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Indoor temple room with white walls and a dark tiled platform. A priest in white dhoti and bare chest sits cross-legged at a white-cloth puja setup with brass vessels and a bowl, facing a dark deity murti dressed in a blue sari and adorned with a pink flower garland, set before a gold arched frame with red drapery. Seated devotees in saris and mixed colours, including orange, green and pink, sit on a white mat with their backs to the camera. White and multicoloured murtis of Krishna playing a flute and other deities stand along the walls, and a framed painted deity image hangs at centre. Brass lamps and flowers stand on the platform. Pooja or darshan-style ritual.

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Devotees sit on woven mats in a white-walled shrine room during a puja before several deity murtis in gilded arches. A priest in white dhoti and shawl sits at the centre, facing the altar with lamps and offerings. Women in saris and salwar kameez, some in green, red, teal and white, kneel or sit cross-legged; a woman in a wheelchair sits at the right foreground in a light sweater. A dark-skinned deity murti in a red cloth and flower garland stands in the centre arch, with other murtis on black pedestals and a colourful flower arrangement at right.2011-09-09April 20 20112011-04-20September 28 20112011-09-28A temple hall with ornate gilded shrines holding deity murtis draped in flower garlands, with a decorated umbrella canopy over a central peetha. A priest in white clothes with a shaved head stands with hands folded before a tiered display of fruit, sweets and offerings on red cloths, with kalasha-like vessels and oil lamps nearby. Around him, a dozen or so seated devotees in saffron, pink, green and dark clothing sit on cushions and mats watching, while a camera on a tripod records the puja. Two people in white sit at the right edge. Rows of small orange-clad figures stand on a shelf at left.2011-04-20A temple shrine room with devotees seated on mats before an offering spread of fruits, sweets, flowers and bananas on red cloths. A priest in white dhoti sits at the centre near a pooja table with a kalasha and garlanded deity murtis, while women in saffron and salwar-style clothing and others in white sit in rows. Behind them are gilded arches, a decorated canopy and a wall of small orange-robed figures. Oil lamps and brass stands surround the altar.2011-04-20Photo of a temple hall with a white wall and dark tiled altar platforms holding several ornate deity murti. On the right, a golden arched shrine holds a dark deity murti in a blue and gold garment, garlanded with pink flowers, with a red cloth behind. A woman in a white and green sari stands at the shrine offering a plate, and a row of about ten seated devotees in saris, salwar and a wheelchair user watch from the floor on blue mats. Statues in orange and white clothing stand on the left. A framed poster of a golden-arched deity hangs on the right wall.2011-09-28A large seated group of devotees sits cross-legged on colourful mats in a temple hall decorated with gold arches, deity murtis and dark drapes. Many attendees close their eyes in meditation. In the front row a woman in a green patterned sari sits with eyes closed, a woman in a yellow shawl and white outfit sits beside her, and a woman in a bright orange sari sits with hands on her lap. Behind them men and women in white, orange and red garments sit in rows. On the left, rows of orange-robed figures are displayed on shelves, and a brass vessel sits at the lower edge. Lamps and garlands adorn the altar area with multi-armed deity murtis.2011-02-192008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura SarvajnapeethamPhoto inside a temple shrine room with black-tiled platforms and gold arched frames. Several devotees perform worship: a woman on the left in a green and red sari presses her palms together in namaskar; a woman in a red and cream sari holds a silver bowl and offering; an older woman in a green saree bends to receive or offer a flower near a kalasha-style bowl; a man in white dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of flowers and fruit. Behind them stand deity murtis including Rama-style figures with halos on the left, a black stone Shiva-type murti with a gold arch, and a dark deity murti with orange and red garments on the right. A small brass bell rests on a low black table.2011-09-09April 20 20112011-04-20December 11 20112011-12-11A temple shrine interior where three seated devotees perform a ritual over a small stone fire pit with offerings. A woman in a white garment on the left extends her hand toward a brass pot and ritual items; beside her an older man in white dhoti and shawl and a woman in a maroon-and-cream sari with hands folded sit at the fire pit. A fourth person in a beige sari sits at the right edge. Behind them stand two tall black-faced deity statues in orange sarees with crowns, and a framed portrait of a young man with long hair, orange clothing and a rudraksha-style necklace, garlanded in red and orange flowers. Brass lamps, a gold-framed deity shrine with flower garlands, and a golden-haloed murti are visible.