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A temple ritual inside a brightly painted shrine room. A man in an orange shawl and white dhoti with a tilak on his forehead and rudraksha mala stands at a tray of offerings: bananas, oranges, grapes, flowers and a lit oil lamp. A man in a checked blue shirt and glasses reaches toward the tray. Beside them, an older woman in white holds her palms together in namaskar, wearing a rudraksha mala. A man in a cream kurta at left holds a yellow booklet titled 'United States of KAILASA'. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with garlands of orange and red flowers. A banner reads Sri Varasiththi Vinaayagar Hindu Temple of Toronto.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine room with pink, orange and turquoise painted walls and decorated deity images behind them, garlanded with marigolds and roses. Four people stand together. On the left, a bare-chested priest with a red tilak on his forehead, sandalwood markings on his chest, red and orange beaded necklaces and a striped green-and-orange dhoti holds a microphone on a stand. Next to him, a man in a pale yellow shawl and white dhoti with a moustache holds up a yellow hardcover book. A grey-haired elderly woman in a blue sari with a dark rudraksha-style necklace stands with hands folded, and on the right a man in an orange shawl and white kurta holds a silver tray of fruit: bananas, oranges, apples, pomegranates and flowers. The text on the book reads United States of KAILASA.2024-02-24A photograph at a temple with a colourful pink, orange and teal backdrop and a floral-garlanded deity shrine behind. Four people stand in a group. On the left, a bare-chested priest with white and red sandalwood markings, orange and yellow beaded necklaces and a green-and-orange striped dhoti holds a microphone stand. Beside him, a man in a cream and gold silk kurta and yellow shawl with a dark moustache holds up a yellow hardbound book titled United States of KAILASA. Next, an elderly woman in a blue sari with rudraksha beads holds a plate of bananas, oranges and pomegranates with flowers. On the right, a man in an orange shawl and white shirt with rudraksha mala and forehead tilak holds a silver tray of fruit. Four physical people are visible.2024-02-24Photograph inside a temple shrine room with pink and turquoise walls and an ornate deity murti decorated with garlands and a gilt canopy. A bare-chested priest with a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, gold chain, and multicoloured dhoti speaks into a microphone while gesturing with one hand. A man in a blue checked shirt stands with his back to the camera. A woman in a white sari and an older man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala hold their palms together beside a silver tray of fruit including oranges, bananas, apples and grapes. Another man in a yellow shawl stands behind them.2024-02-24Inside a temple shrine at Sri Varasiththi Vinaayagar Hindu Temple of Toronto, a woman in a pink patterned salwar kameez with her long dark hair in a ponytail stands with her back to the camera, adjusting the blue silk shawl of an elderly woman with grey hair in a bun and a rudraksha mala, who wears a forehead tilak. Behind them a man in a yellow silk shawl and white kurta with a red tilak stands near ornate deity murti decorated with garlands in red, orange and white. At left a bare-chested priest with a microphone and orange garlands wears a green-and-yellow cloth, and a flower-decorated altar with fruit and framed pictures is at right.2024-02-24February 19 20242024-02-19Group 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. 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