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Inside a temple shrine with gold-painted arches and carved gold pillars topped with ornate lion-like figures, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and sacred thread stands with hands folded in prayer, facing a black deity murti draped in an orange cloth with garlands. A woman in a mustard-yellow top and white sari, also with palms pressed together, stands at left. Brass lamps, a brass kalasha, small cups and a silver-toned face mask sit on the black stone altar, with a green cloth draped over a second altar. Exit sign on the wall.

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Inside a temple shrine, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at left holding a lit oil lamp toward the deities. A dark-stone deity murti with a crown and garlands stands at right beside a smaller figure in green and red silk, with a red-draped shivalinga with tripundra marks in the foreground on a black platform. A golden carved sculpture of a lion-faced figure stands in the centre, with a garlanded dark murti in an arched niche at left, brass oil lamps and kalasha-style brass vessels on black tiled ledges, and an exit sign on the wall.2022-03-27A woman in a leopard-print top and white garment stands at the left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a shrine inside a temple room. Black deity murtis wear orange and saffron cloth, and a dark murti at the front is draped in a magenta and green cloth with a garland. Golden arches, carved pillars and a golden lion-like figure frame the shrine, with brass pooja vessels, lamps and small offerings on a black stone altar in the foreground. A small phone is propped near the woman's hand. Her devotional act is aarti or deepa puja before the murtis. No a person is visible.2022-01-16A temple shrine room with gold-finished arched niches and carved pillars. A woman with long dark hair in a maroon top and white dhoti-style skirt stands at left, holding a small brass lamp or offering toward the shrines. At centre is a black Shiva lingam on a black yoni-pitha base. Behind it stands a dark-faced deity murti in orange and red garments with a flower garland, and a second figure in orange beside it. At left is an orange-clad elephant-headed deity murti. In the foreground is a black stone bull statue with flower garlands. Brass vessels and small oil lamps sit on the black platforms.2022-01-16A woman in a leopard-print blouse and white saree with a faint floral pattern stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar before a shrine. At right, a black stone murti of a seated deity with multiple arms and a crescent ornament on the crown is draped in orange cloth, with orange-wrapped smaller figures before it. Brass and steel bowls with food offerings and a kalasha-like vessel sit on a silver tray in front, with marigold garlands and a flower near the figures. Ornate gold and silver carved panels frame the shrine and a golden pillar stands at left. No a person candidate is visible; the people count is one.2022-01-16 +1 copiesPhoto 99213892022-05-24 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/30/20212021-01-30July 17 20122012-07-17Photo 99234802022-05-12 +1 copiesA photo inside a gold-decorated temple shrine. A child with short dark hair, wearing white clothes with a gold sash, kneels with palms pressed together in prayer at the right edge of the frame. In front of them is a black deity murti with a red-and-gold garment and a crown-like head covering, beside a second figure in blue. A blue-draped altar holds smaller brass and gold deity figures, a brass lamp, a copper vessel, brass trays and purple flowers. Gold carved pillars and an exit sign frame the shrine.2022-02-21KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/14/20212021-01-14A temple shrine room with gold-framed arches and black pedestals holding deity murtis. In the centre, a large shrine with a figure in red and white garments and garlands sits above a golden arch with a red cloth draped over it. Two men stand at left: one bare-chested in a red dhoti with a striped headband, the other in white dhoti with a shawl, both attending a puja table with brass vessels, flowers and cloth. Lying prostrate on the floor in the foreground is a devotee in a dark garment, with folded colourful textiles laid out on the right. A blue and purple curtain hangs behind the shrine.2024-12-05KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/27/20222022-03-27