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A 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.

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A 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 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.2025-12-07Interior 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.2025-06-09A 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 priest in white ritual dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl, white turban, and rudraksha mala stands in a small shrine performing puja with his right hand extended over a brass offering set. Behind him, several gold and colored deity murtis sit on ornate gold thrones before orange drapes and string lights. One murti in pink and gold carries a trident-topped staff, and others wear orange and yellow garments with marigold garlands. Brass lamps and a brass plate with flowers sit on an orange cloth at the front, and a striped rug covers the floor.2025-06-07A priest in white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha malas performs a puja at a small shrine. He holds a lit oil lamp aloft with his right hand while gesturing with his left. Before him are golden deity murtis draped in orange and saffron cloth, with marigold garlands, a golden trident, brass pots, a plate of offerings and an oil lamp on the floor. Orange curtains and fairy lights frame the altar, and the wall is tiled. A timestamp reads 27-Jan-2025 6:07:02 am, with Daraganj, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.2025-06-07A man in a white dhoti with gold-bordered ends and a white turban wrapped with gold stands before a shrine lit by a small oil lamp he holds. He wears a rudraksha mala and has white markings on his arms and forehead, and his bare upper body is visible. Before him stands a golden deity murti with a crown and four arms, dressed in a red garment, beside gold statues of animals, a gold trident, and a golden kalasha-like vessel on a red cloth. At the lower right, a gold figure wears an orange garment. A grilled window and a white wall form the background.2025-07-02A priest in a white dhoti and white shawl, with a white turban and white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, stands at left and applies a mark or anoints the head of a golden figure seated on an ornate gold throne. The seated figure wears a pink and magenta silk garment, a large gold necklace and layered garlands of yellow marigolds. Behind, a golden deity murti with a crown is seated on a raised throne. Smaller golden thrones with orange cloth and garlands flank the scene. A brass tray with offerings and a small oil lamp sit on an orange cloth at the bottom. A sign reads KAILASA KASHI BHARATH. The setting is a golden-walled shrine with a black-and-white checkered marble floor.A standing man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a shrine. He wears a beaded rudraksha-style mala and white markings on his forehead and arms. Beside him a golden throne holds a small seated figure in orange robes, and a gold trident stands behind them. A larger golden murti of a deity with a black mala and ornate gold jewellery sits in the foreground, surrounded by red draped cloth, garlands, brass oil lamps and fruit offerings. A bright decorated backdrop of red and gold curtains and glittering ornaments fills the upper background. Statues and murtis, not living people, make up most of the shrine; the standing man is the only living person visible.2025-11-11A priest in orange-saffron robes and an orange turban stands at left in a small shrine room, bending forward to tend a small flame or lamp on a red-cloth-covered altar. Behind him, golden and ornate murtis dominate the shrine: a gilded throne-like canopy holds a seated golden figure, a golden deity figure wears a garland of white flowers and a rudraksha-style mala, and a metal trident stands upright at the centre-right. Red and orange cloth draping surrounds the altar, with brass lamps and a golden kalasha-like vessel visible on the right. The scene is a puja set-up with statues and no visible living audience.2025-11-11