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A priest with a bare back, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a yellow-gold shawl draped over his head and shoulders, pours liquid from a small vessel over a coconut placed before a homa fire pit. Bananas are arranged beside the pit, which is decorated with white kolam lines and a lotus design painted in white. Behind him, three deity murtis are seated on a tiered altar decorated with marigold garlands and red, yellow and purple festoons under a golden carved canopy. The central murti is adorned with silver ornaments and a red garment, with brass kalashas and offerings placed around the altar. The scene suggests a devi worship ritual with a homa.

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KAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026A bare-chested male priest in a white dhoti with gold borders and a yellow head cloth stands at left, pouring liquid from a vessel onto a fire pit. The homa altar is a tiered yellow-ochre mud platform with a white lotus drawing and kumkum dots, with green leaves placed on top and smoke rising. Behind it, three decorated deity murtis sit under a gold carved arch draped with garlands in red, yellow, green and purple. Several kalashas and brass vessels stand before the deities. The priest wears a rudraksha-style mala and red-and-gold wrist threads. No a person candidate is visible. +1 copiesA shirtless priest with a yellow-gold shawl wrapped over his head and a white dhoti with gold borders stands barefoot at a fire pit homa altar, pouring liquid from a small vessel near the flame. Beside the fire are a heap of green bananas and white flowers in the foreground. Behind him, two ornate deity murti figures with decorated crowns and garlands sit under a gilded arch with colourful striped flower garlands and painted side panels with elephant motifs. Brass lamps stand at the right edge. The scene suggests a devotional homa and puja at a temple shrine. +1 copiesA photograph of a shirtless priest seen from behind performing a ritual at a decorated shrine. He wears a yellow turban, a white dhoti with gold borders, and a yellow shawl draped over his shoulder. He pours liquid from a vessel over a coconut and tends to a shrine with two decorated deity murtis under an ornate golden arch, framed by garlands in purple, yellow, red and white. Bananas, flower garlands, a kalasha-like offering and a white lotus kolam sit before the shrine, and red and white footwear with white flowers lies in the foreground. The setting resembles a temporary pandal with golden drapes and colourful textile panels. +1 copiesA priest in a yellow turban and white dhoti with a gold-and-brown-zebra zari border stands at left, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, holding a brass tray of ripe bananas over a fire pit with flames. Behind the fire, three decorated deity murtis sit under a golden arched canopy with garlands in red, yellow and purple, against golden drapery. A lotus kolam is drawn on the yellow platform, with white flowers and a brass pot at the bottom edge. The scene shows a homa at a Navaratri devi alankaram setting. +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 copiesA 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. +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 copiesA bare-chested priest in a yellow-and-white turban and white dhoti with gold borders stands at left holding a brass tray of ripe yellow bananas. He wears a heavy gold necklace and dark rudraksha-style beaded malas, with red and yellow sacred threads on his wrist. Behind him, a shrine is decorated with a gold arched canopy, striped marigold-and-white garlands, and three deity murti in red, gold and silver garments with crowns, set on a red-draped platform with kalasha-style offerings. In the foreground, a fire pit with burning embers sits on a yellow-ochre platform decorated with a white kolam lotus design. +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti with gold border and a white turban stands at a homa fire pit, holding a brass vessel of offerings over the flames. He wears a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, with white and red markings on his arms. Behind the fire, a decorated shrine holds deity murtis draped in marigold garlands and red, orange and white flower strings, under an ornate gold canopy with a palm frond at the left edge. A patterned cloth hangs at the right. The scene is lit by the fire and warm lamps in an enclosed space.