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A woman in a teal kurta with a patterned shawl, wearing a face mask, stands with her back to the camera and holds a silver tray with offerings toward a decorated altar. The altar holds a black Shiva lingam draped with white flowers and a rudraksha-style mala, a standing black deity murti in blue and gold garments, a colourful female deity murti in pink and green, and brass figures and lamps. Orange and red drapery with garlands hangs behind, and marigold festoons decorate the top. Trays of food offerings sit on white cloths at left.

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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/11/20212021-03-11A decorated temple shrine set against draped orange-red curtains and a garland-strung canopy. Three black stone murti stand in the centre: a large Shiva lingam wrapped in white cloth with a silver tripundra-style marking, draped in white and red flower garlands and a dark bead-and-rudraksha necklace, with a hanging bead canopy above. To the left a standing deity murti in yellow and blue robes holds a trident beside it, and to the right a female murti in a blue and teal sari with a flowered headdress. A small nandi-like figure with gold eyewear sits in front, flanked by ornate gold-and-leopard-print seats and brass lamps, with flowers and offerings on the floor. No people are visible.2020-11-13A woman in a white sari with gold border and a white face mask pours liquid from a small silver cup over a black stone Shivalinga on a dark pedestal in a temple shrine. She holds a silver bell in her other hand and wears a rudraksha mala and bangles. Behind her are golden deity sculptures, a gold-trimmed carved base, and a red-orange-blue hanging cloth.2021-09-19Photograph inside a temple shrine room with red walls and gold-framed niches. At centre, a shaved-headed?ly bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and face mask pours liquid over a tall black Shiva lingam set on a black peetha, holding a white cloth or vessel. A woman in a maroon and gold silk sari kneels at the base of the lingam. A woman in a teal top and green sari with a face mask stands at left with hands folded. A seated bare-chested man in a white dhoti and mask sits at left beside brass vessels. Behind them are deity murtis draped in red and green garlands, a brass lamp with lit wicks at right, and a kalasha. The scene reads as abhishekam at a Shivaratri puja.2021-03-11A photograph inside a temple shrine with red walls and gold-framed arches. A priest with a bare chest and a white dhoti bordered in gold stands at a black stone Shiva lingam on a black pedestal, pouring or offering with a small tray, wearing a face mask. Behind him are black stone deity murtis adorned with garlands of red and white flowers and green leaves, along with brass oil lamps and a brass pot. Shiva lingam abhishekam and puja in progress.2021-03-11KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/11/20212021-03-11KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/11/20212021-03-11November 17 20212021-11-17A woman in a white sari with gold border stands at a black stone Shivalinga on a black peetha, pouring or offering from a brass plate holding a lit oil lamp, marigold flowers and fruit. Behind her, black stone deity murtis are adorned with red and orange marigold garlands, a red and gold garment, and a red-and-gold ornate headdress, set against gold-plated temple carvings with elephant motifs. Fruit baskets and pink flowers sit on a maroon cloth, indicating Mahashivaratri abhishekam and alankaram in a temple setting.2022-03-01A photograph inside a temple shrine where a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti with a white face mask and a white sacred marking on his arm waves a brass aarti lamp with a flame over a central deity murti. The murti is a dark figure draped in a red and gold cloth, adorned with a red crown-like headdress, marigold garlands and a jewelled necklace, seated on a golden cushion before a tiled platform. Behind it stand larger painted statues in gold and purple garments with garlands and ornate crowns, and to the right a standing statue with a beard and red turban wears a rudraksha-style necklace. A small green-clad figurine sits on the right edge. Red curtains and a gilded arch frame the shrine.2020-12-09KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/1/20222022-03-01KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 1/13/20222022-01-13