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A photograph through an open doorway into a small shrine room with red-painted walls and a red floor. Inside, a dark deity murti stands in an ornate golden arched niche, draped in pink flower garlands. A second figure in a red and gold sari-like cloth with a pink garland sits on a raised red platform beside it. A white chalk kolam with a lotus-like flower motif and a wavy border is drawn on the floor outside the threshold. On the right, a wall poster shows a small illustrated figure and partial Tamil text. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a small shrine niche framed in yellow and red, with a silver arch above a deity murti draped in a maroon and green silk cloth and adorned with a marigold garland. Brass vessels and oil lamps sit on a marble ledge before it, and a red cloth hangs to the left. Telugu text is painted on the white walls beside the shrine. No people are visible.A temple doorway decorated with marigold and yellow flower garlands and white jasmine strands hanging across the top, with red and gold ceremonial bands on the pillars. Inside, a deity murti is seated within a silver arched frame, adorned with a crown, silver necklaces and multicoloured flower garlands, with oil lamps and brass vessels and offerings placed before it. Maroon drapes frame the inner shrine and the floor has yellow and red painted borders with floral kolam designs at the threshold. No people are visible.2006-01-23 +1 copiesFeb 7 2022 sripuramPhotograph of a dark stone deity murti in a shrine niche framed by an ornate gold-toned arch, draped in an orange-and-red silk sari with gold border and a magenta flower garland, with gold necklaces and a yellow flower on its head. A maroon cloth backs the niche against a yellow wall, with a red plinth in front and a blue water container and metal vessel to the right. No people are visible.2024-11-09A woman in a red sari with a gold border stands in the foreground, seen from behind, hands folded in prayer near a wooden doorway. Beyond the doorway, a shrine niche framed by a gold arch and orange-and-white flower garlands holds a seated figure in red and gold cloth with a tilak on the forehead, presumably a deity murti, with a brass hanging lamp above and a brass oil lamp and a red-draped kalasha offering on a red cushion before it. A yellow and red floral floor border lines the threshold, and a gold curtain hangs at the right. The scene reads as a shrine visit with puja-style devotion.2014-06-16A photograph inside a golden-framed shrine niche at a temple. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti sits cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer, his head bowed, with white sandalwood markings on his arms and chest and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him stands a black-stone deity murti adorned with a silver crown, a red and gold cloth, a silver necklace and yellow and white flower garlands, with a tall brass lamp stand beside it. Red and yellow flowers rest on a dark pedestal, and a small red figure with flowers sits at the priest's side. Marigold and leaf offerings in brass bowls and a plate lie in the foreground, along with a small brass Ganesha figure.2022-01-14Interior shrine photograph showing a woman in orange sari sitting on the floor with palms pressed together in namaskar before a deity murti dressed in red and gold silk, adorned with flower garlands and a crown. Brass oil lamps hang from above and stand tall on both sides. Framed portraits of saints hang on the dark wall, and a small brass puja set with flowers, a lamp and a kalasha sits before the murti. Golden peetha and a yellow-painted threshold frame the scene, with a small silver figure in red at lower right.2022-01-16April 2 2022 sripuram2022-04-02Interior view through a doorway framed with mango leaf toran into a temple shrine. A deity murti with a tall white crown, silver ornaments and a black face sits in a red and gold arched niche garlanded with flowers, with a brass kalasha and oil lamps on a low table in front. Two people stand in the foreground: a figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange skirt with an orange wrap, seen from behind near a gold-painted ornamental doorway, and a person in a white dhoti and yellow-trimmed garment at right. A golden lamp-bearing figurine stands at the left edge beside a yellow floor border painted with orange flowers and an Om symbol.A photograph of a shrine doorway decorated for a festival. A dark stone deity murti stands in an arched gilded niche, wearing a golden crown, red garment, white flower garlands and a layered necklace, with its hands raised in a blessing gesture. Mango leaf festoons hang across the top of the doorway. Tall cloth-covered pillars on either side are painted with blue, green, red and yellow bands, flower motifs and white dove designs, with saffron fringes at their bases. The floor of the threshold is painted yellow and the marble floor is visible in front. No people are visible.Photo 11733000A photograph of a black stone deity murti seated inside a gilded arched shrine niche against a maroon cloth backdrop. The murti wears a green and pink silk sari-style garment with a gold border, a white jasmine garland draped over the shoulders and head, and gold ornaments. Before the shrine sit a steel plate of rose and marigold petals, a steel tray with a brass oil lamp and incense stick, and a bowl of cooked food offering on a red-painted floor. No people are visible.2024-11-20