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Indoor Navaratri puja in a room with red walls and a row of red-and-black shoes stacked on shelves at left. A family sits on a patterned mat before brass oil lamps, trays and a flower-decorated plate. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and gold necklace sits beside them. A ceremonial deity murti stands on a yellow-draped platform with a framed portrait above, and a man in a light blue shirt stands at a small table with lamps and offerings. Two women in saris sit at right, and a laptop with a Toronto label sits at left. Seven people are visible in the photograph.

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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 10/17/20202020-10-17KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/20/20222022-05-20 +1 copiesIndoor puja in a temple hall with red walls and a row of orange-robed seated statues along the back wall. A woman in a green saree stands at left, while several women and children sit on mats before brass oil lamps and offerings. A seated woman in a teal silk saree and a bare-chested priest with folded hands sit at right, beside pink flowers and a brass tray of fruit. A nandi bull statue and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure appear in the room. A seated man in a white shirt sits near a music stand.2020-10-18KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 4/9/20222022-04-09 +1 copiesDevotees sit seated on maroon and purple cloth in a temple hall, hands pressed together in anjali mudra before a row of black stone deity murtis in saffron and red garments with garlands, backed by a golden-yellow altar with figures. Brass oil lamps (diyas) burn on brass plates with leaves and petals in front of them. A woman in white sari sits at left, a woman in orange-gold sari with glasses beside her, a woman in pink silk sari in the center, a woman in teal sari behind a boy in pink kurta, and a woman in red top at right. A bald man in white near the right edge also sits in prayer, and a young boy in yellow kurta sits in the foreground beside a girl in yellow dress. Scene shows a group puja or aarti at the ashram.2024-03-10 +1 copiesKAILASA HOUSTON, USA on 1/22/20222022-01-22KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 4/9/20222022-04-09 +1 copiesA group of women sit on mats on the floor during a devotional ritual indoors, with brass oil lamps (diyas) and brass plates of flowers and offerings arranged in front of them. Behind them, a tiered wall is lined with rows of small deity murtis in orange and gold garments, each wearing a flower garland. A woman in a blue blouse wears a face mask, a woman in a red sari with a red-and-gold blouse wears a beaded necklace, a woman in a cream sari with gold border sits in the centre, and a woman in a cream sari with an orange blouse and a rudraksha mala sits in the foreground. A man in a white shirt and blue face mask sits at the back near a white cabinet, a girl in a yellow dress stands at right, and other attendees sit on chairs by a doorway with framed photographs on the wall.2022-04-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple hall during a puja, with a row of around twenty orange and saffron ceremonial shoes or sandals lined against the back wall beside colourful deity statues, including a figure in blue and another in pink and gold. Several men and women sit on chairs and on a blue mat, many with bare upper bodies and white dhotis, some wearing face masks, with brass plates of offerings, flowers, lamps and small cups in front of them. Framed photographs hang on the gold-painted wall. At the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl sits on an ornate throne-like seat near a row of other seated men in white and maroon.2021-08-29A photograph of a seated congregation in a temple hall during a Ganesha Chaturthi event. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala holds a microphone and faces the audience, with a yellow cloth and fruit offerings before him. Rows of devotees sit on the floor, many in saris and salwar kameez in yellow, green, pink, blue and red; a woman in a white top and dark pants sits on a black mat at left. Behind them stand several deity murtis in colourful dress and a golden ornate palanquin or chariot, with a laptop and a small screen on a table at right. Attendees appear to be listening, with thali plates of offerings set on the floor.2019-09-02 +1 copiesIndoor group photo at a KAILASA Melbourne gathering: a large seated statue of a guru-like figure in a black headpiece, ornate orange and green dress, and layered white and multicolored flower garlands sits at the centre, with a silver-toned hand raised in blessing. Around it, a crowd of adults and children in saris, salwar kameez, kurta and casual wear sits or kneels on a pink mat, several smiling and posing. A man in a grey shirt and white dhoti stands at left, and brass plates with offerings, flowers and small lamps lie in the foreground. A puja or Jayanthi celebration setting with a visible statue, not a living person.2021-12-28KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 6/17/20222022-06-17 +1 copies