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A photograph of a deity murti of Kalabhairava seated on a tiger-skin-covered platform in front of draped cloth. The murti is adorned with a large garland of rudraksha beads and the figure is dark-toned. A white sign in front reads KAILASA ICHAPURAM. In the lower foreground, a hand with a white sleeve points toward the murti, and metal plates or trays with offerings sit at the bottom edge of the frame.

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A photograph of a deity murti in a dimly lit shrine, decorated with a large garland of rudraksha beads or flowers and draped with dark cloth. Incense smoke rises in front of it, and a bright flame burns in a lamp in the lower foreground beside a round metal plate. A small white card reading KAILASA ICHAPURAM sits on the left. No people are visible.2024-11-23A 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.2024-06-18Indoor 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.2024-10-06A photograph taken in a dim shrine room at night. A bare-chested man with long dark hair in a braid kneels or sits on the left, hands pressed together in anjali mudra, facing a lit oil lamp. The bright flame of the lamp is the central focal point, set among brass plates and a steel vessel on a low altar. Behind the lamp are draped fabrics and a white sign reading KAILASA ICHAPURAM. A tray of offerings and a deity murti are partially visible in the background.2024-11-23A photograph of a temple deity murti seated on a decorated throne in a shrine. The murti wears a red and gold embroidered cloth, a red flower garland and gold ornaments, and sits before a sign reading KAILASA ICHAPURAM. In front are brass puja plates with a lamp, vermilion, rice and flowers. At the left edge a bare-chested man in an orange turban and rudraksha malas, with white ash markings on his chest and arms, stands beside the altar. A cloth backdrop and hanging tassels frame the shrine.2024-11-07A 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 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 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.2024-10-16June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple interior in Hyderabad where a man in an orange-saffron robe stands at left, leaning over a brass lamp or puja vessel on a raised stone platform. Behind him a seated deity murti sits in an ornate shrine decorated with garlands and lamps. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam ritual. A camera overlay reads 17.2747N 78.4180E, Hyderabad, Telangana, and Nov 21, 2022 19:34:36. The visible person is a single devotee in saffron clothing; any identity beyond that is unconfirmed from appearance alone.2022-11-22June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA 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.2024-07-14