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A young boy with a bare upper body, orange cloth wrapped around his waist and white sacred markings on his arm and shoulder, reaches up with his hand to touch or offer to a seated deity murti in a gold-pillared shrine. The murti wears a pink and red silk sari with a crown, seated on a yellow sequined cloth-covered platform. Smaller figures stand beside it, one in red holding a small object and one in a circular gold halo. A brass bowl of offering sits in front, and a brass tray holds pink flowers and rose petals in the lower right. Overlaid timestamp reads 21-Oct-2024 12:03:13 pm, Hyderabad, Telangana.

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A young boy with bare chest and white sacred ash marks on his arm stands at left, extending his hand toward a golden seated statue. The golden figure wears a rust-orange turban, pink and gold brocade garment, and layered gold necklaces, seated before a dark deity murti draped in a jeweled green and gold cloth with a white and green flower garland. Brass lamps stand around the dais, and a golden plate holds pink flower petals, small wicks, and two stone objects. A bowl of yellow food and a purple cloth bundle sit nearby, and orange cloth lies in the foreground. The timestamp reads 21-Oct-2024 12:01:41 pm, Hyderabad, Telangana.2024-10-21A young boy with bare upper body and orange dhoti sits cross-legged on the left, holding a brass bowl toward a black stone deity murti dressed in a teal and gold silk garment, adorned with yellow and green garlands, a jewelled necklace and a gold crown. In front stand a brass bell, a brass kalasha-style pot, a conch shell and a small brass vessel on a maroon cloth with gold border, with incense sticks burning. The murti sits in a gold-framed arched niche against grey stone walls, with a small brass lamp on the floor. Scene suggests a puja or abhishekam in progress, with white marks painted on the boy's shoulders and arms. A timestamp reads 21-Oct-2024 11:58:20 am, Hyderabad, Telangana.2024-10-21A photograph inside a gilded temple shrine niche. A bare-chested priest with long dark hair and white ash stripes on his arms faces away from the camera, raising a flaming oil lamp aarti plate toward a deity murti adorned with yellow and white marigold garlands and a white cloth. An orange cloth is wrapped around his waist and a sacred thread crosses his shoulder. Brass oil lamps and a lit wick flame glow on the ceiling and in front of the shrine, with a small brass lamp stand to the right. The timestamp reads 18-Sept-2024 6:02:44 pm, Hyderabad, Telangana.2024-09-18A photograph taken through an ornate gold-painted doorway of a shrine. A bare-chested priest with dark curly hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and a saffron sacred thread across the shoulder, stands in the doorway holding a lit oil lamp in his raised hand. Inside, a deity murti or figure is decorated with yellow-orange marigold garlands and sits beneath a gilded arch, with a small brass oil lamp stand and a white cloth with a red border nearby. Bright ceiling lights illuminate the inner sanctum. A timestamp in the corner reads 19-Sept-2024 6:20:21 pm, Hyderabad, Telangana.2024-09-19A young priest with a shaved head, wearing an orange cloth, rudraksha mala and white vertical tilak marks, sits cross-legged at lower left with hands folded in a devotional gesture, beside a brass plate of offerings. In the shrine behind him, a seated statue wearing a pink-and-gold turban, pink silk garments and layered gold and red necklaces is adorned with garlands and placed before a gilded arch. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and the front of the murti holds a pink flower arrangement, a plate of rice, a steel bowl and a sheet of pink petals. The floor is dark tiled. A timestamp reads Jun 23, 2024 07:28:14 Hyderabad Telangana.2024-06-23A photograph taken inside a gold-decorated shrine niche in a temple. A bare-backed priest with long dark wavy hair and an orange cloth draped over one shoulder and waist stands with his back to the camera, facing a deity murti or sacred image set in a gilded arch. The image is adorned with yellow and white flower garlands, and a white cloth with gold border drapes the lower figure. Green leaves and a small brass plate sit on a stone ledge in front. Gilded floral carvings frame the doorway and walls, and a timestamp reads 18-Sept-2024 6:11:23 pm, Hyderabad, Telangana.2024-09-18A photograph inside a temple shrine of a seated deity murti dressed in a green silk sari with a gold and multicolour embroidered border, wearing a jewelled crown and a red and white ornamented necklace. It sits on a gold-painted throne with a carved arch behind it and red velvet drapes. In front, a man seen from behind with curly dark hair, an orange cloth wrapped at his waist, a rudraksha mala and white horizontal markings on his arm holds a brass tray with small brass cups, one containing red offerings, as part of a naivedyam offering. Gold lamp stands flank the shrine and a small silver figure sits on a stone pedestal below.2024-03-07A photo inside a temple hall in which a young devotee in an orange sannyasi-style cloth, with a sacred thread wrapped over the shoulder, white marks on the arms and a rudraksha mala around the neck, holds a brass oil lamp with two lit flames before a seated statue. The seated figure is a golden-skinned sculpted image wearing an orange and maroon turban, a red-and-pink flower garland, layered gold jewellery and a maroon robe, seated before an ornate gold arched throne. Behind it stands a larger gilded statue in a maroon turban and blue-and-gold embroidered attire, flanked by gold pillars. The scene shows an aarti-style lamp offering at a statue, with no living person depicted as the subject.2025-09-02A photograph inside a gold-framed shrine niche with a dark backdrop. A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at left, holding a lit flame lamp toward a seated golden-bodied deity murti with a red turban, layered gold jewellery and white flower garlands. Behind it stands a dark deity form with a crown and colourful silk drapes. Trays of pink flower petals, brass bowls, small oil lamps and a kalasha sit before the murti. A printed sign on the shrine reads KAILASA HYDERABAD, and the image carries a timestamp of 11-Sept-2024 and Hyderabad, Telangana. Tall brass oil lamp stands flank the niche.2024-11-09Inside a shrine, a shirtless young priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl drapes a garland and orange cloth over a black stone deity form of Shiva in a gold arch. In front, a golden statue of a seated figure wears a maroon turban, layered gold necklaces, white flower garlands and a rudraksha-style mala, with one hand raised in blessing. A small boy in white dhoti stands at right with palms joined. Brass plates hold pink rose petals, lamps and small brass vessels, and tall brass lamp stands flank the scene. A white banner reads KAILASA HYDERABAD. The statue is a statue, not a living person, so the living people are the priest and the boy.2024-11-09A photograph inside a gold-trimmed shrine niche. A bare-chested priest with long dark wavy hair and white stripe markings on his upper arm, wearing an orange cloth over his shoulder and an orange dhoti, raises a lit oil lamp with one hand toward a shrine. Behind him stands a brass trident and a brass oil lamp on a stand. The shrine holds a seated figure in a gold arched halo with yellow marigold garlands, a deity murti dressed in white and gold-bordered cloth with garlands and a yantra-type image, and a green cloth with a crown. The timestamp reads 18-Sept-2024 6:05:22 pm Hyderabad Telangana.2024-09-18A young boy in an orange-red dhoti and wrap, bare-backed with white horizontal markings on his arm and a rudraksha mala at his neck, offers a lamp or dish to a gilded deity murti seated before a large golden arched halo. The murti wears a maroon crown-like headdress, layered silver necklaces and maroon drapery, with a golden lion figure beside it. Behind, a taller gilded standing murti in a jewelled blue-and-maroon garment with a crown is visible. The setting is a temple hall with gold pillars and a staircase.2024-10-28