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KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/13/20222022-05-13Photo 66799442022-05-13 +1 copiesPhoto 82837962022-05-13 +1 copiesPhoto 66798802022-06-10 +1 copiesA group of five people stand in a temple room holding small lit oil lamps in cupped hands during a puja. From left: a woman in a yellow floral dress and black leggings, a man in a white and navy sweater and grey trousers wearing a white face mask, a bare-chested older man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and rudraksha-style mala, a woman in a white sari with a beaded necklace, and a woman in a pink sari with a purple blouse. In front of them a silver tray holds brass vessels, a small brass lamp and a gold plate with flowers. Behind them a golden ornamental carved wall and rows of seated deity murtis with dark figures and garlands are visible, plus an orange flag on a pole and a framed portrait on the back wall.2022-05-24 +1 copiesKAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/22/20222022-05-22 +1 copiesPhoto 82888982022-05-24 +1 copiesIndoor ritual scene in a hall with beige walls and a framed portrait on the upper left wall. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread stands at right, holding a ritual implement over a long table laden with fruit, sweets, steel vessels and flower-garlanded brass plates. Along the back, rows of black stone deity murtis adorned with white and orange garlands sit on red-cushioned platforms. Seated devotees on the floor, including women in saris and a bare-chested man, watch; a woman in a white and gold sari and a woman in white with folded hands sit at left near trays of petals and small oil lamps. Other attendees stand in the doorway. Scene reads as a puja or abhishekam offering in progress.2022-04-23Indoor temple ritual in a bright hall with yellow-tan walls and exposed ceiling fixtures. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with sacred ash markings holds a lit aarti lamp raised toward a black stone altar. Beside him, another bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and ash marks stands with palms pressed together. On the left, a figure in orange robes with a red flower garland stands near a brass offering table with a lamp and gold vessels. Behind them a crowd of devotees stands in white, teal, pink and yellow clothing, and a row of dark deity murtis lines the back wall. Brass bells, plates and orange cloth sit on a white table in the foreground.KAILASA TORONTO, CANADA on 5/27/20222022-05-27 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 9/2/20192019-09-02 +1 copiesIndoor temple gathering in a gold-toned hall with a golden lion-sculpture pillar at right and framed photographs on the wall. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala, stands with hands raised near the centre. At right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp. Several women in white and gold saris, and in red and pink saris, hold small white bundles at chest level and join palms. A man in a blue shirt and a woman in a beige sari bend forward, with a figure lying prostrate at lower left. Devotees stand in a loose crowd behind, with a saffron flag and decorated kalasha pots visible at the back. Abhishekam-style puja offerings are in progress.2022-07-13