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A 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.

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KAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026KAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copiesA 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 copiesKAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copiesA photograph of a homa fire ritual in a temple-style shrine with an ornate gold-carved canopy and red and gold draped curtains. A priest bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a white and gold turban, stands at left holding ritual items over a fire pit where flames rise. Behind the fire, brass pots decorated with flowers and a deity murti sit on a red-draped altar, and a brass oil lamp stands at right. Red flower petals are scattered on the stone platform. A person in a white silk dhoti with a gold and green border kneels before the fire pit as the offering is performed.2025-12-30A photograph of a ritual at a homa altar under a golden, carved canopy with red and gold drapes. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border and a white turban with gold stripes stands at left, holding a ritual vessel or lamp over a kneeling devotee. The devotee wears a white garment with a green and gold-bordered sari-style cloth and is bent low before a fire pit with bright flames. Behind them are brass pots decorated with white and orange flower garlands on a red-draped altar, with a brass lamp stand at right. Red flower petals are scattered on the stone platform, consistent with a fire ritual such as a homa. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person from appearance.2025-12-30A photograph of a homa ritual inside a temple-style shrine draped with gold and red fabric. A shirtless priest with a white turban, white and gold-bordered dhoti, and a beaded necklace stands at left, pouring an offering with a metal vessel over a fire. A devotee in a white saree with a green and gold border kneels before the flames. Behind them, brass deity murtis garlanded with white flowers sit on a red-draped altar, with brass oil lamps and red flower petals on the floor.2025-12-30A shirtless priest in a white turban and white dhoti with gold borders stands with his back to the camera, bending over a shrine. He wears a beaded necklace and sacred ash marks on his shoulders and arm, and is placing a white-and-red flower garland on a deity murti draped in white and green cloth. A flame burns at the right, and a second person's hand with red and gold bangles reaches toward the fire. Behind the shrine are gold and red drapes, a gold-framed niche with floral decorations and brass oil lamps. The setting suggests a homa or puja offering.2025-12-30A photograph of a temple ritual in front of an ornate golden deity murti shrine decorated with colourful garlands and a saffron-orange draped cloth above with striped festoons. Two priests in white dhotis with gold borders and white turbans stand at center; the priest on the left is bare-backed and bending forward, the priest on the right has a beard, white sacred markings on his arms and wears a long beaded rudraksha-style necklace. A devotee kneeling in a dark blue sari with red borders receives a white flower garland, and bananas and fruit sit on a tray nearby.A 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 copiesA shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered white turban and a gold bead necklace stands with his back to the camera, performing worship before a deity murti dressed in silver ornaments and a garland of yellow and red flowers. Blue and yellow floral garlands drape across the shrine arch above a gilded carved ornamental frame. Beside the murti are brass pots and a lamp, and in the foreground an orange cloth with gold border lies on a platform; the priest's arm, marked with white ash, reaches toward the offering area. Setting appears to be a temple shrine during a puja.