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A temple shrine interior with a green floor, where several priests in bare-chested or white and yellow dhotis perform a ritual before a large deity murti of Venkateswara with a tall gold-and-black crown, framed by orange and yellow marigold garlands. Two tall painted guardian statues flank the entrance. In front, priests stand around a silver-topped table holding small brass vessels, golden utsava images, and a plate of fruit and flowers, while a woman in an orange sari sits with hands folded at right and a seated man in a white shirt with an orange shawl films with a phone at lower left. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam in a temple shrine.

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February 16 20132013-02-16February 16 20132013-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20132013-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20132013-02-16 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20132013-02-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple shrine entrance during a puja. Priests in yellow dhotis and bare upper bodies stand before a golden kalasha and lamp-like vessels on a white-draped table, while the central priest raises a lit oil lamp or vessel toward the deity image. A large framed deity murti picture with orange and yellow marigold garlands hangs behind, flanked by two painted dvarapala guardian statues with garlands. Devotees in orange and white sit on a green floor with hands folded in prayer; a man in white holds a camera. Blue-grey pillars and a lotus ceiling medallion frame the scene.2013-02-15 +1 copiesA temple shrine in a blue-walled hall, decorated with orange and yellow marigold garlands and flanking dwarapala guardian statues. A priest in a bare upper body and yellow dhoti holds a lit lamp or camphor flame aloft before the deity, while a second priest in a bare torso and yellow dhoti stands nearby. A bald man in a white dhoti with a striped red-and-white waistcloth stands with palms joined in namaskar beside the altar. Three small gold-and-orange utsava murtis sit on a silver altar with garlands and brass vessels. A woman in an orange sari sits on the green floor with palms joined, and a photographer's camera is visible at the lower left edge. The scene is a puja or aarti at a temple shrine. a person is not clearly identifiable among the people present.2013-02-15 +1 copiesA temple ritual at a shrine with blue-grey pillars topped by golden-yellow guardian figures garlanded with marigolds. Behind, an ornate deity murti stands inside a gilded niche with garlands on its base. Several priests in yellow dhotis and bare upper bodies perform puja: one kneels at the front holding a brass vessel and a pooja plate, while others stand by a silver table with brass pots, a sacred kalasha and marigold garlands. A man in white dhoti and orange-red shawl stands at left, and a woman in orange sari sits at lower right beside a drum. Green cloth covers the floor, and a crowd of onlookers stands behind a rope barrier.2013-02-15February 16 20132013-02-16