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A priest in a yellow turban and white dhoti with a gold border stands at left, holding a bunch of ripe bananas on a red cloth over a ritual fire pit. He wears multiple dark rudraksha-style beads and a large gold pendant necklace, with red and yellow wristbands. Behind him, three decorated deity murtis sit on a red-draped platform under a carved golden canopy framed by colourful garlands in red, yellow, purple and white. A small flame burns on the stone fire pit, and kolam lotus designs are drawn on the yellow floor, with a brass lamp and flower offerings at lower right.

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KAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026A priest stands at left in a yellow turban, bare-chested with a black rudraksha-style mala and gold beads, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and red and gold wrist threads. He holds a brass plate of ripe bananas toward a fire pit with burning wood beside a lotus kolam drawn in white. Behind him, three deity murtis are dressed in red and silver garments and adorned with floral garlands and a golden arched canopy with paisley carving and striped festoons. Brass kalashas and offering pots sit before the murtis. The scene suggests a homa or puja set up for Navaratri devi worship at KAILASA Hyderabad. +1 copiesKAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copiesA priest stands at left, bare-chested, wearing a yellow turban, a multi-strand rudraksha mala with gold beads and a gold pendant, and a white dhoti with gold border. He holds a red tray of green bananas in both hands. Behind him, a golden ornate canopy frames three decorated deity murti on a red-draped dais, garlanded with colourful flower strings and white flowers, with brass pots and offerings in front. At right, a fire pit burns with glowing embers, and a white lotus kolam is drawn on the yellow-painted platform. A brass pot sits at lower left. One person is visible. +1 copiesKAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copiesA priest in a yellow turban, white dhoti with gold border, and a dark rudraksha mala with gold ornaments stands at left holding a bunch of green-yellow bananas over a yagna fire pit (homa kunda) with a flat stone and ash. Behind him, three decorated deity murtis in red and gold garments with flower garlands sit under a gold-painted arch hung with garlands in purple, red and yellow. Kumkum-marked lotus kolam decorates the fire pit wall, and brass lamps stand at right. +1 copiesKAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copiesKAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene in a temple shrine. A man on the left wears a yellow turban, a black and gold beaded mala with a gold pendant, and white dhoti with gold borders, bare-chested, and holds a silver plate of yellow turmeric or kumkum powder with white jasmine garland around its base. Behind him, three decorated deity murtis or dolls sit on a golden-brown shrine platform in front of a gilded carved arch draped with red, yellow, purple and white floral garlands. The central figure wears a red and green sari-like garment and silver ornaments; flanking figures wear red and green. Incense smoke rises at the right, and a white lotus kolam is drawn on the yellow-ochre platform below. +1 copiesKAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copiesKAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copiesKAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copies