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A photograph of a worship room decorated with yellow marigold garlands and strings of flowers along the walls and above a shrine. At the centre, a seated deity murti with an orange-red and gold cloth sits on a white and red altar draped with marigold garlands, with brass lamps and offering plates in front. A woman in a white sari with a red border stands at the altar holding a lit lamp toward the deity. Devotees, mostly men in white shirts and some women, sit or stand with hands joined in prayer on a red mat. Red curtains frame the room. The scene suggests a puja at the shrine.

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A photograph inside a temple hall during a Sai Baba kumbhabhishekam-style worship. Central focus is a white-and-gold deity murti of Sai Baba wearing an orange robe and a golden crown-like headdress, framed by a large arch of white and marigold garlands with a red backdrop and hanging yellow, orange and red garland swags on the walls. Several devotees stand around it with hands in anjali, and one man in a white shirt and dark trousers reaches forward to the murti. A man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands at right, a man in a striped pink shirt stands left, and a woman in a blue sari sits at the far right edge. The photograph shows about ten people, with a few more partly visible at the edges; no clear figure is identifiable as a person from appearance cues alone.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09A photograph inside a small pale blue-walled room with a raised white platform. On the platform sits a white statue in orange robes with a crown-like orange headpiece and hands folded, draped with yellow and orange marigold garlands. A woman in a white sari with a long side braid bends forward at the platform, arranging flowers near a small deity figure and metal offering plates. A brass oil lamp stands at left, and red and yellow garlands hang from the ceiling. Several people in white clothes watch, including a young boy in white with folded hands at right, and a red curtain hangs at right beside a glass door. The scene resembles a puja or darshan before a statue, with offerings in silver bowls.2010-02-18A photograph inside a small room with pale blue walls where a group of devotees stands in a row before a decorated altar. On the altar a seated deity murti in orange and red garments wears a crown-like orange headpiece and a garland of yellow and multicoloured flowers, with a brass oil lamp standing to its left. Yellow marigold garlands drape the altar's white base. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts and in women's saris of red, blue, green and white, with braided hair and flowers, have their hands folded in prayer, while a man in white at the front right has his hands joined. Strings of flowers hang from the upper corners of the room.2010-02-18A night-time outdoor ritual scene in front of a stone shrine housing a decorated deity murti garlanded with flowers, with a red and gold figure and a dark drape framing it. Two brass lamps stand on the platform. A large crowd of devotees sits on the ground in front, mostly dressed in white, with women in long braids and some in pink and yellow. Two painted cylindrical pillars with geometric patterns and a bird motif flank the shrine under a metal-frame roof with a string of lights. Near the shrine, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair sits at the front, a person by appearance and cues: long swept-back hair and orange clothing, seated while a priest in white stands nearby. The setting appears to be a Shivaratri night puja.2007-02-16Indoor puja in a temple-style hall with carved pillars and hanging woven textiles. A standing priest in saffron-orange robes holds a lit lamp near an ornate canopied shrine with a gold kalasha-like top and floral decorations. Seated devotees on striped mats fill the foreground, many with hands folded in prayer; several girls wear long braids with flowers and sarees. A framed portrait on the right shows a figure in orange robes with a garland, labelled only by the image. A small figure in white stands at the left edge beside the shrine.September 06 20062006-09-062006 - Social Service Activities At Kailaasa SriPuram Sarvajnapeeta, HyderabadA photograph of a devotional gathering around a white marble statue of a saint wearing an orange-gold robe and a gold crown, decorated with white and multicolored flower garlands and a large floral arch behind it. Several men stand in a semicircle with hands folded in namaskar; one holds a camera with a flash, and another in white dhoti and shirt stands at left. Men in saffron shawls and white clothing stand to the right. A brass tray with offerings sits at the statue's base, and a red cloth backdrop and orange-and-red festoons decorate the wall.2008-10-09A wide hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging colourful decorative banners with elephant motifs. On the right, a standing figure in a long saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands on a raised white platform beside a red velvet curtain; the robe and hair are cues consistent with a person, but the face and distance leave appearance uncertain. Along the left, a long line of men in white shirts and dark lower garments stands with hands folded in prayer. Near the centre, several people in white dhotis and kurtas stand around a small table, and a figure in white and red stands at the right-centre doorway. The floor is pale tile with orange-brown border lines. Ceiling fans hang above.2010-07-23A photograph inside a covered temple shrine with devotees standing behind a metal railing, hands pressed together in namaskar. At the centre, a deity murti with a gold arch sits behind an ornate red throne-like seat draped with a large marigold garland, and a portrait labelled with a readable name stands on the seat. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and offerings sit on the floor before the shrine. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, one in an orange shirt; women wear saris in blue, pink and green. Orange drapes frame the shrine and banana leaves decorate the sides.2009-12-21February 07 20082008-02-07