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A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti sits cross-legged on the floor at lower left, holding a lit camphor or oil lamp toward a deity murti. He wears a rudraksha mala and has a sandalwood tilak on his forehead. The deity is dressed in a magenta and gold silk cloth, draped with white flower garlands, and seated before an ornate gold-carved shrine with a magenta cloth canopy. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha, plates of flower offerings and a laptop sit on the floor. A green-clad statue stands in the background. This is a puja in progress inside a gilded temple hall.

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Feb 5 2022 sripuram2022-02-05Feb 5 2022 sripuram2022-02-05A photo inside a gold-decorated temple shrine at Sripuram in Hyderabad. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti sits on the floor with his back to the camera, holding a flower and performing puja before a seated deity murti draped in white and pink flower garlands and a red-and-gold silk cloth. Brass lamps with lit wicks, bowls of rose petals, a brass plate with fruit and betel, and a small dark green-clad standing figure stand nearby. Ornate gold-carved screens line the walls. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and a small microphone is visible near his head. No identifiable a person candidate is shown.2022-02-05A priest seated at lower left performs puja in a gold-panelled temple hall. He is bare-chested with a dark rudraksha mala, orange cloth at the waist, and white and red marks on his forehead and chest, reading from a small paper while holding a ritual item. Behind him a deity murti is seated on a green-and-gold cushion beneath a gilded arch, adorned with white and red garlands and draped in a red and gold cloth. Brass oil lamps stand beside the murti, with a tray of flowers, coconut and offerings in front, and a tablet screen rests at the bottom. A dark green standing statue is on a pedestal at right, and a pink flower heap lies at lower right.2022-02-05Feb 5 2022 sripuram2022-02-05Feb 5 2022 sripuram2022-02-05A photograph of a Saraswati puja in progress. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti sits at the left, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a microphone near him, holding a book and reaching toward offerings. Behind him, a decorated deity murti of Saraswati sits on a golden throne with a silver crown, white and pink garlands, and a veena in her hands, framed by a golden arch and a red and gold draped cloth. Brass plates of flowers, rose petals, oil lamps and brass vessels sit in front of the deity, with a lit lamp on a stand at right.2022-02-05KAILASA SINGAPORE on 5/15/20222022-05-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a priest performing puja before a Saraswati murti seated on a golden throne with a red and gold brocade backdrop. The deity wears a white and red garland, a crown, and holds a veena, dressed in a pink and green silk sari. A bare-chested priest with rudraksha beads and a dark cord stands at left, reaching toward offerings on a brass plate with white flowers, sweets and coconut-like items. Lit brass oil lamps stand at right and a small notebook lies at the bottom. Carved gold wooden panels form the background.2022-02-05A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti sits cross-legged in a gold-framed shrine niche, hands pressed together in namaskar before a black stone deity murti draped in red and gold silk and adorned with a silver crown, yellow and white marigold garlands and a silver necklace. Red and yellow flowers lie on the altar in front of the murti, with a small red-clad figure and brass oil lamps on either side. White sacred ash marks the priest's arms and forehead, and a rudraksha mala hangs around his neck. Flowers and leaves are arranged at the bottom of the frame.2022-01-14A photograph inside a golden-framed shrine niche at a temple. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti sits cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer, his head bowed, with white sandalwood markings on his arms and chest and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him stands a black-stone deity murti adorned with a silver crown, a red and gold cloth, a silver necklace and yellow and white flower garlands, with a tall brass lamp stand beside it. Red and yellow flowers rest on a dark pedestal, and a small red figure with flowers sits at the priest's side. Marigold and leaf offerings in brass bowls and a plate lie in the foreground, along with a small brass Ganesha figure.2022-01-14A photograph of a puja inside a gilded shrine room. A bare-chested priest sits cross-legged at left, wearing an orange cloth, a striped maroon shawl and a rudraksha mala, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Behind him a deity murti of Saraswati is seated on a gold-framed throne, draped with white and red flower garlands and a white crown, in front of a red and gold cloth backdrop. Brass plates of white flowers, rice, oil lamps and incense sticks cover a multicoloured woven mat in the foreground.2022-02-05