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A photograph of a shrine at a KAILASA temple space. A hand holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame is offering incense smoke across the frame. On the left, a black deity murti wears a gold crown, a red and gold sari-style garment and a layered necklace. In the centre, a black Ganesha murti wears a red-and-gold turban and garland, seated before a gold arch. In front, a brass stand holds a mound of green limes, marigolds, white flowers, purple blooms and pink garlands, with a coconut-like offering and small brass figures. Gold-framed arches and tiled walls frame the altar.

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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 2/23/20222022-02-23A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari performs an aarti with a lit brass oil lamp before a black stone deity murti of an elephant-headed god, seated with a golden crown and a red-and-white cloth. Her hands are raised around the flame, and she wears gold bangles and a beaded necklace. In front of the deity is a large offering arranged with green limes, fried banana chips, red flowers and green leaves, set on a banana leaf. Orange marigold garlands hang on the golden arch behind, and the room has black tiled walls.2021-11-26A woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari stands at a shrine lit by an open flame from a brass lamp she holds. She wears a red bindi, gold bangles and a beaded necklace. Behind her a black stone Ganesha murti sits on a pedestal, adorned with a red and gold cloth, flanked by golden arched niches. To the right a large offering of green limes, orange jalebi-like sweets and red flowers is arranged on a tray, and bananas are visible on a plate behind. The scene shows a puja in progress with a deity murti, oil lamp and fruit offerings.2021-11-26KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 2/23/20222022-02-23A woman in a cream sari with gold-toned border stands before a decorated offering arranged with green limes, orange and red flower garlands, and ring-shaped snacks, lit by a brass oil lamp with a bright flame. She holds the lamp in one hand and a small brass vessel in the other. Behind her a black stone Ganesha murti sits in a shrine with gold ornamentation and orange marigold garlands hang at the right edge. A green banana leaf and a small white conch shell lie in the foreground. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti at a temple shrine.2021-11-26KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/1/20222022-03-01KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/1/20222022-03-01A photograph of a temple puja at an altar with a black Ganesha deity murti dressed in a purple and green cloth, adorned with orange marigold garlands and a red-and-gold turban-like crown. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp with both hands. In front are brass bowls of yellow rice, a green cucumber, an orange, a pomegranate, banana leaves and a brass plate of offerings, with a second lit lamp on the altar. The setting is a dark tiled wall with ornate gold-framed arches.2022-02-23A photograph of a temple shrine during a puja. In the foreground a hand holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, with a bell-shaped brass vessel beneath it. On a brass tray in the centre stands a small bronze deity murti of a fierce form holding a trident and other implements, with a flaming halo behind its head. Behind it are dark-stone murtis, including a black deity in a pink and green garment with orange garlands and a figure in red and gold silk with silver necklaces. Gold-framed niches and a copper cup sit on a gold brocade cloth. No people are visible apart from the hand.2022-02-23Interior of a temple shrine with dark red walls and gold arched niches. Black stone murtis of deities sit on a raised dais, one with orange and blue garments and a crown, another in green. A shivalinga is draped with an orange cloth and red sash, with a white marble sage-like statue in a niche at the right. Foreground shows a fruit-and-flower arrangement of oranges, limes, orange flowers and blue blossoms on an orange embroidered cloth, with brass plates, a brass lamp and a small oil lamp with flame. No people are visible.2021-05-04Photograph of a puja at a temple shrine in a plain room with fluorescent ceiling lights. In the foreground a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and bare upper body holds a lit oil lamp aloft with his right hand while his left hand rests near a brass plate. On the black altar table stand several black stone lingams and deity murtis, one green-clad figure garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, a white floral garland draped over another lingam, and a fresh magenta garland. Brass plates hold offerings, a small brass cup and sindoor-style items. Behind them a woman in a red sari sits, a woman in a blue and gold sari with folded hands stands to the right, and a figure in orange sits near the back. A red curtain and a colourful hanging garland decorate the right side.2022-02-27KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/3/20222022-03-03