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Photograph through an open teal lattice gate into a small shrine with a marble floor. Inside, a deity murti is dressed in a red cloth backdrop and draped with orange and white marigold garlands, set under a green and gold arched canopy. A yellow lion or animal figure stands beside the altar, and a framed painting of a seated goddess with attendants hangs to the right. A few marigold petals lie on the threshold step. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a small shrine niche framed in yellow and red, with a silver arch above a deity murti draped in a maroon and green silk cloth and adorned with a marigold garland. Brass vessels and oil lamps sit on a marble ledge before it, and a red cloth hangs to the left. Telugu text is painted on the white walls beside the shrine. No people are visible.July 08 20122012-07-08January 24 20062006-01-24 +1 copiesKASHI SARVAJNAPEETAM on 4/23/20222022-04-23Photograph of an ornate temple entrance hall with a colourful arched gateway in teal, green, yellow and red, carved with figures and a rearing lion-like guardian at the sides. Inside, a grey stone-walled chamber with a wooden shrine door framed by a painted panel of deities; a bright tube light hangs overhead, and a teal cabinet, a yellow table with a white stool, and a small bundle of cloth sit on the floor. Two framed portraits of seated saints flank the entrance pillars, one with a plaque beside it. The foreground shows a flat stone platform and a small oil lamp on the ground. No people are visible.2008-08-01Photograph of the inner sanctum doorway of a temple, framed by pink walls with green and white lotus-motif borders and yellow-and-green trim. Inside, a deity murti of a goddess seated on a lion or tiger mount is adorned with red and green garlands, set against a red beaded backdrop under a gold canopy. Brass and silver ritual vessels, a lit oil lamp, flower offerings and a small kalasha sit on a checkered black-and-white floor before the shrine. A partially visible person in red or orange clothing stands at the left edge of the doorway. No people are seated or posed prominently in the frame.2022-04-21July 08 20122012-07-08Photograph of a shrine doorway painted in pink with green and yellow frames, opening onto an inner sanctum with a black and white checkered floor. Inside, a gilded deity murti in red and gold garments and garlands sits on a lion vehicle atop a raised dais. Brass lamps, a lit oil lamp, bowls of offerings and small brass vessels are arranged on the steps in front. A partially visible person in orange-red clothing stands at the left edge of the doorway. Decorative lotus motifs flank the entrance.2022-04-19 +1 copiesA temple doorway at night, framed by two tall decorated pillars wrapped in red, blue, green and yellow cloth with white dove and flower motifs. Rows of small oil lamps line the threshold and the stone steps leading into a shrine where a deity murti in red is adorned with garlands. Lamp flames glow in the dark interior. No people are visible.2007-11-24January 24 20062006-01-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a shrine niche with a seated deity murti dressed in a deep pink sari, wearing a gold crown, layered necklaces and a trident-like staff in one hand, framed by a silver arch and a garland of yellow, red and green flowers. Lit oil lamps surround the base, with brass pots, a kalasha and puja vessels on a tiered altar, and two decorated pillars with yellow and blue textile hangings flank the shrine. No physical people are visible, and the scene is a puja setup rather than a documented person-led event.2007-11-24A shrine niche photographed at night, lit by many small clay oil lamps arranged on the floor and steps in front. At the centre sits a deity murti in a pink-red garment with a crown, layered beaded necklaces and a garland of yellow, white and green flowers behind it. Brass lamps stand on either side and a brass bell hangs on the left wall. Tall copper lamp stands with bird-shaped tops flank the offering platform, which holds brass vessels and flower offerings. The yellow floor is decorated with coloured rangoli patterns. No people are visible.2007-11-24