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A man wearing a white and navy-and-yellow shirt and grey trousers, with a face mask, leans forward to light a small oil lamp in front of a framed photograph on a small silver stand. The framed image is garlanded with white jasmine strands and set on a red cloth-draped table with pink lotus flowers and scattered petals. Beside it, a golden kalasha-style lamp stands tall. Behind the scene, a gold-coloured seated statue wears a red-and-gold striped shawl, a maroon turban, rows of beaded necklaces and a white garland, with one hand raised in blessing. A golden lion figure and a gold cloth-draped seat are also visible. One person is physically present.

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Photo 82867472022-05-24KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/26/20222022-05-26 +1 copiesPhoto 82837262022-05-27 +1 copiesA man in a blue checked shirt and white trousers bends forward at a shrine, lighting an oil lamp held in his right hand. Beside him stands a golden statue of a seated figure in a maroon and gold dhoti, with a maroon turban, layered white flower and beaded garlands, and a raised hand with a green stone. Next to it is a golden lion-faced pedestal figure. In front, a framed portrait garlanded with white flowers sits on a glass stand with fruit, pink lotus flowers and small oil lamps on a red cloth. Another lit lamp sits on a wooden table in the foreground. The scene is a home shrine with a puja offering, not a crowd gathering.2022-05-23 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/23/20222022-05-23 +1 copiesA man in a light blue polo shirt and white face mask leans forward to light an oil lamp before a framed photograph on a silver stand, surrounded by green leaves, pink lotus flowers and a brass plate of leaves. Behind them a golden statue of a seated figure in a maroon and gold turban, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a red tilak raises one hand in blessing, with a trident beside it. Golden lion-face guardian figures flank the shrine, and green, blue and gold draped fabric hangs behind the murti in a temple room with a black-tiled altar.2022-05-26 +1 copiesA bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with an orange-bordered cloth stands at left, bending to light a lamp before a framed photograph garlanded with white jasmine and a yellow flower. The framed image sits on a glass stand with lit diyas and pink lotuses, on a maroon-draped table. Behind, a golden statue of a seated figure in maroon and gold robes and a maroon turban, with a gold lotus-shaped halo and jasmine garland, is flanked by a golden lion sculpture. At right stands a tall brass lamp with a peacock-shaped top. At left, a decorated deity murti is partly visible. A red-bottled offering and a tray of gold items sit at the bottom.2022-05-24 +1 copiesPhoto 66799452022-06-09 +1 copiesA young man in a dark grey long-sleeved top and a dark face mask lights an oil lamp at a shrine in front of a golden seated statue. The statue, a figure in a maroon and gold dhoti-style garment with a maroon turban and a red bindi, holds a trishul and a red flower and wears white jasmine garlands and a beaded necklace. Below, a framed photograph on a small brass stand is garlanded with white flowers, with lit diyas and pink lotus flowers set around it on a red cloth. The background includes ornate gold lion-head pillars, blue and green draped fabric and a brass lamp stand.2022-05-22 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple-like room with a plain tiled-brick wall. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and white ritual markings on his body, wearing a face mask, lights a small lamp at a shrine. Behind him a large golden seated statue with a maroon turban, red-and-gold draped cloth, white flower garlands and a red flower in hand sits before a blue and green draped backdrop, flanked by golden lion-form pedestals. In front, a framed picture garlanded with white jasmine sits on a dark tiled altar with pink lotus flowers and a row of lit oil lamps along the foreground. One physical person is visible.2022-05-22 +1 copiesA man in a navy blue jacket, dark scarf and white dhoti stands before a gold-coloured statue of a seated figure in maroon and gold striped silk, with a red-and-gold turban, ornate jewelled necklaces and a raised hand holding a small object. Beside it a golden lion-head sculpture stands on a black-tiled pedestal. The man lights a small oil lamp on a yellow brocade-covered seat. In front of the statue, a framed photograph of a black Shiva lingam with a tripundra marking sits on a silver stand with a red cloth, a red flower and pink lotus flowers. The setting is a plain beige-walled room with a wall heater.2022-06-09 +1 copiesA man in a bare-chested white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl lights a wick from an oil lamp at a shrine. Several small clay oil lamps burn in a row on a wooden table in front. Behind the shrine, a golden seated statue wearing a maroon turban, maroon silk garment, jasmine garlands and red flowers sits beside a golden lion-shaped throne piece. A framed photograph garlanded with white jasmine stands on a small silver stand before pink lotus flowers and a maroon cloth, inside a tiled shrine alcove.2022-05-22 +1 copies