow and rock, a standing cutout portrait of a bearded man in orange turban, rudraksha mala and flower garland, and a sign reading "KAILASA TAIWAN" on the altar table. Brass deity figures, offerings of fruit and flowers, framed photos and a deity print on the left complete the setting. The priest is a devotee performing puja; the portrait is a depiction and no clear appearance-based a person candidate is in the scene beyond that cutout.A 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 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 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 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 shirtless man in white dhoti with gold border stands with his back to the camera, raising a small stick toward a shrine. The shrine has a mountain backdrop showing a snow-capped peak, and a large printed cutout of a figure in a blue garment with a turban, garlanded with red and white flowers, is set on a table with brass lamps, flowers, framed photographs and a red-and-gold cloth. A paper placard on the table reads KAILASA TAIWAN. A yellow wall and a Shabd-Ved book are visible at left.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 bare-chested man in white dhoti and an upper cloth performs a puja from behind, extending a lit oil lamp toward an altar. The altar holds a large framed painting of a bearded figure with a red and gold turban, garlanded in red and white flowers, wearing a red shawl with gold border, and a framed painting of a goddess seated on a lotus in red and yellow tones. A mountain backdrop shows a snowy peak with rocky orange-lit faces. A table is draped in maroon and gold cloth, with brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, a bell-like brass object, fruit and flowers. A card on the table reads KAILASA TAIWAN. The scene shows an oil lamp aarti at a home altar setting.