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A temple shrine decorated for Mahashivaratri with a dark-stone deity murti draped in red and blue cloth and garlanded with orange marigolds. Golden carved pillars with rearing lion-like figures flank the shrine. In the foreground a pink-covered table holds a large stainless steel pot of cooked rice, a bowl of yellow dal, a banana leaf piled with fried vada, bananas, a pineapple, flower garlands in red, yellow and orange, brass oil lamps and a plate of turmeric powder. No people are visible.

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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/1/20222022-03-01KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/1/20222022-03-01Interior of a temple shrine decorated for Mahashivaratri abhishekam and alankaram. Marigold garlands and bright flower strands hang around golden pillars and a gilded arch. Several deity murtis sit on the altar: a dark stone Shiva linga-form figure with a rudraksha-style mala in the foreground, a dark murti with an orange and green garland at left, and a central deity murti with flower garlands and a crown-like headdress. Fruit, banana leaves, brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, oil lamps and a lit diya lie on the altar, and a brass lamp stands on the right. No people are visible.2022-03-01KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/1/20222022-03-01Photo 82851542022-05-15 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/4/20212021-05-04KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 3/1/20222022-03-01A temple shrine photographed from the front, with gold-framed arch behind a central figure seated on a platform. The central figure is a sculptural form wearing a red and gold turban, red and gold garlands and a rudraksha mala, with hands raised, and is the focal point of the arrangement. Behind it stand deity murtis of a dark-complexioned deity with a crown and tilak, flanked by garlands in yellow, orange, red and white. To the right stand two more deity murtis with crowns and flower garlands, one in orange and green cloth. In the foreground, a large golden kalasha-like headpiece adorned with garlands rests on a dark base. Tables covered in blue and red cloths hold steel bowls of sweets, snacks, fruit, pineapples and apples as offerings. No people are visible.2024-04-14KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/4/20212021-05-04Indoor temple shrine decorated for a puja with a large neivedhyam spread. Central figures are a dark-faced deity murti with gold crown and jewelled garments, alongside a seated figure in purple and yellow with a turban and gold necklaces, both garlanded with marigold and yellow-and-red flower strands. Trays and steel plates of fruit, sweets, rice dishes and snacks cover the tables in front, with bananas, apples and a pineapple visible. A brass oil lamp sits at left, and a tall golden kalasha-like vessel stands before a dark garlanded murti at right, with other deity statues in orange and red saris behind. No living people are visible.A photograph of a temple room arranged for a festival offering. Several garlanded murti statues dominate the scene: a seated figure in yellow dhoti and blue top wearing a gold crown and layered gold necklaces, with hands in anjali mudra; a darker figure on the right in orange-gold silk with heavy gold jewellery; and a figure on the left with rudraksha beads and a white-and-striped cloth. Garlands of white, yellow, red and green flowers hang on all of them. Before them stand many silver-toned bowls on silver trays holding sweets, fruits, nuts, dry snacks and savouries, arranged as a neivedhyam naivedya offering. Fresh fruit sits in a bowl at the top left, and a small brass deity figure stands in front at lower left.Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha Samrajyam