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A woman in a maroon shawl, seen from behind with her hair in a bun, adorns a black deity murti seated on a blue and pink silk draped throne in a gold-framed shrine niche. The deity wears jeweled crowns, a layered gold and stone necklace, earrings, and holds a lotus and kalasha-like objects in multiple hands. Beside it stand white and painted statues of deities in gold and purple garments, with gold curtains behind and a brass plate on the floor.

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November 14 20212021-11-14Photo inside a temple shrine showing a dark stone deity murti of Murugan-style form with a tall ornate crown, multiple arms and a yellow shawl draped over its shoulders, seated beside a second murti decorated with a pink silk cloth and white jasmine garlands. A man with long, swept-back grey hair wears a saffron-yellow robe and performs a blessing gesture with his raised right hand toward the pink-draped murti, while a woman in a purple shawl and white flowers in her hair stands to the right. A brass bowl with white flowers and a kalasha-like vessel sits in front, with pink petals scattered nearby. A man in a light yellow robe assists at the left edge. The wall is golden yellow.2021-11-14Photo 82848032022-06-17 +1 copiesPhoto 82840152022-06-17 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 12/17/20212021-12-17A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with gold border stands at left, leaning over a stone-black altar to offer abhishekam to a pair of dark stone deity murti seated side by side. The taller figure wears a red and gold turban, a red and white jewelled necklace, and a green and gold silk garment. The consort figure beside it wears a green and red silk sari and jewelled ornaments. Brass and silver bowls of offerings and a small brass kalasha sit on a gold tray in front, with smaller painted figurines and flower garlands nearby. A brass oil lamp burns at right against an ornate silver-panelled backdrop.2022-03-27KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 4/17/20222022-04-17 +1 copiesA temple abhishekam or archana scene at a KAILASA shrine. A devotee in an orange sannyasi-style wrap with a white mask and white sacred ash on the shoulders and arms reaches toward a central deity murti, touching its chest with a red dot of kumkum. The central black deity wears a gold crown, a gold-trimmed yellow dhoti and layered white and silver jewelled necklaces, and holds gold staffs with a flag. Flanking black deity figures wear pink, magenta and purple silk with silver ornaments. Marigold and orange flower garlands hang from the central figure, and a red velvet backdrop with gold arch framing surrounds them. Smaller murtis sit on the altar base, decorated with a red floral garland and white petals.2021-02-03A woman in a beige top kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar before a shrine at a temple, during a MahaLakshmi puja. Beside her, a man in a white dhoti with a face mask and sacred markings on his bare upper body kneels and prepares offerings. Behind them stand white painted deity murtis, including one in a pink and gold sari, and a dark-skinned Lakshmi-type murti in a blue and pink silk skirt with gold jewellery and a tall crown, holding lotus-like objects. A brass plate with flowers and marigold garlands sits on the shrine ledge, with gold drapery and a gold arch behind.2021-12-17Interior shrine photo showing a black stone deity murti seated on a gold throne-like peetha, adorned with silver crown, jewelled necklaces, garlands of yellow and red flowers, and a blue-and-magenta silk sari. Before it a woman in a red sari with glasses holds a lamp toward the deity. A golden utsava image in a maroon headdress and garland sits in the foreground. Brass oil lamps (deepa) and a golden kalasha-style lamp stand around the shrine. On the right wall, two framed photographs show an elderly saffron-clad sannyasi holding a staff and a smiling saffron-robed monk, with no readable captions visible.A priest with a shaved-back grey head and white ritual cloth tied at the waist, bare-chested with a thin sacred thread, performs worship before three dark stone murtis in a gilded shrine arch against blue drapery. The central deity murti wears a tall crown, a peacock-feather motif, gold necklaces and a red-and-yellow garland, holding a trident and a sword. Flanking murtis wear pink garlands and gold jewellery, the left in teal and the right in yellow silk. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides, and flower petals and a dark bird figure sit on the altar base. The priest extends his right arm toward the central figure, holding worship items.2024-02-11KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/29/20212021-01-29