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A photograph of a home-style shrine room with red walls and white French doors. In the foreground a person with long braided hair, bare back and a white dhoti with gold borders performs an aarti, holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward a golden-draped seat with two deity murtis, one adorned in gold and the other in a pink and purple sari-like cloth. A brass plate of bananas, a kalasha-style vessel and small offerings sit on a wooden table in front. A framed portrait on the wall above shows a saffron-robed figure seated in meditation. A white pedestal fan stands at right beside a clock.

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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/14/20212021-01-14A priest with bare upper body and white dhoti with gold border stands with his back to the camera, raising a lamp or vessel toward three standing deity murti in a temple shrine. The central figure wears a golden crown and holds a trident-like staff, flanked by figures in purple and magenta sarees with gold borders. Seated figures in orange robes and rudraksha-style garlands stand at left. A brown round table holds a brass plate with bananas, fruit, a small oil lamp and brass cups. A red brick wall and gold arch frame the shrine.2021-01-14A photograph inside a temple room with red brick walls and a tiled floor. A priest with his back to the camera, bare-shouldered and wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, raises a lit oil lamp in his right hand toward a seated white statue. The statue is a sculpted murti of a seated figure wearing an orange-red turban, maroon robe with gold border, rudraksha-style beads and a gold chain, draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands and a white flower garland, with its right hand raised in blessing. It sits on a dark tiled peetha beside a red velvet backdrop. In front stands a small round wooden table holding a brass plate with bananas, brass cups, a small lamp and incense, and a brass vase of orange flowers sits nearby.2021-01-14A photograph of an indoor shrine room with red brick walls and a tiled floor. A priest in white dhoti with broad gold borders and bare upper body, hair coiled up, stands at left holding a silver lamp aloft with a flame toward a white statue. The white statue seated on a dark tiled dais wears an orange turban, a maroon robe with gold border, a gold-bordered cloth, a rudraksha-style mala and a garland of orange and white flowers, with one hand raised in blessing. A vase of orange flowers sits nearby. A small round wooden table holds brass plates of yellow fruit and brass cups with a lit small lamp. Maroon drapes hang behind the statue.2021-01-14A priest with long dark hair tied up, bare-backed and wearing a white dhoti with yellow borders, performs a puja in a red-walled room. He raises one arm toward rows of small black statues dressed in orange and saffron cloth with white garlands. A round dark wooden table holds brass plates with bananas, a lit oil lamp and offerings. To the right, a framed photograph is draped with a mustard-yellow cloth and decorated with pink flowers, rudraksha-style beads and a garland.2021-01-14KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 1/14/20212021-01-14A temple shrine interior with a man seen from behind, bare-backed, wearing a white dhoti with yellow borders and a sacred thread over his shoulder, long dark hair tied up. He raises his hand toward a golden deity murti of Ganesha with a dark face, orange crown and yellow garments, set within an ornate gold arch. A small wooden stand before it holds brass plates, a lit oil lamp, a banana and offerings. Other deity statues in pink and gold saris stand to the sides against red walls.2021-01-14A priest in white dhoti with gold-yellow border and bare upper body, wearing a black face mask and long hair tied up, stands on a tiled floor holding a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand while a small brass bell rests in his left. Before him, a white statue seated on a dark tiled pedestal wears an orange turban, orange-red robe, gold ornaments and garlands of orange and white flowers, with hands raised in blessing. A dark wooden table holds brass plates of fruit, a brass cup and a kalasha-like vessel. A vase of orange lilies sits nearby against a deep red wall, with a gold-carved shrine panel at left. The scene reads as a puja or aarti in a temple room.2021-01-14A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at right, holding a ceremonial bell in one hand and a small lamp or incense item in the other, performing puja before a shrine. On a maroon draped table stand several deity murtis dressed in red garments with gold ornaments and garlands, flanked by ornate gold frames and a framed painting. Brass lamps and flower offerings sit on the lower table, with lit oil lamps glowing in the foreground. Walls display framed printed notices above.2020-10-24A man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered ends and a white turban wrapped with gold stands before a shrine lit by a small oil lamp he holds. He wears a rudraksha mala and has white markings on his arms and forehead, and his bare upper body is visible. Before him stands a golden deity murti with a crown and four arms, dressed in a red garment, beside gold statues of animals, a gold trident, and a golden kalasha-like vessel on a red cloth. At the lower right, a gold figure wears an orange garment. A grilled window and a white wall form the background.2025-07-02Photo 82891552022-09-30 +3 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 10/20/20202020-10-20