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Indoor temple scene at night with a small silver-framed deity murti in a central shrine niche, flanked by brass oil lamps on stands. In front stands a brass plate and bowl used for neivedyam offering. At left, a partially visible person in red and orange clothing with a rudraksha-style necklace gestures toward the shrine. A wooden table draped in orange cloth on the right bears a white banner reading KAILASA ICHAPURAM. The setting suggests a daily puja offering.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine at night. A priest with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing an orange-brown cloth around his waist, leans forward at left and tends an offering on a brass lamp stand. Behind him stands an ornate golden deity murti set within a decorated niche, with a flowered garland and oil lamps. On the orange draped table at the top right, a white sign reads KAILASA ICHAPURAM. Brass vessels and a lamp stand sit on the floor in the foreground.2024-10-06A photograph of a temple shrine during a puja. On the left, a bare-chested young man with tripundra markings on his forehead and arms stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a silver-framed deity murti on a yellow-draped altar. The murti is adorned with a silver backdrop and a small figure is seated at its base. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, and brass bowls with offerings sit on the altar cloth. A sign reading KAILASA ICHAPURAM hangs in the upper right, and an orange cloth covers the shrine's lower part.2024-06-18A photograph of a shrine table in a dimly lit room. A gilded metal figure of a seated deity murti stands on an ornate golden stand, with a small brass statue of a seated figure in front and a dark brown cloth draped below. Behind it are two dark stone or metal figures and striped conical shapes, with a brass oil lamp on the left. A white sign reading KAILASA ICHAPURAM sits on a pink-covered table at the upper right, and brass plates with offerings lie in the foreground. No physical people are visible, and no person is identifiable as a person in this image.2025-01-03A photograph of a shrine setting during a ritual. Central focus is a golden ornate pedestal with a gilded deity murti, backed by a framed image of a standing deity. Brass oil lamps with flames sit at left and right of the altar, with brass plates and bowls of offerings in the foreground. A sign on the altar reads KAILASA ICHAPURAM. Orange and yellow cloth draping surrounds the shrine, and smoke or haze drifts across the foreground. No people are clearly visible.2024-07-21A small shrine scene with a golden ornate deity murti and two standing deity figures behind it, one in white and one in dark tones, beneath a pink sign reading KAILASA ICHAPURAM. In the foreground a figure in orange-saffron robes sits at a brass puja table with a lit oil lamp, a brass plate, and a brass bowl of offerings. Bright yellow drapery frames the shrine. Only partial arms and the orange-clad figure are visible at the left edge.2024-07-21A photograph of a shrine altar at night with an oil lamp flame burning in the foreground beside a brass or gold-toned figure. Behind it stands a dark-stone deity murti with a tall conical crown and ornate necklaces, next to a second lighter figure, and a placard reads KAILASA with a smaller label below. Brass plates, a small lamp and offering vessels sit on the lower table, and yellow and red cloth drapes the back. No people are visible.2024-07-21A priest in an orange-saffron garment sits cross-legged before a brass puja setup inside a temple-like shrine. A golden ornate shrine with a small deity murti sits at the center, with oil lamps and brass vessels in front. Behind it, painted and framed images are displayed, and a sign reads KAILASA ICHAPURAM on the wall. The scene suggests a puja or aarti in progress.2024-07-14A photograph of a shrine setting in a temple-like room. Two tall striped white and black carved figures stand on a red-draped platform, one with a sign reading "KAILASA" and the other "ichapuram" beneath. In front is a small gilded deity murti or ornate decorative figure, with brass vessels and a small oil lamp burning at left. A person in orange and yellow robes stands partially visible at the left edge, and yellow cloth draping hangs behind the shrine.2024-07-21A photograph of a temple shrine set up for ritual worship. In the center stands a silver peetha with a small silver deity murti seated on it, in front of which sits a black metal ritual stand holding brass bowls and an oil lamp. To the left, a tall brass lamp stand with a lit flame rises beside yellow and orange draped cloth. On the right, two large white-and-grey painted deity murtis with crowns and trishula-like emblems stand on a raised platform covered in orange and red fabric, with a printed sign reading KAILASA beneath them. No people are visible in the frame.2024-07-21A photograph of a temple ritual in which a priest in saffron-orange clothing and an orange head wrap stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp low over a metal vessel with his hands. Behind him are two ornate golden deity murti with decorated arches, one with pink and red draped cloth. A white paper sign reading KAILASA is fixed on the shrine front between them. A rudraksha mala and bare arm with an ornament are visible on the priest. The scene is a lamp offering at a shrine, with warm firelight dominating the composition.2024-10-16A photograph of an ornate gilded throne-like seat (peetha) in a temple interior, with a small white deity murti or figure seated at its center, decorated with flowers and garlands. Behind it hangs a yellow cloth backdrop and a red-draped shrine area with additional figures partly visible. Two round brass or gold vessels sit in the foreground on a dark surface. No people are visible in the frame.2024-07-22A photograph inside a temple shrine. In the foreground at left, a bare-chested priest with long hair and an orange cloth wrapped over his shoulder faces the altar and performs a ritual. On the altar, two ornately decorated silver-and-white deity murtis stand adorned with garlands, a crown-like headdress and striped embellishments. A small gold shrine with a figure sits at lower centre, with brass lamps and vessels in front. A nameplate reads KAILASA Ichapuram beneath the murtis. Orange and yellow cloth drapes the background.2024-07-09