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A temple abhishekam scene in a yellow-walled shrine. Three deity murtis stand behind, adorned with garlands and green and gold garments. In the foreground a dark blue Shivalinga sits on a raised stand, with a brass puja plate, kalasha-style vessels and bowls of fruit, flowers and sweets spread on a colourful striped mat. A priest in white dhoti sits at left reading or handling items, while a standing man with a bare upper body, rudraksha-style adornments and a brown wrap pours liquid over the lingam with a vessel. Pink flower petals are scattered on the cloth.

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A temple puja in progress in a yellow-walled room. Three large deity murtis stand on a raised platform, decorated with garlands and crowns, with smaller figures in red and blue flanking them and oil lamps hanging above. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged on a striped red and green mat, holding a ritual object and gesturing, while an attendant in an orange-red shirt and white dhoti sits to the left with hands joined. Brass plates of fruit, sweets and red offerings are arranged on the mat before them, and a small table holds further offerings.2021-07-02Inside a temple shrine, a priest with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti, offers fruit on a brass plate to a woman in a pink and green sari and a face mask who sits on a striped mat. Three ornately dressed deity murtis stand on a green-draped altar behind them, adorned with green skirts, gold jewellery and flower garlands. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, a small silver puja plate, bowls of food, apples, oranges and a bowl of white offering sit on the mat in front of the altar, with a red and green striped cloth beneath. The yellow walls are hung with garlands.2021-10-24KAILASA SINGAPORE on 8/8/20212021-08-08A temple puja in progress: a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with rudraksha mala kneels on a red-and-orange striped cloth, offering a silver plate of flowers, fruit and sweets toward a woman in a green salwar kameez with a face mask. Brass lamps, kumkum and flower bowls surround them. Behind, gold-clad deity murti stand before a yellow wall with garlands. No visible person matches the a person candidate criteria, so the priest is described by role only.2021-08-08KAILASA SINGAPORE on 11/16/20212021-11-16A priest bare-chested with white dhoti performs puja before a black stone lingam on a red and pink cloth in a temple shrine. Three decorated deity murtis dressed in green and red garments with gold ornaments stand behind, garlanded with flower strings. A woman in white top and grey pants wearing a face mask sits on the floor with palms joined in prayer. Brass plates hold fruit, flowers, a kalasha and puja vessels spread on a striped rug.2021-10-24A bare-chested man in white dhoti with orange-and-white sash sits cross-legged behind a long table set for puja, pouring liquid from a small vessel. Eyeglasses and a rudraksha-style necklace are visible. Before him are silver and brass trays with grapes, bananas, pink flowers, coconut-shaped offerings, and a ornate gold-and-orange festival mask or deity image on a yellow cloth. A copper kalasha and brass lamps stand on the table, and a colourful deity shrine with green and gold decoration sits at the upper right against a yellow wall with green bunting.2021-08-20KAILASA SINGAPORE on 10/24/20212021-10-24KAILASA SINGAPORE on 10/9/20212021-10-09 +3 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine room with yellow walls and strings of marigold and red flower garlands. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands bent forward at a decorated offering table, placing items on it. The table holds brass plates of fruit and sweets, a flower-decorated silver frame, and a wooden or brass kalasha-style object with flowers. Behind him on the left stands a deity murti in an ornate crown, draped in garlands. Paper diya-shaped lamp decorations hang on the wall, and a brass lamp hangs at the upper left. A red and gold carpet covers the floor. No other people are visible.2021-11-04KAILASA SINGAPORE on 10/22/20212021-10-22KAILASA SINGAPORE on 11/16/20212021-11-16