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Indoor temple-style hall with white pillars and a seated gathering of devotees on checkered mats. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe faces the seated crowd near a small screen or monitor at left. Framed portraits hang on the walls above, and a deity murti with a lit lamp sits in a shrine niche at right. Women in green and patterned saris and children sit among the devotees, with a golden palanquin-like stand at the left edge. Photo credit overlay in the lower corner.

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2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad +1 copiesAugust 15 20082008-08-15 +1 copiesIndoor puja in a temple-style hall with carved pillars and hanging woven textiles. A standing priest in saffron-orange robes holds a lit lamp near an ornate canopied shrine with a gold kalasha-like top and floral decorations. Seated devotees on striped mats fill the foreground, many with hands folded in prayer; several girls wear long braids with flowers and sarees. A framed portrait on the right shows a figure in orange robes with a garland, labelled only by the image. A small figure in white stands at the left edge beside the shrine.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadSeptember 03 20082008-09-032008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad +1 copiesPhotograph of a hall inside a temple-style room where many children sit cross-legged on mats facing a framed portrait of a woman in saffron clothes garlanded with flowers, set on a leaf-decorated stand. Standing near the front, a boy in a pink shirt and grey trousers faces the altar, while a man in a white shirt and a woman in orange and white attend nearby. A golden kalasha-style pedestal with a red flower garland stands at the right foreground. Ornate white pillars, a golden deity murti at left, hanging framed photographs of saffron-robed figures on the upper wall, and ceiling fans complete the scene.2007-11-14Inside a white-pillared temple hall at night, a man in saffron-orange robes stands at left holding a brass bell in one hand and a long wooden staff or ritual rod in the other, beside a dark wooden canopy with flower garlands. Seated women and girls in green, yellow and blue saris and children sit on the floor facing him, while a framed portrait of a saffron-clad figure rests on a wicker sofa with red cushions. Framed photos hang on the wall above, and offerings of fruit and flowers lie on a cloth at the front.Indoor temple puja in a white-walled shrine hall. A priest in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl sits at left beside brass vessels, while a figure in orange robes sits cross-legged before a wooden canopy with pink flower garlands and a lit oil lamp. Around a plant-decorated kalasha-like altar, about a dozen women and girls in colourful saris and salwar kameez sit in rows with braided hair and white flowers. A framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs on the right beside a cane chair with a red cushion, and two stone guardian figures flank the back.2008-08-15A 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.Indoor puja in a temple hall where a priest in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands before a canopied shrine decorated with flowers and green garlands, holding a lit oil lamp. A seated devotee in a yellow shawl sits nearby with hands folded. About a dozen worshippers sit on floor mats in colourful patterns, including girls with braids and flowers in their hair wearing green, pink and white saris, plus men in white and checked shirts. A framed portrait on the right shows a figure in orange robes with a garland. Striped woven hangings line the pillars and a small television sits near the shrine.2008-08-15