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Group photo inside a gold-decorated temple hall before a golden shrine housing a deity murti in pink and blue garments with a crown. In front, a rectangular black stone abhishekam platform holds a dark shivalinga-like murti draped in pink cloth and garlands. A table to the left carries fruit, brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel and brass lamps. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested, stand with palms pressed together, alongside women in white and pink saris and a girl in black. Gold arches and gilded figures line the walls.

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A group of women in traditional Indian dress stand and kneel with palms pressed together in namaskar before a temple altar. Several wear white or cream sarees and saris with gold borders, one wears a pink saree, one wears a green saree, and one wears a white top with a black head covering. A young girl in a black and white patterned dress kneels in front, and a woman in a red top kneels beside her. In front of them a brass tray holds green and orange fruits and vegetables, including limes, mangoes and carrots, placed on a gold and green cloth. Behind them, golden deity murtis and a Shiva lingam decorated with flower garlands stand against red drapes and gold arches, with a red exit sign on the wall. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present.2024-04-07A group photograph inside a temple hall with gold-painted carved pillars and a golden arched shrine framing a deity murti decorated with red garlands. Many devotees stand in front of the shrine holding brass plates of fruit, offerings and small lamps. Women wear saris in green, pink, red, yellow and orange, and a few men wear white dhoti. A boy in white kurta and a girl in red dress stand near the front. A table holds banana leaves, bowls and fruit offerings. No person is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd, so no candidate is marked.2024-12-10February 08 20242024-02-08Group photograph inside the KAILASA Toronto Canada temple room during a puja. A sign on the central table reads KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. Behind them, gold-framed shrines hold deity murtis, including a central figure decorated with a garland of red and white flowers. In front, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of offerings. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and shawl holds a sheet and stands near a tray of fruit. On the right, women in white and colourful saris stand around the table holding brass plates of flowers, fruit and sweets. Brass lamps, kalasha-like vessels and floral arrangements fill the altar table. A visible placard or sheet is held by a man at the left-centre. Approximately 15 people visible.Photo 99181092022-04-16 +1 copiesA group photograph inside a temple shrine room with cinder-block walls and a tiled floor. Many devotees stand and kneel with palms pressed together in namaste; several women wear saris in orange, yellow, green, red and cream, and some men wear white dhotis, including a bare-chested priest at left. Behind them stand white and gold deity murtis, a golden figure in a red turban and saffron cloth on a golden seat, and a row of small black deity figures decorated with orange and red garlands at right. Children sit in front, and a brass lamp with flame appears at lower left near a black bull-shaped object. Roughly 40 physical people are visible.2022-06-05 +1 copiesIndoor temple ritual at KAILASA Toronto, Canada. A shaven-headed priest in an orange turban and white dhoti, with a gold-and-white shawl and a rudraksha-style bead garland, stands at left holding a brass vessel. Behind him, a table is draped with blue and purple cloths. Centre stage, a large golden shrine features a deity murti decorated with garlands, with a sign reading KAILASA TORONTO CANADA. A central altar table is covered in red cloth holding fruit, flower offerings, dishes and rows of small covered containers. At right, a woman in a cream-and-yellow sari stands with hands in anjali mudra, and a line of women in saris and salwar kameez, including a young girl in pink, stand with palms pressed together in devotion. Golden arched shrine niches with deities frame the hall.Photograph inside a golden-walled Hindu temple shrine. Five bare-chested men in white dhotis stand with palms pressed together in anjali, facing the camera, with a small bare-chested boy in front of them also in anjali. A man in a black face mask wears a red tilak, and a man in a dark jacket stands behind with hands folded. Behind them are gilded arches, a deity murti draped in garlands, and a bright altar with a colourful figure in pink and blue, beside a silver kalasha. In front, a brass tray of bananas, grapes, pomegranate, apples and oranges, plus a lit oil lamp, brass bowls, a folded teal and gold silk cloth with jewelled ornament, and a brass aarti plate and vessels on a side table.2024-04-07A group of devotees gathers in a temple room with pale tiled floor and cinder-block walls, many with hands in anjali. Seated and standing people wear saffron, orange, green, yellow and white saris, kurtas and dhotis; a man in front has a white mask and another wears a blue mask. A golden deity murti with a red-and-gold crown and garlands stands centrally against draped fabric, flanked by white and gold deity statues and dark ceremonial items in the foreground. Oil lamps and flowers sit before the altar. No specific individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2022-06-05 +1 copiesPhotograph of an indoor temple shrine with gold-painted arches and walls. In the centre, three deity murtis dressed in blue and dark tones are garlanded with purple, white and marigold flower garlands, flanked by gilded frames. A black Shivalinga on a green cloth with an orange cloth draped over it sits on a table in the foreground, next to a pineapple and fruit tray and brass oil lamps. Four people stand at left: a young boy in a light checked shirt, a teenage boy in white and cream, a girl in a maroon and multicolour lehenga, and a woman in a cream and red sari with a bindi. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body stands before the lingam with his hands together in worship. To the right, a large ornate statue in red and gold headwear and robes stands beside the shrine, and an exit sign is visible on the upper left wall.2024-02-11Photo 82847282022-05-22 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/22/20222022-05-22 +1 copies