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A man in an orange saffron dhoti and orange shirt bends forward inside a small shrine niche, applying a line or ritual marking near a dark stone Ganesha murti. The murti sits beneath an ornate gold-toned arch, with a brass figure at the base. Painted pillars with red, green, blue and yellow floral patterns frame the doorway, and a brass vessel stands at the bottom edge of the frame.

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2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA photograph of a shrine niche with a black stone Ganesha murti, elephant-headed with four arms, set in a gold-framed arch. A man in orange saffron robes and dhoti stands at left, pouring liquid from a metal vessel over the deity. A brass pot sits in the foreground, and a colourful patterned cloth hangs at right. No readable names or captions are visible.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA photo of a priest in an orange saffron shirt and orange dhoti pouring liquid from a vessel over a green-tinted stone Ganesha murti in a niche with a gold-painted arch. A large brass vessel sits in the foreground, and a brass lamp stands on the floor at right. A colourful cloth hangs at the right edge. The setting is a temple shrine with pink-brown granite walls, consistent with an abhishekam being performed. The priest's face is not visible and no one is identified by name.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man in orange saffron robes pouring water from a brass vessel over a dark stone deity murti of Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity, seated within a golden arched niche. Water flows down over the murti onto a stone base. A large brass pot stands in the foreground on the left, and brightly patterned red, blue and white cloth hangs on the pillars at the sides. The scene reads as an abhishekam ritual. The man is a priest or devotee performing the bathing of the deity, with no printed name visible.A photograph inside a temple shrine niche lined with polished red-brown granite. A man in an orange saffron-coloured shirt and light orange dhoti stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand and tilting it toward a green-gold bronze Ganesha murti seated in a golden arched frame. A brass vessel with ring handles sits in the foreground, and a small golden figure stands at the base of the murti on a wet, dark stone platform. Red, yellow and white ribbons or cloth edge the right side. Only one person is visible.A shaven-headed priest in an orange-saffron top and dhoti stands at the left of a shrine niche, reaching toward a black stone Ganesha murti. The murti sits on a dark stone pedestal beneath an ornate gold-coloured arch, garlanded with white flowers and a yellow garland, with petals scattered on the base. A large brass vessel stands in the foreground, and a small brass Ganesha figure sits on the pedestal. The floor in front is painted yellow with white and red patterns and red-and-white flower strands, with a lit oil lamp at the lower right.September 03 20082008-09-03A man in orange robes stands inside a temple shrine, pouring or anointing a dark stone Ganesha murti with milk or oil. The elephant-headed deity has offerings of white flowers and yellow turmeric paste on its head and base. The shrine has a gold-coloured arched frame with carved floral designs, and a brass vessel stands at the left. The floor is yellow with white and red painted patterns and a small oil lamp sits in the foreground. Pieces of flower petals are scattered on the steps.