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A group of about eight women in colourful saris stands in a bright hall at a temple, reaching forward together to offer a brass plate of fruit and flowers toward a golden carved lion-shaped sculpture. A woman in a blue and gold saree at right and another in a purple blouse at left hold the offering, while others in green, teal, orange and white saris watch. On a purple cloth below, oranges, grapes, pineapple and brass vessels are arranged. A pink-draped deity area and a wall of framed photographs are visible in the background.

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A group of about eight women in saris stand around a low table in a temple hall, reaching together toward a brass plate of offerings. Their saris include a purple and blue one, a green and gold one, an orange one and a teal one. Behind them, a large golden Nataraja statue dances beside a row of seated deity murtis, and a decorated altar with fruit, lamps and flowers stands at right where a woman in orange sits. The table holds bananas, oranges, pineapple, apples, coconuts, a bowl of grains and a brass tray with a lamp, consistent with a puja offering.2024-09-10A group of seven women in colourful saris and salwar kameez stand in a temple hall around a low pink-and-purple cloth draped with brass plates of fruit, grapes, a kalasha pot and a lit lamp. Several women in gold and yellow saris and teal outfits reach in together to hold a small brass plate, apparently offering it during puja. Behind them, rows of deity murtis in red, gold and yellow garments line shelves and a central platform, with dark tiled pedestals and fluorescent ceiling lights overhead.2024-10-10KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/29/20222022-05-29 +1 copiesA photograph inside a bright, warehouse-style hall with exposed ceiling ducts and fluorescent lights. A group of about eight women in saris stand in a tight arc, reaching forward with their hands joined over a brass tray. On the left, a woman in a deep red sari with gold border stands near a shelf of dark deity figures and a white-draped altar. A woman in a green and gold sari holds an aarti-style offering. The foreground holds brass plates with kumkum, fruit, sweets and small oil lamps on a red cloth. Behind them, decorated murtis and shrine displays line the walls. No man is visible, and no figure is identifiable as a person.2024-12-10A group of about eight women stand close together in a bright hall, bending toward a shared brass plate at the centre, all reaching in with their hands to hold it, as in a communal puja or aarti. Most wear sarees: cream and white sarees with gold borders, a green and gold saree, and a deep blue saree with polka dots. A large golden Nataraja statue dancing within a flame arch stands at the left, and a deity murti and more statues line the walls and shelves behind, with a red cloth hanging to the left. Fluorescent lights hang from a metal ceiling.2024-07-10Photo 82884092022-05-29 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/29/20222022-05-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a Hindu temple ritual in a hall with a gold-carved shrine at right, featuring a lion-like gold sculpture on a pillar. A woman in an orange and green silk sari with a red-brown patterned blouse stands in the centre holding a gold ritual vessel. To the right, a man with bare upper body and white dhoti with orange border, with white tilak markings, tends a gold lamp with a lit flame on a tray. Behind him, a woman in a green and maroon sari stands beside a table draped in purple and magenta cloth laden with fruit, bananas, pineapple, grapes, rice, brass bowls and flower petals. Seated devotees in the background, some with folded hands, fill the room under overhead lights, and a row of red and black statues sits near the back wall.2024-05-10Photo 82858912022-05-29 +1 copiesA photograph inside a warehouse-style temple hall with exposed metal ceiling and cinderblock walls. In the foreground, four women in saris stand in a line offering a tray with their hands extended toward a central point; one wears a white sari with a gold border, another a purple-and-gold sari, and another a dark blue sari. To the left, a large blue deity murti adorned with red and white flower garlands towers over smaller murtis. Brass lamps and offerings sit on a red cloth-covered table at lower left. In the background, a red curtain frames a gold-framed halo and a dancing deity sculpture, flanked by a standing gold-clad deity, and rows of small seated figures line the right wall.2024-07-10A photograph inside a bright hall with exposed metal ceiling ducts. Several women in colourful saris, including a woman in a green and gold sari and others in pink, red and blue, gather around a golden shrine with lion-shaped pillars and a dark stone platform. On the right, a deity murti is decorated with a large garland of fruits, cucumbers, white radishes and vegetables, and an orange fruit garland, with a flower garland at its base. In the foreground, a red cloth holds a basket of fruit, a kalasha-style brass pot, brass lamps and plates. A row of small red-and-black decorative items is mounted on the wall behind the shrine.2024-06-10 +1 copiesJuly 13 20222022-07-13