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A bare-chested priest in a yellow turban and white dhoti with gold border holds a brass plate heaped with bright red kumkum powder. He wears layered black and gold beaded malas and a gold pendant. Behind him is a decorated altar with a deity murti in the centre flanked by two smaller murtis, garlanded with yellow, red, purple and white flower strings, with kalasha pots, flowers and lamps in front. Gold-embossed backdrop and patterned cloth hang behind. The scene suggests a devi alankaram ritual.

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KAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026KAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copiesA priest in a yellow turban and white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stands at left, holding a silver plate heaped with yellow turmeric or kumkum powder. He wears a long black rudraksha mala with gold beads and a gold pendant, and red and yellow wrist threads. Behind him is an ornate golden shrine arch with floral garlands in red, yellow, purple and white, and three deity murtis dressed in red and silver garments and garlanded, seated on a red and yellow garland-decorated seat. Green and red silk cloth with gold border lies at the base, with a dark fire pit and kalasha pots in the foreground. +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 bare-chested priest in a yellow turban with a jewelled ornament and a white dhoti with gold border stands at the left, holding a silver plate with a large round brown offering. He wears a long necklace of dark beads with gold beads and a gold pendant. Behind him, three decorated deity murtis sit on a red-draped stage under an ornate golden canopy, garlanded with multicoloured and yellow flower strings. Colourful bangles and tied bundles of red and gold cloth sit at the front, with a stone-paved floor and a palm frond at the upper left. +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 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 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 copies