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A photograph of a man in a white dhoti with a gold border, bare-chested and wearing a long rudraksha mala, standing at right and holding a lamp or camphor toward a framed portrait. The portrait shows a smiling man with a red-orange turban and orange robe seated on a throne draped in leopard-print cloth, with a gold ornamental panel and a garland of yellow and magenta marigolds. Below, a blue cloth is covered with many small leaf-plate offerings of food and fruit in clear wrapping. A white-painted sacred marking appears on the priest's shoulders and arms. Pink walls and a curtained window frame the room.

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Kailasa kanchipuram december 28th 2021Kailasa mangadu july 23 20212021-07-25Kailasa kanchipuram december 28th 2021A small shrine room with pink walls where a young priest in white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested with white sacred markings on his arms and rudraksha malas around his neck, pours liquid from a brass vessel over three small brass deity murtis on a yellow-gold tray set on a green table, a puja or abhishekam. Yellow flowers are scattered on the tray and in metal bowls at the bottom. Behind the table is a large printed poster of a smiling figure in an orange turban, saffron garments and ornate gold and beaded necklaces, labelled as a depiction, alongside framed deity pictures and a standing statue holding a trident-like staff with rudraksha malas. Framed pictures of deities and a man in a white shirt hang on the walls.2021-12-26A seated priest with a bare chest and an orange-and-cream headcloth sits on a red floor cloth in front of a decorated altar and presses his palms together in prayer. He wears white dhoti with a gold border and a beaded necklace, with white ash markings on his chest and arms. Before him are brass plates and bowls of coloured powders, grains, flowers, sweets, leaf offerings and kumkum, along with a small oil lamp, a kalasha-style pot and incense sticks. Behind him a large framed portrait of a seated figure with a garland of red and yellow flowers rests on a throne, beside an orange and yellow embroidered cloth backdrop. This is a photograph of a devi ritual setup with offerings arranged for worship.A small shrine room with pink walls, crowded with framed pictures and posters. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala leans over a brass tray table holding small copper figures and a lit oil lamp, gesturing toward it with one hand. Behind the tray, a large framed photograph shows a smiling figure seated with raised hand, wearing an orange-red shawl, rudraksha and gold necklaces, and a red-orange turban; the figure is a printed image, not a physical person. A standing figure in red-orange garments with rudraksha and a trident stands at the right, and a framed portrait hangs above the shelf. A metal bowl of yellow liquid sits at the lower right, consistent with a ritual preparation.Feb 7 2022 sripuram2022-02-08A photograph of a puja ritual on a red cloth set against a deep red backdrop. A bare-chested priest with a cream-coloured turban and a garland of orange and white flowers, with rudraksha beads on his neck, lights an oil lamp and holds a small flame with his hand. Beside him, a woman in a pink and orange outfit and a red turban sits smiling, wearing a red and yellow marigold garland. Brass bowls, a kalasha-style pot, banana leaves with sweets and fruit, incense sticks, small oil lamps and a pink cloth with a marigold garland lie on the cloth, with bundled wooden sticks along the right side.KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 12/27/20202020-12-27Kailasa in tharamangalam 23 july 2021Jan 3 2022 sripuram2022-01-03Kailasa Kanchipuram 27th december 2021