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A photograph of a temple entrance with two dark stone guardian statues in gold and orange sarees flanking the doorway. In the centre, a framed photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing orange robes, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and garlands, sits cross-legged in front of a tree-root backdrop, with the image placed on a cane chair draped in orange cloth and decorated with red and orange flowers. In the foreground at lower left, a person in orange robes holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, facing the portrait. A second person with dark hair in a yellow garment is partly visible at lower right. Inside the shrine, a deity murti is garlanded with flowers.

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2008-PROGRAMS-AND-EVENTS-AT-KAILAASA-IN-HYDERABADOutdoor temple entrance with two large black dwarapala guardian statues in gold and orange saris with red borders, flanking a shrine doorway with a deity murti inside. In the foreground a person in orange robes kneels and holds a brass lamp with a flame, performing aarti. A framed portrait garlanded with white and red flower garlands rests on a wicker chair draped in orange cloth, with marigold flowers at its base. The portrait shows a smiling man in orange robes with rudraksha beads, seated with one hand raised in blessing before a banyan tree trunk. A partially visible person in yellow sits at the lower right edge. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person present in the scene.2008-PROGRAMS-AND-EVENTS-AT-KAILAASA-IN-HYDERABAD +1 copiesA temple shrine entrance with a dark stone deity murti inside an arched niche, garlanded with yellow and red flower garlands. Two large black statues flanking the doorway wear orange-yellow silk saris with red borders and hold up their hands. In front of the shrine, a framed printed photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a white beaded mala, with a garland of red and white flowers draped over the frame. Red curtains hang on either side of the doorway, and a small wall clock with a floral face hangs on the left.A photograph inside a temple shrine. In the lower foreground a person in white ritual clothes with short hair and glasses kneels and lights an oil lamp or flame on a brass tray with offerings. Behind them are several small seated deity murtis in gold-framed arches, decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands. A tall dark deity statue wearing an orange-gold draped cloth stands at centre. On the right, a framed portrait on a wooden seat draped with a red and orange cloth is garlanded with red and green flowers and bears a rudraksha-style necklace; it is a portrait, not a physical person. A tall brass oil lamp stands on the right, and a tiger-skin cover lies on the wooden bench.2009-09-21A devotee in orange robes and long dark hair holds a flaming brass oil lamp in the lower left foreground, facing a framed photograph on a wooden armchair. The framed portrait shows a seated man in orange robes with a white and red garland, raising one hand in a blessing gesture, labelled with a pedia.org that is excluded from text. Behind it stands a dark stone deity murti in yellow and orange silk draped over its body, with a shrine doorway decorated with yellow and white flower garlands. Red and orange flowers lie before the chair, and a red curtain frames the sceneA photograph of a temple ritual in progress. A standing man in an orange sannyasi-style dhoti and shawl, with long hair and a tilak, holds a long brass lamp stand with a lit flame in his right hand over a fire pit of wooden sticks in the lower foreground. Beside him stands a dark deity murti draped in a golden-yellow sari with a white flower garland. To the right, a framed portrait of a smiling man with long hair in orange robes and a garland sits on a red velvet and gold-trimmed chair, with a golden pyramid-shaped object, flowers, oranges and sweets set out in front of it. Behind them is an inner shrine with a decorated deity with garlands. Red drapes frame the doorway.November 09 20072007-11-09A temple shrine scene with a sacred fire pit of stacked bricks burning in front of a decorated deity altar. Two black stone dvarapala guardian statues in orange-saffron dhotis flank a central shrine with a garlanded deity murti. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits at left, and a woman in a yellow sari sits center-right beside two women in red and maroon saris on the floor. Behind them, a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red-orange flower garland hangs on a draped stand, with a sacred fire burning in the homa. Marigold and red flower garlands decorate the shrine, with brass lamps and a kalasha-style offering in front.A temple shrine entrance with a dark stone doorway framed by red curtains. Two large black statues of guardian figures stand on either side, dressed in yellow-orange silk saris with red borders and multiple arms. Inside the sanctum, a dark deity murti is adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers. In the foreground, a framed portrait of a smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe and a white beaded mala, is garlanded with white flower strands and set on the floor before the shrine. A wall clock hangs at upper left.December 02 20092009-12-02A temple interior during a homa fire ritual. A fire burns in a stone-lined fire pit in the foreground. A priest in white clothing sits at left, seated before the fire and offerings. Two women in yellow and orange saris sit at right near the fire. Behind the fire, decorated deity murti are arranged with garlands, and two dark-faced standing guardian figures in orange draped clothing flank the shrine. A framed portrait at right, labelled with a caption, shows a figure in orange robes with rudraksha beads on a printed poster draped with a red and orange garland. Offering plates and marigold garlands surround the fire pit, and an arched shrine niche decorated with red and white garlands is visible at the centre. Three to five visible physical people.