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2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA photograph of a ritual puja in a temple interior with a reddish-brown tiled floor. A young man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits cross-legged on a low mat, smiling, while a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow cloth draped over his shoulder holds a brass plate and offers items, possibly a tilak or sacred thread. Before them are brass plates, a small brass lamp with a lit flame, fresh fruits including apples and a banana, flower petals in a tray, and white sweet blocks on a flat surface. Behind them a shrine decorated with pink and red flowers, green banana leaves and a small deity figure. a person identity uncertain from appearance alone.A fire ritual in progress at an outdoor yajna pavilion decorated with banana plants, marigold and jasmine garlands, and fruit offerings. A man with long dark curly hair in an orange robe sits on a raised mat, reaching toward a silver vessel and brass pot. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and orange shawl sits with folded hands, and another person in white and orange sits further left. Silver bowls of fruit, bananas, and flower garlands lie in front, with a kalasha and silver pots on the altar. Behind is a deity murti garlanded with flowers, and smoke rises through the scene.2006-07-172008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadNovember 02 20072007-11-02A photograph of an outdoor ritual in a white pillared pavilion. A young priest in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead garland and white forehead marking sits on a yellow cushion, holding a small brass vessel near a lit oil lamp. Across from him, a man in a white striped shirt bends forward with cupped hands above a brass lamp stand with a flame. Brass plates hold yellow marigold petals and flowers. Behind them, a framed portrait with red flower garlands sits on a draped altar with fruit and small lamps, and a figure stands in the upper background among small deity figures. +1 copiesA Ganesh shrine during Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. A Ganesha murti stands in a niche, draped in white cloth and adorned with a marigold garland and gold ornaments, with lit oil lamps on either side. A bowl of fruit, sweets and plates of offerings rest on a yellow-bordered cloth before the shrine. On the left, a young priest in saffron-orange robes with a beaded necklace sits and watches. On the right, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers bends forward, offering a fruit or bowl near the altar. Red and blue banners with white dove motifs frame the shrine. Two people are visible.2008-09-03A photograph of a seated puja ceremony on an orange woven mat over blue carpet. A man with long dark hair, orange robes, a rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark sits cross-legged on a wooden seat, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed. Beside him, a second man in an orange head covering and orange robes, wearing glasses and a gold pendant, sits with palms joined and a microphone nearby. In front of them lie brass and silver vessels, a brass lamp, a bowl of flowers, a silver tumbler, a plate of bananas, pineapple, oranges and coconuts, and a garland of red and yellow roses on a stand. A framed picture or hanging is on the back wall.2007-11-12A seated figure in an orange saffron turban and orange sari-style wrap with gold border, wearing a gold necklace, kneels in a dim stone pillared hall. Beside him a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with sacred thread and a white shoulder cloth arranges offerings. Before them stands a framed image of a deity with yellow and white flower garlands, brass lamps, a kalasha, fruit and flowers. Oil lamps glow along the walls.2007-01-122008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA photograph of a priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold-toned necklace and gold armband, holding a metal plate with a lit flame and offerings, moving it toward a seated devotee in a white dhoti with a white flower garland on the head. The devotee's hands are pressed together in front of the face. Fruit, bananas, a brass plate and a bundle of sticks sit on the floor beside them, and a banana plant leaf hangs in the background. Two people sit in white clothes at a side table in the back of the room. This looks like an aarti or puja with a flame offering. The priest's face is turned down toward the flame and no appearance-based identification is made.2011-11-06Photograph of a puja at a temple shrine. A man in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead band, a rudraksha mala and a long gold necklace sits on a low seat, smiling and performing a ritual gesture over a wooden stand draped with a green cloth and garlands of red and white flowers. Beside him, a second priest in orange robes with a red head wrap and gold necklace sits with folded hands. Brass oil lamps, a plate of flower petals, lemons, apples, a coconut and betel leaves sit on the floor. Behind them stand golden decorations, red fabric and a row of orange-clad devotees.2009-10-17