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January 23 20062006-01-23A dark stone Ganesha murti stands in a gold-framed arched niche on a polished maroon granite wall. The elephant-headed deity wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a multicoloured striped sash, and a silver-and-jewelled necklace. Multicoloured flower garlands in orange, white, yellow, maroon and blue hang from its shoulders, and red tilak marks decorate its forehead and trunk. The ornate gold arch is embossed with floral and peacock-like motifs. No people are visible.A photograph of a priest in plain white ritual clothes with a red-edged cloth draped over his shoulder, bending forward to pour liquid from a steel vessel over a dark stone deity murti in a temple shrine. A rudraksha mala hangs from his neck. Behind the murti is an ornate gold arch with a lotus-shaped finial, and the walls are dark polished stone. The priest is performing abhishekam, a ritual bathing of the deity, with a thin cord running from the vessel down the murti.2006-01-23January 23 20062006-01-232009-Activities-and-Events-at-Kailaasa-SriPuram-Sarvajnapeeta-Hyderabad +1 copiesApril 02 20122012-04-022007 - Social Service Activities At Kailaasa SriPuram Sarvajnapeeta, HyderabadJune 05 20122012-06-05January 23 20062006-01-23A dark stone Ganesha murti sits in a niche framed by an ornate gold-toned arch with a carved makara-style crest. The deity wears a white dhoti, an orange cloth draped over the head, and white and yellow marigold garlands, with a long red woven garland looping around the arch. In front, a brass plate holds a small lamp and flowers, surrounded by several small oil lamps lit on a dark granite platform. The walls are polished maroon stone.2007-11-24Photograph inside a shrine niche showing a black stone Ganesha murti seated with a trunk and multiple arms, bathed in water and partly marked with white sandal or vibhuti. An ornate gold-toned arch frames the deity, with a small brass trident and a brass pot in the foreground. A man in an orange dhoti and robe stands at left, pouring liquid from a dish or vessel over the murti, while a young man in a bright yellow shirt stands at right beside a yellow and white decorated threshold. Water pools on the floor as part of an abhishekam ritual.April 02 20122012-04-02