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A photograph of an evening puja at an open-sided pavilion with white pillars. In the foreground a priest kneels on a tiled floor in an orange saffron sari-style garment with a gold necklace and short dark hair, seated before a wooden canopied shrine decorated with banana leaves and pink flowers. Brass plates hold fruit, sweets and a lamp, and a brass kalasha stands before him. A seated group of about fifteen devotees, mostly women and children in green, teal, yellow and orange saris, sits on the floor watching. A tall gilded temple model rises at right, and devotees sit around white-covered offering trays. The priest's clothing is orange, and the scene reflects a puja or homa-style ceremony with offerings.

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2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA photograph of an evening puja in an ashram hall with white pillars and framed pictures on the walls. A man in saffron-orange robes with a red-striped shawl stands at the center, holding a lit lamp aloft in a brass holder. Beside him a small ornate wooden shrine with a domed canopy is decorated with pink flowers and green leaf garlands, with brass vessels and offerings in front. A woman in a red sari sits on a cushioned wooden chair, and a row of seated devotees, including women in green and teal saris and children, watch from the right. A younger person in yellow sits in the lower foreground, and white packaged items are stacked at the right edge. +1 copiesA photograph inside a white temple hall at night, with dark windows and city lights behind. A devotee in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on the floor at left, near a golden dome-shaped canopy decorated with pink flowers and green leaves, and a small seated figure on a red-cushioned chair. A row of seated women and children in green, yellow and teal saris and dresses faces them on a pink mat. A man in white with a yellow shawl sits in the foreground beside brass ritual vessels, and a man in a dark shirt sits at right. A small television screen stands at the left edge.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad +1 copies2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA 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.A photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a temple-like pavilion with a golden stepped structure at left. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at right, facing a group of women and girls seated on the floor in colourful saris and jewellery; the women wear red, green, blue and maroon saris with flowers in their hair. Beside him a man in white and a yellow shawl sits near a low table with flower garlands and an oil lamp, and another man in dark clothing sits at the back. A pink-cushioned throne-like seat stands empty in the foreground, and white cloth bundles lie on the floor. Visible cues for the orange-robed man with a mala are present, so a probable identification is noted in the setting.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad2008 - 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.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.2008-08-15