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Indoor temple-style hall where a priest in orange robes stands at left holding a lit flame on a long lamp-like torch, facing a small shrine. Two dark stone guardian figures flank a central altar with garlands, flowers and offerings. A framed portrait of a bejewelled figure with long hair and a garland sits on a stand at right, labelled as a printed picture. About a dozen seated devotees, mostly women in colourful saris and salwars with flowers in their braided hair, sit on the floor in rows at the front, hands joined in prayer. Brass vessels and a brass pitcher lie in the foreground. The scene appears to be an aarti or puja.

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A photograph of a Varalakshmi Puja in a temple hall. At left, a priest in orange robes stands at a raised platform holding a lit oil lamp aloft toward a shrine. Two dark stone or metal dvarapala-style guardian figures flank a central shrine decorated with pink and white flowers and green leaves. Seated devotees fill the foreground, mostly women with long braided hair, wearing yellow, peach, teal, green and pink saris and salwars with flowers in their hair. A framed portrait on the right shows a seated figure with garlands on a red cushioned seat. Brass pooja vessels and offerings sit before the shrine. No specific a person appearance is identifiable here.2008-08-15A photograph of a temple shrine interior where a priest in saffron-orange robes stands at left, facing the altar and holding a ritual implement. Several women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, with long braided hair and some with flowers, sit on the floor in a row with hands folded in prayer. In front of them is a white-draped platform with small offerings and a brass kalasha-style vessel decorated with pink flowers, fruit and lamps. Behind the altar stand two dark stone dvarapala guardian figures flanking a deity murti in a niche. At right, a framed portrait labelled with a printed name shows a figure in orange clothing with a garland, placed beside a cane sofa.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad +1 copies2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad +1 copies2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadIndoor temple puja in a shrine room with white pillars and carved gold-and-red column bands. A seated priest in saffron robes with rudraksha beads sits behind a copper-domed kalasha or peetha altar decorated with pink and white flowers, lit oil lamps and fruit offerings. A younger attendant in white with a yellow shawl kneels at left, reading or reciting from a book. Two grey stone deity statues stand in niches behind the altar, and a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange and gold garlands sits on a red-cushioned wicker seat at right. About a dozen women and girls in saris and salwar kameez with flowers in their hair sit on the floor facing the altar, some with hands folded. White stone blocks are arranged on the floor in front of the altar.Interior temple scene of a shrine with a copper-domed canopy (kalasha-style cover) decorated with green leaves, pink flowers and fruit offerings on a brass stand. A priest in orange-saffron robes stands at left holding a lit flame or lamp near a square white-tiled fire pit (homa/yagna kund) with ash. Two dark stone dvarapala-style guardian figures flank the shrine, and a deity murti is visible in the background niche. Several women in green and grey saris with flowers in their hair sit in the foreground with their backs partly to the camera, along with a few other heads at the bottom edge. The priest appears to be a robed ritual officiant, and his face is not clearly visible, so no identification is made. +1 copies2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA photograph of a Hindu worship session in a temple shrine with white pillars and a shrine containing deity murti, flanked by two dark stone figures. In the foreground, a seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits beside a younger man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl, who holds a notebook. A brass kalasha and oil lamps sit on a platform decorated with pink flowers and green leaves, with a white-bordered ritual area of sand or powder in front. A row of young girls with braided hair and flowers sit on the floor in colourful salwar kameez, facing the ritual. A framed portrait of a man with garlands sits on a cane bench at right.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad