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A photograph of a Varalakshmi puja at a gilded shrine. A deity murti of Lakshmi, adorned with white and pink garlands, sits at the centre within a gold lattice backdrop hung with green leaf garlands. Two women sit on a green cloth before a red-draped table: one in a magenta blouse and cream sari offers flowers toward the deity, and the other in a red silk sari sits with hands folded in prayer. Offerings include bananas, limes, fruit, betel, coconut-like pieces, brass bowls of rice and yellow grains, and a brass lamp. A sign reads KAILASA HYDERABAD. Two physical people are visible.

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A woman in a cream and maroon-striped silk sari with a purple blouse sits cross-legged at a puja setup, a red-draped table before a golden lattice backdrop, and performs worship before a decorated deity murti of Lakshmi, adorned with white and pink garlands and a silver crown. Brass lamps, incense sticks, brass plates of red flowers, yellow marigolds, bananas, limes and coconut shavings, and a kalasha with flowers surround the altar. A white sign reads KAILASA HYDERABAD, consistent with the Varalaxmi Vratham seva.2024-08-16Women in silk saris perform a Varalaxmi Vratham puja inside a gold-decorated temple hall. A woman in a cream sari with a magenta border stands at the altar holding a lit lamp and offering, while seated women in blue and teal saris with ornate gold borders and gold jewellery face the shrine. The shrine holds a decorated deity murti adorned with white flower garlands, flanked by bananas, mangoes, brass plates and kumkum, with green leaf festoons hanging above. A sign reading KAILASA HYDERABAD stands on the green cloth. A golden pillar and a standing statue in the background complete the scene.2024-08-16A woman in a cream and striped saree with a magenta blouse sits on a low wooden seat before a gold-decorated shrine, performing puja with her hands raised near incense sticks. Behind her, a silver-clad deity murti of Lakshmi stands within a garlanded frame of white and pink flowers and green leaves, with a red cloth draped on the altar. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style pot wrapped in green leaves, bananas, flower-filled plates and a brass aarti lamp surround the offerings, and a sign reading 'KA... HYD...' is visible at the right. A phone is visible at the lower left edge. Scene consistent with a Varalakshmi Vratham worship.2024-08-16Women in silk saris sit on a green cloth in a golden temple hall performing a Varalaxmi Vratham puja. Three women in the foreground wear blue, teal and purple saris, seen from behind or in profile, one holding a small object. A woman in a cream sari with a magenta blouse kneels before an altar decorated with green mango-leaf garlands, white and pink flower garlands and a deity murti draped in red cloth. Brass trays hold bananas, mangoes, flowers, kumkum and offerings, and a sign reads KAILASA HYDERA. Golden carved pillars and a dark statue stand in the background.2024-08-16A photograph of a temple shrine where a priest in a white dhoti with gold border and a white-and-gold turban stands bare-chested with sacred ash on his body, offering a tray of flowers over a golden seated murti. The seated figure wears a crown, a red garment and many garlands. Behind it stands a dark deity murti in ornate silver-and-jewelled dress with a crown and marigold garlands, framed by a golden arch. Brass lamps stand on both sides, and a yellow sign reads KAILASA HYDERABAD BHARAT. In front, many plates hold vegetables, sweets, savouries and fried snacks, with an oil lamp burning at the bottom edge.Women in silk saris perform a Varalaxmi Vratham puja inside a gold-decorated temple hall with carved gilded pillars and green leaf garlands. At the centre, a woman in a cream sari with a purple blouse stands before a decorated deity murti with flower garlands, lit oil lamps and a red cloth, offering worship. Two women in blue and purple saris sit on a green mat in the foreground, one holding a mobile phone and filming. Trays of bananas, flowers and brass vessels sit on the altar table, and a sign reads KAIL... HYDE... beside it. Dark stone figures stand in the background.2024-08-16KAILASA SERGIPE, BRAZIL on 7/9/20212021-07-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a large gilded deity murti seated on a red-draped platform, decorated with marigold and jasmine garlands and a red-and-gold skirt, holding a trident-like weapon, with a gold arched backdrop. In front stands a woman in a cream and gold-bordered sari with her back to the camera, raising her hands near a brass oil lamp. Before the murti are a golden kalasha-style vessel garlanded with flowers, and brass plates of fruit, green vegetables and sweets on a green cloth. A small white sign reads KAILASA SAN JOSE, USA. No a person candidate is visible.2024-07-07A photograph inside a temple hall with gilded carved pillars and an ornate golden arch. A standing deity murti in a red and gold sari with a crown is draped in a large garland of mixed flowers in red, yellow, white and green. In front, a row of about seven women in saris sit with palms pressed together in prayer during a puja. On the left, a shirtless male priest in a white dhoti with a white head cloth holds a lit oil lamp. A black stone shivalinga sits in the foreground, and a tiered heap of flower garlands stands beside the deity. Women wear colourful saris in pink, blue, orange, red and purple, along with gold necklaces and bangles.KAILASA SERGIPE, BRAZIL on 7/9/20212021-07-09Feb 5 2022 sripuram2022-02-05A photograph inside a gold-decorated temple shrine at Sripuram. Four people sit on the floor on woven mats in front of a deity murti draped in a red cloth with gold border and garlanded in white flowers, backed by an ornate golden canopy. Brass plates hold flowers, lamps and offerings, indicating puja. A woman in a green-bordered white sari and gold bangles, with a folded-hands gesture, is at the right. A woman in a red and orange sari, and a man in orange, tend the offerings. Two women in colourful saris and a man in orange cloth are on the left. Brass oil lamps stand on the sides, and red curtains frame the golden walls.2022-02-05