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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 4/9/20222022-04-09Three young boys stand in a temple shrine holding brass plates of offerings in front of black stone deity murtis dressed in silk and flower garlands. The boy at left, bare-chested in a white dhoti, holds a plate of red and white petals; the middle boy in a saffron shawl and rudraksha mala holds a plate of white flowers and petals; the boy at right wears a red-and-gold shawl over bare shoulders and holds white petals. Brass bowls of fruit, nuts and dates sit on a purple cloth at left, and a girl and a woman in red sit on mats at right.2022-04-09 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 4/9/20222022-04-09 +1 copiesA group of children and adult women sit on mats on a white cloth in a temple shrine room with gold-framed walls. Brass plates hold flower petals, leaves and small oil lamps, and a brass lamp burns in the foreground. Behind them stand a seated Ganesha murti with orange cloth and garlands and a standing deity murti in a blue and gold garment with a flower garland. A woman in a bright orange sari with a red-and-gold border sits at right, wearing a face mask. A young boy in a white dhoti and orange scarf sits at left, and a girl in a blue and red dress stands near the deity. The scene suggests a puja or aarti offering.2022-04-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple puja in progress. In the foreground a bare-chested young boy in orange dhoti and orange shawl holds a decorated coconut kalasha wrapped in white jasmine garlands, green leaves and red flowers, with gold jewellery pieces on its front, and looks down. Behind him a man in white dhoti with folded hands stands with eyes closed. On the right a bare-chested young man in white dhoti stands with palms pressed together. A deity murti draped in a pink silk cloth and flower garlands stands at the centre back, in front of red curtains. A long yellow table with a blue-bordered cloth holds trays of fruits, vegetables, bowls and glasses of offerings for naivedyam.2021-08-10Photo 99224372022-04-09 +1 copiesPhoto 82855952022-04-09 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple sanctum decorated for a consecration event. Two ornate deity murtis stand on a raised stone platform, draped in garlands of yellow, red and pink flowers and dressed with crowns and jewellery. Before them stands a tall fruit and offering arrangement of bananas and sweets. A man in an orange-brown wrap and red-striped shawl with a beaded necklace bends forward toward a child in red, while a woman in a maroon jacket holds an oil lamp on a tray. A seated man in saffron robes sits on a wooden chair to the right, a shaved-headed priest in orange clothing stands nearby, and another man in white clothes holds a ritual item. Brass bells and an oil lamp stand on a low wooden table in the foreground, and black stone Nandi figures with garlands sit at the left edge.2007-11-09KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 4/9/20222022-04-09 +1 copiesPhoto 82848722022-04-09 +3 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 4/9/20222022-04-09 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05