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October 01 20062006-10-01March 02 20112011-03-02 +1 copiesMarch 02 20112011-03-02 +1 copiesInside a temple shrine, a devotee with long dark hair in a brown and gold-bordered dhoti and sash bends forward in prayer toward a golden arched niche. The niche holds a large deity murti pair with a crowned, gold-adorned figure and a red drape behind, garlanded with white flower necklaces and a silver kalasha-like crown ornament. A seated priest in orange robes with white forehead markings sits at the left, near brass oil lamps and offering vessels on the stone platform. Gold-leaf carved columns frame the shrine.2013-05-09A temple shrine photograph. A man with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a raised tiled platform with his palms pressed together in namaskar, beside a small oil lamp flame. Behind him stand large deity murtis decorated with multicoloured garlands in yellow, red, green and white, and ornate gold and jewelled ornaments. A brass oil lamp stands at right, with a brass kalasha and a small ornate frame behind. A tall ornate golden chair and wooden tiered stands are visible at the edges.A photograph of an outdoor Hindu wedding ritual at a shrine decorated with pink curtains, orange and white flowers and golden lamp stands. Behind an altar stands a deity murti with a golden crown and flower garlands, flanked by a small figure. In front, a standing man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and presses his palms together in prayer. A kneeling figure in orange robes also joins hands in namaskar. Seated on the right, a bride in an orange sari with a white flower garland and a groom in white dhoti and shirt with a white garland sit before a square altar of white bricks with a homa fire pit, surrounded by bowls of fruit, flowers and sticks. Older men in white and saffron clothing sit nearby, and a photographer in orange stands at left.2008-12-26January 01 20122012-01-012008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA photograph inside a temple shrine. A person in an orange robe bends forward with head lowered in reverence over a marble ledge draped in red cloth. Before them stands a deity murti decorated with multicoloured garlands of marigold and flower strands, with a golden arch behind and a figure beside a large ornate statue of a bull. Brass oil lamps, lamp stands, a kalasha-like brass vessel, plates of white flowers and a bowl of offerings sit on the altar. Red curtains and a vase of orange and pink flowers frame the scene. The orange-robed person is the only physical human visible.2008-12-25 +1 copiesDecember 27 20082008-12-27December 27 20082008-12-27A barefoot person in an orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti leans forward at a stone temple altar, hands clasped, facing a golden shrine. Behind a gold-framed arch, two deity murti are dressed in red and yellow silks with marigold and rose garlands, one wearing a red turban and crown. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand beside the shrine, and a seated white and orange figure. Brass vessels and offering plates sit on the stone ledge, and a red curtain hangs beside the open pavilion.2010-07-09