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A photograph of a ritual offering set up in a red-draped shrine room. Centre back, a life-size cutout or printed image of a smiling figure in a red turban and pink-red robe, hands raised in greeting, seated on an ornate chair draped with a gold-bordered cloth. It is garlanded with a long strand of red, yellow and white flowers. Before it sit steel plates and bowls of food offerings including rice, dal, vegetable dishes, chutney, papads and sweets, plus a steel pot, a conch shell, a small oil lamp, rose petals and a bowl of red flowers on a red cloth. The figure is a printed or cut-out depiction, not a person physically present.

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A seated figure on an ornate silver throne carved with elephant heads and floral scrolls, draped in yellow and white jasmine garlands with green leaf accents and a pink flower garland hanging over the tiger-print cushion. The figure wears a red-pink turban with a red bindi, a pink garment and red bangles, with hands raised in greeting. In front, a brass plate holds a yellow and pink flower-ringed stone lingam with two rudraksha-like beads, beside leaf plates of sweets and savoury snacks. Gold bells hang from red drapery behind. a person: the turban, ornate silver throne and garlanded seat suggest the honoured teacher at a Jayanthi celebration, though the face is partly obscured and not confidently discernible. The lingam appears to be part of the puja offering.2022-12-19A photograph of a Naivedyam offering arranged before an ornate silver throne with carved elephant and floral motifs, flanked by tall silver pillars and brass oil lamps. 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At the centre stands a large printed cut-out portrait of a bearded man in a maroon turban with a tilak, wearing a pink-red robe, a white and green flower garland and a large pendant, seated on a chair draped with a tiger-stripe fabric and raised hand in blessing; this is a printed picture, not a physical person. In front, a pink silk cloth covers a small table holding flowers, a pink and gold garment, a gold necklace and a folded cloth. Brass pots of snacks flank the chair, with a purple tablecloth covered in small steel bowls of grains, pulses, spices, turmeric, and a heap of pink roses and yellow marigolds. Two decorated red and gold fan-shaped banners stand on either side. No physical people are visible.2022-02-08A decorated altar arrangement at Sripuram in Hyderabad, centred on a large standing cutout photograph of a bearded man in a red-maroon robe and a tall red turban, with a garland of yellow and white flowers and jewelled necklaces, hands raised in a blessing gesture. The cutout is set in a plush beige armchair with dark carved wooden arms, draped in a tiger-stripe cloth. Red velvet covers the table in front, holding bowls of fruit, fried snacks, a flower arrangement, a pyramid of yellow sweet rice and a lit brass oil lamp. Two decorative red and gold fan-shaped banners with a bird emblem flank the altar. No physical people are visible.2022-01-03Kailasa Hosure 30 August 2021A life-size cutout standee of a smiling man in a red-orange turban, red-orange robes and a mala of gold-bead and rudraksha-style beads, with garlands of red and yellow flowers, seated cross-legged with raised palms on a red cloth-draped seat. Hands are raised in blessing. In front, on a red cloth, is a brass tray with a pink flower offering, a lit oil lamp, incense sticks, a small deity figure and a brass cup, beside a steel plate with sliced bananas, a yellow rice or dal preparation and a green garnish. Gold-bead garlands lie across the seat. The setting is a corner with a grey wall and a shrine with a painted image at right. No people are physically present.2025-06-07A photograph of a food offering display on an orange cloth spread on a carpeted floor. Behind it stands a large life-size cutout of a smiling man in a red turban, red robes, rudraksha-style beads and a white flower garland, with raised palms, shown as a depiction on the wall. The cutout is not a physical person. In front, a framed silver image of a deity sits with marigolds, pink flowers and a garland. Rows of white plates hold bananas, red and green apples, corn on the cob, rice dishes in yellow and white, a cauliflower curry, dry fruits and nuts, with blue and yellow flowers scattered around. A brass puja set with lamps and vessels stands on a red cloth to the right.2021-04-13 +2 copiesJul 21 2022 svssjp ichapuram2022-07-21Photograph of a seated figure on an ornate silver throne with carved elephant-motif armrests, framed by two tall silver pillars and a deep red backdrop hung with gold bells and red-and-white tassels. The figure wears an orange-red turban and saffron garments, a long garland of yellow and white flowers with green leaves around the neck, and has hands raised in blessing. a person: the figure wears an orange turban and saffron garland with ornate throne presentation, matching the page's claim of his presence, though the face and features are not clearly visible enough to confirm. In front of the throne lies a red velvet cloth covered with banana-leaf plates of laddus, sweets, fried snacks, fruit including bananas, pineapple and melon, and many small metal bowls of savouries, nuts and pulses. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks stand on either side, and a flower-filled offering tray sits at the centre. This appears to be a naivedyam offering display.2022-12-19A photograph of a decorated armchair draped with a tiger-striped cushion, holding a large cardboard cutout portrait of a bearded man wearing a maroon turban with a crown-like ornament, a rudraksha-style necklace and layered garlands of white, pink, red and yellow flowers. The portrait is printed in a maroon robe and seated in a meditation pose. Yellow marigold strings and orange tassels hang across the top and red-and-gold decorative panels frame the sides. In front, a gold-coloured vessel holds sweets and fried snacks, a folded pink and gold silk cloth bears a flower arrangement, and a metal plate of round sweets sits at the bottom. No physical people are visible; the figure is a printed depiction, so this is a person depiction on a cutout.2022-07-13Feb 7 2022 sripuram2022-02-08 +1 copies