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Interior temple scene with gold-framed shrine arches and red walls, where white-clad priests perform a ritual before deity murtis garlanded with marigolds. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at a central altar holding a ritual vessel, while another priest kneels at left beside a small pot. Several devotees sit cross-legged on a red mat with hands folded, and coconuts sit on plates in front. On the right, a sign reads Do Not Touch Deities and a large framed portrait is labelled the Hindu Way. Fruit and brass vessels are arranged on the altar. Another person in a red top and dark dhoti stands at right.

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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 10/25/20202020-10-25Indoor temple hall with a grey tiled floor and circular yellow and white painted lines. Behind the ritual area, golden arched shrines hold deity murtis, including a multi-armed figure and a standing figure with a crown, with draped gold-and-beige curtains around them. A priest in a bare upper body and white dhoti sits cross-legged at the front left, wearing a rudraksha-style garland and a black face mask, with a brass lamp and a bowl of red flowers before him. Another priest in white sits at a low wooden table, and a bald man in a white dhoti sits near the centre. Along a red-draped low table, many silver-foil-covered plates of offerings are laid out next to fruit trays of bananas, apples and limes. Two more priests in white dhotis work at the right side near a richly dressed deity. A woman in white sits at the centre back, and the scene shows an ongoing puja with oil lamps and offerings.2020-11-14KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/11/20212021-03-11Photograph of a Meenakshi Tirukalyanam-style puja inside a temple hall with deep red curtains. On the right, a golden arched shrine holds a standing deity murti draped in garlands and flowers, with fruit and offerings on a green-cloth altar. A man in a white dhoti and bare chest sits cross-legged at the altar pouring from a vessel. A woman in white with long loose hair stands at the shrine, and a seated man in white dhoti holds a silver plate. Devotees stand at left in white dhotis, a yellow salwar and a pink sari, and a blue shirt. Lit brass oil lamps and a colourful painted pillar frame the scene, with fruit trays and a tall decorated figure at left. No one in the frame is identifiable as the a person.2019-04-22 +1 copiesApril 17 20222022-04-17Interior photo of a temple shrine room with gold-framed alcoves, teal and magenta drapes, and garlanded deity murtis on black pedestals. On the right a large decorated deity murti with red-and-gold garments and flower garlands sits above a black abhishekam basin. On the left a row of red-and-black figures wearing garlands stands along the wall. In the centre a woman in a white sari holds a lamp or puja item before a seated figure, while several women in saris sit on the floor before brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings. A white ceiling fan and a tripod-mounted camera stand nearby. No a person candidate is clearly visible.KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 12/29/20212021-12-29KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/11/20212021-03-11Devotees sit on mats in a temple hall with red walls, gathered in a circle for a puja with brass oil lamps on the floor. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits at the back near the central altar. Around the room stand statues: a row of seated sages in orange robes on the left, standing deity murtis of Rama and Sita in purple and blue, a golden-arched shrine with an elephant-headed Ganesha murti, and a decorated deity with garlands on the right. Women wear saris in pink, blue, green and gold, and one woman has a purple headscarf. A donation box sign is visible at the right edge.2020-11-13Indoor puja in a temple hall with a row of black stone deity murtis on red-cushioned shelves along the back wall. A standing deity murti with a tall crown and staff stands at the right edge. At a central table draped in gold-patterned cloth, brass vessels, a pineapple, oranges, bananas and a pile of fruit are arranged. A woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala sits at the left reading from a paper. Several women in pink, orange and blue saris sit around the offering table, some wearing face masks, and a bare-chested man sits beside them. A woman in a cream sari with gold border holds a brass aarti plate with flowers at the right foreground. A tripod-mounted camera is in the centre.2021-11-26A photo of a Lalitha Maha Tripurasundari puja in a temple room with pink and yellow walls. Three deity murtis sit on a raised altar decorated with flower garlands, including a central figure in a gold and blue dress. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and rudraksha mala, seated at right, holds a small bell or ladle near brass vessels, while a woman in a purple sari adds items to the puja. Other women in blue and teal saris sit on the floor, and a shirtless young man sits at far right. Kalasha vessels, oil lamps, coconuts, fruit and framed pictures decorate the room.2020-10-20KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/2/20222022-01-02