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Outdoor open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof, white columns and a raised white platform. A priest in an orange robe and rudraksha mala sits at the centre beside a small fire, with a metal bowl and offerings nearby. A man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits on a green mat with trays of brass items, flowers and garlands. Three younger people in a striped red shirt, a blue shirt and a white shirt sit facing the fire from behind. Behind them, a decorated pillar and a framed picture of a saffron-clad figure sit on a platform with fruit, flowers and a red cloth; the picture is a depiction on a wall shrine, not a visible person.

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2008-PROGRAMS-AND-EVENTS-AT-KAILAASA-IN-HYDERABADA photo of an open-sided pavilion with white pillars and a tiled dais holding a deity murti and a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in saffron, garlanded with orange flowers. Two colourful cloth-wrapped pillars stand on either side. In the foreground a fire burns in a brick-lined fire pit with brass plates of offerings and a bell nearby. A woman in orange robes sits cross-legged and holds a flame, facing the fire. Beside her a person in white with a yellow shawl sits on a green mat, and a man in a white shirt sits at the fire. A boy in a red-and-white striped shirt sits at the right edge.A photograph of an outdoor homa or fire ritual under a white-pillared open pavilion. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala sits on a low seat on the left, holding a brass plate with a flame and offerings. Facing her, a man in a white shirt sits cross-legged on a green mat in front of a small fire pit with burning embers and stacked yellow blocks. Another person in a white kurta with a yellow shawl sits at the left edge beside a bell and rows of brass plates with flowers and leaves. Behind them, a raised white platform holds a framed portrait garlanded with orange flowers, a deity murti, fruit and marigolds. Tall decorated cloth banners in red, blue and yellow hang on either side of the pavilion.Outdoor photograph of a homa ritual under a white-pillared open pavilion with a dark tarpaulin roof. Two seated men face a low white altar. The man on the left wears a white kurta with a yellow shawl and holds a small object; the man on the right wears a white shirt and dark trousers. A third person in orange clothing stands behind them. On the altar sits a framed portrait of a figure with long hair, an orange garland and orange robes, flanked by small deity murtis. Two tall decorated kalasha-like banners in red, blue and yellow stand at the sides. Brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings sit before the seated men, with a bell at the lower left and wrapped bundles of dried leaves nearby. Smoke rises from the ritual fire area.A photograph of an open-sided white pavilion where a priest in an orange cloth and a man in a white striped shirt sit cross-legged on a green mat beside a low brick fire pit decorated with yellow flowers. A younger man in white with a yellow shawl sits at left holding a brass tray with offerings. Behind them a framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange and beads hangs above a small shrine table with fruit, a brass lamp and a deity murti. Colourful striped pillars with floral patterns frame the scene, and a white compound wall and trees stand behind. Three physical people are visible, and the fire pit and offerings suggest a homa or puja.A photograph of a open-air shrine with white pillars and a white-walled platform. In the centre a framed portrait of a long-haired man with a garland of red flowers hangs above a maroon cloth table holding fruit, flowers and offerings. Two decorative cloth-wrapped pillars in blue, red and yellow frame the shrine. A man in an orange robe with a rudraksha-style gold necklace, sitting cross-legged on a green mat, faces two seated people: a young man in white with a yellow shawl gesturing with his hand, and a man in a striped white shirt seen from behind. A brass bowl and plates with offerings sit before them on a yellow brick platform, with tulsi plants in the foreground.Three people sit on a green mat in an open white pillared pavilion performing a puja. A woman in orange robes, seated on a cushion, holds a lit oil lamp toward a small altar on a white platform. A man in white clothes with a yellow shawl sits with hands joined in prayer at left, and a man in a white striped shirt sits at right. Before them are brass plates of offerings, yellow flowers, bananas, a brass bell, and a stack of yellow blocks. Behind the altar, a framed portrait shows a bearded figure in orange garments, garlanded with orange marigolds, flanked by deity murti figures and a kalasha-style arrangement of fruit and flowers on a maroon cloth. Colourful patterned columns with bird motifs frame the pavilion.Outdoor puja under a white-pillared open pavilion with a green-and-white mat on the floor. A monk in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead band sits cross-legged on a low platform, holding a small ritual vessel and attending to a row of silver bowls and offerings arranged on a green mat in front. Beside him, a person in white clothing with a yellow shawl bends forward over the offerings. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers sits on the mat to the right. Behind them, a framed portrait of a figure in orange robes adorned with a red garland sits on a red-draped altar with fruit, flowers and small deity murtis. Two tall colourful cloth-wrapped pillars with bird motifs flank the altar, and a brass bell lies on the floor at left.Outdoor shrine pavilion with white columns and a painted ornate pillar wrapped in blue, red and yellow geometric patterns with bird motifs. Three people sit on a green patterned mat: a young man in white kurta with a yellow shawl on the left with palms pressed together, a central figure in orange robes with rudraksha mala and orange-saffron cloth sitting in prayer, and a man in a white shirt seen from behind on the right. Before them are brass plates with lit oil lamps, flowers, a bell and piled colourful offerings. Behind them on a raised platform is a framed portrait draped with garlands beside deity murti and a fruit offering.A photograph of an outdoor shrine pavilion with white pillars and a dark roof, flanked by two tall painted cylindrical pillars in red, blue, yellow and green with bird and floral motifs. At the centre a framed portrait with orange and red garlands sits on a white altar, with a small deity murti and an oil lamp burning on a red-cloth-covered table holding fruit and offerings. In the foreground a man in a white shirt sits with his back to the camera. On the left a person in white with a yellow shawl sits with hands folded in prayer, and beside them a figure in orange robes lights or tends the lamp. Tulsi plants frame the bottom of the image.Outdoor ritual scene under a white-pillared open pavilion with colourful painted pillars decorated with floral and geometric patterns. Three men sit on a green patterned mat before a brick fire pit, with a silver tray of coloured cloths, flowers and offerings in front. The seated man at left wears a white kurta with a yellow shawl; the central man wears a white striped shirt; a standing man in orange clothing stands behind. On a raised platform at right, a framed portrait labelled with a printed name is garlanded with red flowers, flanked by fruit and offerings on a maroon-draped table. The portrait shows a figure with long hair, a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces in saffron clothing, a person depiction.Outdoor photo of a white-pillared open pavilion with a shrine on a raised platform. A framed portrait of a long-haired figure in orange robes with a garland sits at the centre, flanked by marigold garlands and small deity murti. Three people sit on the floor in front of the shrine: a woman in orange robes with a gold necklace holds a lit oil lamp (aarti), a man in a white shirt sits with hands folded in the foreground, and a young man in white with a yellow shawl joins palms in prayer. Brick-like stacks of yellow material, brass plates of offerings, marigolds, bananas, fruit and a brass bell lie on the green mat. Colourful striped cloth wraps two pillars, and a green banner hangs overhead.