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A 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.

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A photograph inside a shrine showing a priest seated on the floor with his back toward the camera, wearing an orange turban and orange dhoti with white tilak markings on his bare back, holding a bell and a ritual implement while raising his hand in worship. Before him stands a dark black stone deity murti in a gilded arched niche, adorned with a white flower garland, blue and pink silk drapes and silver ornaments. A smaller golden metal figure with a green garment and pearl necklace stands on a orange-draped platform beside brass oil lamps and a kalasha. A lit oil lamp in a brass plate appears in the lower foreground. The timestamp reads 23-Dec-2024 7:18:43 pm Hyderabad Telangana.2024-12-23A young priest in an orange dhoti with a gold border and an orange shawl stands with his back to the camera, holding a brass tray with a lit oil lamp and a small brass cup, making an offering before a large black stone deity murti. 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In the foreground a person in white dhoti-style clothing with white ash marks on the arms and a bangle pours from a brass vessel at the base, beside a small brass lamp stand. The walls are polished maroon granite. A timestamp reads 18-Sept-2024 11:53:25 am, Hyderabad, Telangana.2024-09-18A devotee in white clothes with white sacred marks on the arm sits with palms pressed together in namaste before a dark stone deity murti in a gold arched shrine framed by red and white flower garlands. The main figure wears a gold crown, jewelled necklaces and a gold-and-red garment. In front, a small gilded metal figure in a pink sari holds a chakra-like object, set on a red and gold cloth with rose petals, a brass bowl, a brass pot and a brass oil lamp stand. A timestamp reads 19-Sept-2024 7:22:25 pm, Hyderabad, Telangana.2024-09-19A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a dark stone deity murti seated on a black pedestal carved with multiple snake or serpent hoods. 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