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A photograph of a priest in a yellow turban, bare-chested, wearing a dhoti with a gold border and a heavy black bead and gold necklace, holding a brass bowl of grains or offerings toward a shrine. Behind him stand three decorated deity murtis dressed in green, red and silver garments with gold crowns, flanked by marigold and striped festoon garlands on a gold-carved canopy. Incense smoke rises before the shrine, and a brass lamp stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a devi alankaram ritual at a KAILASA Hyderabad Navaratri observance.

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KAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026A priest stands at left, bare-chested, wearing a yellow turban, a white dhoti with gold border, a black beaded mala with gold ornaments, and a red-and-white thread on his wrist. He holds a brass plate of grains or offerings with a small flame near a stone platform. Behind him, three deity murtis are decorated with garlands in red, yellow, green and purple, set beneath an ornate golden arch and draped backdrop. Green silk with gold border drapes the base, and a white lotus kolam is drawn on the floor. +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 blurred photograph of a priest in a yellow turban and white dhoti with gold border, wearing a black bead mala with gold ornaments, holding a bowl of grains or offerings in both hands over a decorated yellow cloth with a lotus kolam. Behind him is a shrine adorned with flower garlands in red, yellow and green, with a deity murti at the centre and a golden canopy with draped streamers. A smoke haze and small flame are visible near the offerings. +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 copiesKAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copiesKAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copiesKAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +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 copiesA man stands in front of a decorated shrine holding a silver-rimmed brass bowl of dried dates or dry fruit in both hands, offering them toward the altar. He wears a yellow turban, a black rudraksha mala with large gold beads and a gold pendant, and white dhoti with gold borders, bare-chested with a sandalwood or kumkum mark on his forehead. Behind him, three deity murtis are dressed in red and gold garments and silver ornaments, framed by garlands of marigolds and colourful striped and tasselled hangings with a gold carved arch. A lotus kolam drawn in white powder lies on the floor below the altar, with red and yellow flower garlands and brass pots in front of the murtis. The scene suggests an offering during a worship ritual. +1 copiesA priest in a white head covering with a gold border and a white dhoti with gold borders stands at left, bare-chested, wearing a dark rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant, and red-and-yellow wrist threads. He holds a brass plate of cooked offerings toward the viewer with both hands. Behind him, a shrine is decorated with a gold-edged orange canopy and strands of marigold and multicolored garlands. Three deity murtis are dressed in red and green garlands and gold crowns, with a fire burning at the right beside brass vessels and flower-decorated kalasha pots. The scene suggests a devi alankaram puja with a homa fire.