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Indoor temple shrine scene where a masked person with long dark hair, dressed in white ritual clothes with a gold border, sits on a mat reading from a paper or booklet beside a small lit oil lamp. To the right, a bald man in a white dhoti with a gold border sits in meditation mudra with his hands extended, a tilak on his forehead. Behind them, a shrine holds painted statues of deities including a figure with a raised hand in blue and gold garments and a female figure in pink and gold. A seated statue in red and gold stands at left, and a row of orange-robed figures decorated with garlands is at right. Brass puja vessels, bananas and a patterned cloth lie on the floor in front.

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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 11/5/20212021-11-05A temple shrine room with tiled walls and a black-tiled platform holding a golden-yellow statue of a seated figure in red turban and reddish-brown garments, hand raised in a gesture. To the right stand white and colourful deity statues draped in cloth. In the foreground, a bare-backed priest in a white dhoti sits on a woven mat before offerings of small brass vessels and a plate, facing the shrine. A woman in a white sari with a face covering sits on a mat at right, holding a paper or book. The setting appears to be a Skanda Shasti worship at KAILASA Toronto.2021-11-05A photograph of a temple shrine room where three men sit on floor mats in white dhotis and white garments, performing a puja. The bare-chested man on the left, with a sacred thread, faces a brass plate and small vessels on a woven mat and clasps his hands. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a white garment holds an open book and touches his face. On the right, a bald man in white kneels with palms pressed together. Behind them stand a golden seated deity murti in a red and gold crown, a female deity murti in blue and gold garments with a raised hand, and a small lamp on a black-tiled platform. Colourful patterned rugs cover the floor.2021-11-05Indoor temple shrine with a golden seated figure in a red turban and necklaces on a black tiled pedestal at left, beside colourful deity murtis in blue and pink and a row of small orange-clad murtis on shelves at right. Three men in white dhotis stand before the shrine: a bare-chested man in the centre-right holding a bell in one hand with palms pressed together, a man in white with a face mask holding a small bell, and an older man at the far right in a white dhoti with a sacred thread, hands folded in namaskar. Green and orange prayer mats cover the floor, with a purple cloth at the left edge. This appears to be a puja during a Skanda Shasti observance.2021-11-05A temple shrine room with a tan block wall and a black-tiled altar. On the left, a golden statue of a seated figure wears a red turban and a necklace. Behind an altar with a white drape stand painted deity murtis, including one in blue with a tall crown. Along the right wall, rows of small orange-and-black figures stand on shelves. A bare-chested priest with a white dhoti and sacred thread, holding a lit lamp or aarti, stands before the altar beside a woman in a white sari with a shawl. On the right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands with palms joined in namaste, and a bald man in dark clothing stands behind him. Green-and-red rugs cover the floor, and a few offerings lie near the lower left.2021-11-05KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 11/5/20212021-11-05A temple shrine room with cream walls and black tiled plinths holding golden and colourful deity murtis. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a green-and-gold border stands at center, holding a ritual lamp aloft and a small bell in his left hand, performing puja. Beside him a man in white ritual clothes holds a bell, and on the right an older man with folded palms in a white dhoti and shawl stands at darshan. Rows of small orange-and-red figures are arranged on shelves behind them, and a golden statue in a red turban and ornate necklace stands at left. Green and maroon prayer mats cover the floor.2021-11-05KAILASA SINGAPORE on 8/6/20212021-08-06KAILASA SINGAPORE on 10/7/20212021-10-07A puja in a golden-walled temple room at KAILASA Singapore. Three deity murtis sit on a raised platform draped with green cloth and adorned with gold jewellery, red and white flower garlands and a crown on the central figure. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at the lower left, palms pressed together before a flame and brass plates of fruit and offerings. Two seated devotees in white clothing face the altar, one in a white kurta and one in pale attire. Brass oil lamps, bananas, flower garlands and a small kalasha surround the ritual setup on maroon cloth.2021-06-15KAILASA SINGAPORE on 12/22/20212021-12-22A photograph inside a temple shrine room with yellow walls decorated with marigold garlands. Three deity murtis stand on a gold-draped dais before a gold arch, adorned with flower garlands and gold ornaments. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits on a striped mat pouring liquid from a small vessel over a silver shivalinga on a tray, with a silver plate of fruit and lemons nearby. A woman in a red-and-maroon salwar kameez sits on a dark mat to the right, holding a sheet of paper. Brass oil lamps, framed pictures and smaller shrines fill the room, and a rudraksha-style garland hangs on the man's chest. The scene shows a rudrabhishekam abhishekam puja.2021-08-10