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A 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.

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KAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026KAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +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 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 copiesKAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copiesKAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copiesA man stands at left, bare-chested, wearing a yellow turban, a white dhoti with gold border, a black beaded rudraksha-style mala and a large gold pendant necklace, and holding a brass tray of yellow turmeric or saffron-coloured offerings. Behind him, three decorated deity murtis are seated on a raised red-draped dais within an arched canopy of multicoloured garlands and marigold strings, with brass kalasha-style pots holding flowers. Smoke hangs in the blue-toned background, and kolam-style white powder designs are on the floor at lower right. This is a ritual scene at a temple setting. +1 copiesA man stands in front of a decorated shrine holding a large round offering of pale yellow ghee or jaggery-like substance on a metal plate. He wears a yellow silk turban with a jewelled brooch, a bare chest, black rudraksha-style beads with gold beads and a gold pendant necklace, and a cream dhoti with a gold border. Behind him is an ornate golden arch hung with garlands in purple, red, yellow and white. Three deity murtis dressed in silver-embellished garments and flower garlands sit on a red-draped platform, with brass pots and vessels holding flowers at the sides. Red and gold bangles adorn the scene, and a row of red and gold cloth pieces lies on the floor in front of the shrine, with a fire pit visible at the right edge. +1 copiesA priest stands at the left edge of a shrine, bare-chested with a yellow turban and a dark bead mala with gold ornaments, wearing a white dhoti with gold border. He holds a steel plate of white crystalline offerings, a small pile of yellow grains, and green-and-red bangles or cloth bundles beneath it. Behind him three decorated deity murtis sit on a red-and-gold platform under a carved golden canopy, garlanded with multicoloured flower strings, with brass pots of flowers in front. Smoke rises from a blue-grey base near the deities, and a white chalk lotus kolam is drawn on the floor in the foreground. +1 copiesKAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copiesKAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copiesA man in a yellow turban with a jewelled ornament, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with gold borders, stands before a decorated shrine. He wears a dark rudraksha-style mala with gold beads and a gold pendant, and holds a round brass plate of white grains toward a raised altar. Behind him three deity murtis sit on a decorated pedestal under floral garlands with multicoloured bunting, and a kumkum kolam is drawn on the stone platform. The scene reads as a devi alankaram puja with offerings. +1 copies