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A photograph inside a temple shrine doorway decorated with red, yellow and blue patterned panels and a painted white dove motif. A priest in an orange-saffron robe stands at the left holding a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti adorned with a crown, layered gold necklaces and yellow and white flower garlands, with brass lamps and offerings in front. Two devotees with palms pressed together in prayer stand at the right; one wears a light blue sari with a pink flower in the hair, and a child is partly visible at the lower left. This appears to be an aarti being performed at a shrine.

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A dim photograph inside a temple shrine showing a dark stone deity murti standing within an ornate silver arched frame, adorned with a silver crown, layered necklaces and a silver chest ornament, flanked by garlands of yellow and red flowers. A small oil lamp flame burns at the left, and brass vessels and offerings sit on the altar base. In the right foreground a woman in a red garment with a dark patterned blouse stands in front of the shrine, facing the deity, and a man in a white shirt stands at the right edge. Orange cloth hangs above the shrine.January 01 20102010-01-012007 - Social Service Activities At Kailaasa SriPuram Sarvajnapeeta, Hyderabad2007-01-01Photograph inside a temple shrine. A devotee in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap stands at left holding a brass multi-tiered oil lamp with a lit flame toward a black deity murti adorned with silver jewellery, a crown and necklaces, set before a red cloth backdrop and garlanded with white and orange flowers. At right, a person in a white kurta with a yellow-green shawl stands with hands near the altar. In front, brass puja vessels, a conch shell, a small brass lamp and offering plates sit on a dark wooden platform. Ornate gold-framed arch surrounds the deity.A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with red and white marigold garlands. At the centre stands a deity murti, crowned and adorned with gold ornaments, framed by a gold arch and a blue draped backdrop. In front stand brass lamps and a flower-garlanded offering. A man in a white t-shirt and a man in white dhoti-style clothing stand at the left and centre, a woman in a mustard-yellow sari and another in a maroon sari with folded hands stand at the right, and an older man in a cream kurta with a rudraksha mala stands at the far right, all facing the shrine in prayer. No candidate for a person is visible.July 24 20052005-07-24February 05 20102010-02-05Devotees in a temple shrine face a dark deity murti draped in red and green garlands with gold jewellery and a crown, set within a silver arched frame. In the foreground, a man in an orange shirt stands with his back to the camera, while a girl in a white top with a pink flower in her braid kneels near a small figure, and other visible people include a woman with a braid and flower at left. Brass oil lamps and a lit flame stand before the shrine, with a striped cylindrical pillar at left. The scene suggests puja or darshan.2010-01-01A photograph inside a shrine niche showing a black stone deity murti dressed in a blue cloth, with silver and gold jewellery, a crown and a garland of yellow, red and white flowers. A priest in an orange-saffron cloth sits cross-legged at the lower left, hands joined in prayer, beside a lit oil lamp flame and brass lamps. Brass lamp stands and a small brass vessel sit on the platform, and a striped cylindrical pillar with a bird motif stands at the left. The deity murti is the focus of worship in this puja setting.2007-01-01Devotees stand and kneel in a doorway facing a lit shrine with an ornate golden arch and a white-faced deity murti draped in red and garlands. A woman in a blue sari with her hands pressed together stands at left, while men in white dhoti-style clothing stand at right. Oil lamps burn on the shrine platform in front of the murti, and a red curtain hangs at the right edge. The shrine is the focus of worship.2010-01-09Photo taken through a doorway of a temple shrine at night. Several devotees stand at the entrance, including a man in a white shirt and dark trousers and women in sarees, one in pink and white striped, another in dark and pink. Inside, a seated priest in white clothes performs puja before a deity murti decorated with red and white garlands, a gold arch behind it and a crown-like ornament on its head. Brass puja vessels and oil lamps glow on the floor and a yellow-banded platform.2010-01-14A photograph inside a dim Shiva temple shrine at Kanchanoor. A lingam with a bright halo-like arch sits within an ornate dark stone niche, dressed in striped and red cloth with silver ornaments and lit by several oil lamps. A priest in a saffron-orange wrap leans toward the deity, adjusting the shrine while women and attendants stand at the edges, one in an orange cloth with rudraksha-style beaded armband, another with bangles and hair in a bun. A deity murti is the focus, performing abhishekam-style worship with lamps in the foreground.2012-05-16 +1 copies