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Interior shrine room with white walls, string lights and orange drapes behind a shrine. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow-and-white sash and yellow headcloth stands at left, ringing a handbell and gesturing toward the shrine. Several golden and bronze deity murtis sit on pedestals; a central seated figure wears a crimson-and-gold turban, garlands of yellow marigolds and a rudraksha-style mala, with orange cloth draped over a lower pedestal. A small brass lamp and offerings sit on a tray before the murtis. A white sign on the floor reads KAILASA PRAYAGRAJ. Green mat covers the floor.

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A priest in white dhoti with a yellow-gold border and yellow turban performs ritual worship before a shrine arrangement. He wears a braided white-and-yellow sacred thread across his bare chest and white ash markings on his arms and chest. He leans over and holds a small brass object near a row of golden statues and seated figures draped in orange, pink and red cloth with flower garlands and rudraksha malas. Behind them an orange cloth backdrop hangs and fairy lights run across the ceiling. Small oil lamps and offering dishes sit on the floor, and a white sign reads KAILASA PRAYAGRAJ on the green mat in front of the figures.2025-06-09A priest stands in a bright shrine room performing an aarti, holding a lit lamp toward a row of seated murtis. He is bare-chested with a white dhoti, a yellow head cloth and white tilak markings on his arm and chest. Behind him a gold-framed deity murti wears a rudraksha-style necklace and holds a trident-like weapon. On the right, a seated figure in a maroon turban and pink and gold sari, garlanded with yellow flowers, sits beside a statue in saffron robes with rudraksha beads. Orange drapes, string lights and a brass lamp stand complete the setting. A white sign on the green floor reads KAILASA PRAYAGRAJ.2025-06-09A photograph inside a small tiled shrine room showing a priest in white ritual dress standing at left and performing puja. He wears a white turban, white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha malas and bare upper arms with white tripundra marks, and extends his arm toward the shrine holding a small object. In front is a golden throne-like seat with orange fabric and marigold petals, occupied by a golden seated murti wearing a brown garment and a flower garland. Nearby stand a trident, a golden deity murti with a crown, a gilded altar and a brass-toned figure. Orange drapes and string lights frame the altar, a white card reads KAILASA PRAYAGRAJ, and a tripod stand stands at left.2025-12-07A priest in white dhoti and a white turban with gold-bordered shawl stands at left, arm extended toward a shrine. Behind him, orange draped cloth and fairy lights frame a golden-arched throne holding a small seated figure in white. A golden trident stands upright beside a brown-robed murti adorned with marigold garlands, and a seated deity figure in blue and red sits at right. Small brass figures of animals and a Ganesha image sit among the altar offerings, with a white card reading KAILASA PRAYAGRAJ on the right. A camera tripod stands at the left edge.2025-12-07A photograph of a shrine room where a standing priest in white dhoti and white turban with gold border performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp. He wears rudraksha malas and a shawl. Before him sits a golden-throned murti of a deity and a seated figure with garlands, beside a golden trident, kumkum-marked brass animal figures and marigold offerings. A sign reads KAILASA PRAYAGRAJ. Orange drapes and string lights decorate the background.2025-12-07A shirtless priest with a yellow-and-white dhoti and yellow head cloth stands with his back to the camera, holding a lit lamp toward a seated figure in a deity-style shrine. The seated golden figure wears a red-and-pink patterned garment, layered beaded necklaces, marigold garlands and a red crown, and its hand is raised in blessing. Surrounding it are other golden and coloured murtis in orange, red and pink garlands, a golden arch behind them, a red draped backdrop and string lights. A small placard reads KAILASA PRAYAGRAJ in front of the central figure. Offering plates, brass lamps and a small oil lamp sit on the floor, and a phone on a tripod films the ritual at the left. The scene is a puja in progress.2025-09-11A photograph of a small shrine room with a tiled wall and a wooden-framed door. A standing man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white turban, bare-chested with ash markings and rudraksha beads, presses his palms together in front of the shrine. Inside the shrine, a golden-framed seated image of a deity holds a trident beside it, with a seated brass figure of a sage and seated images draped in orange cloth and garlands. A brass statue with a golden shawl and a garland sits in the foreground beside two brass animal figures on an orange cloth. Orange drapes and string lights frame the shrine. A sign reads KAILASA PRAYAGRAJ.2025-12-07A photograph inside a small shrine room decorated with orange drapes and fairy lights. A standing priest in orange dhoti and orange shoulder wrap, with an orange turban and bare chest and arms marked with white ash, raises a small lamp toward the deities. Behind him, several gold and yellow deity murti sit on ornate gilded thrones, one with a yellow garland and another in pink and gold robes. Brass plates, small oil lamps, a kalasha-like brass vessel and a small cow figure rest on orange cloth on the floor. A striped runner covers the floor. A sign reading KAILA... PRAYA... is partly visible. A timestamp in the corner reads 24 Jan 2025.A photograph of a small shrine room decorated with orange cloth, fairy lights and gold-framed thrones holding several murtis. A man in an orange turban and orange dhoti and shawl stands at left, bare-chested, extending his arm toward the altar as he performs puja. Front centre sits a seated figure with a yellow turban and a garland of marigolds, plus a rudraksha-style mala, shown as a statue. Behind them stand additional deity figures and a pink-draped image at right. Brass lamps, a trident, a kalasha-style vessel and a brass plate with flowers sit on the orange-covered floor. A paper sign reading KAILA... PRAYA... is taped to a platform. A timestamp in the corner reads 24 Jan 2025 6:34:15 am.A shrine room draped in orange satin with a golden throne-style altar. A standing man in orange dhoti and orange head turban, with white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, presses his palms together in namaste on the left. Beside him are several golden and painted statues: a seated golden figure wearing a rudraksha mala and white robe, a central seated figure in brown robes with a flower garland and golden shawl, and a golden figure in orange with a rudraksha mala on the right. A large painted deity murti in a golden arch with a crown and trident sits at the top right, next to a sign reading KAILASA PRAYAGRAJ. Brass lamps, a brass kalasha, a small brass cow and elephant, and a tray of offerings sit on an orange-draped table in front.2025-10-28A photograph of a shrine room with a standing man in orange on the left, hands joined in namaste, orange turban, white forehead markings and rudraksha beads. Behind him are golden thrones draped with orange fabric and orange flower backdrops. A golden statue seated on a brown-robed throne wears a garland of red and white flowers and a rudraksha mala, and holds a hand raised in blessing. Other golden statues sit on thrones, including one in orange with a mala, and a deity murti with a trident stands in the back. Brass oil lamps, a brass plate, a small elephant figurine and a sign reading KAILASA PRAYAGRAJ are visible. Statues and figures are not physical people in the count; the only physical person is the standing man.2025-10-28A standing man in orange robes and an orange turban stands at left with hands joined in anjali mudra, a devotional greeting, his arms and forehead marked with white ash. At right, a large golden throne with orange-draped backing holds a murti of a deity with a crown and multiple arms, while a seated brown-robed statue wearing a garland of flowers and a rudraksha mala sits centrally before a trident. Smaller golden figures sit on thrones, a white-robed seated figure, and a golden statue in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala sits lower right. Brass lamps, a kalasha and small animal figurines are arranged on the orange-covered platform, with a white sign reading KAILASA PRAYAGRAJ placed among the figures. Orange satin drapes hang behind the altar.2025-10-28