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Inside a temple shrine with polished red granite floors, a woman in a white and red-bordered sari bends forward at the left, offering something on a plate. Behind her, a black stone deity murti of a goddess stands in an ornate gold arch, wearing a gold crown, layered gold and jewelled necklaces, a green and gold silk garment and flower garlands. A framed picture of a saint in red robes hangs on the left wall. In front, a small brass-and-stone figure sits by a brass puja tray with cups, a lit oil lamp, and bananas, fruits and coconut pieces arranged on plates. Tall brass lamps stand to the right.

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Photo inside a golden-arched temple shrine with a large black stone deity murti of a goddess seated on a throne, adorned with a crown, layered gold and jewelled necklaces, garlands and a green and gold sari-style drape. In front, a woman in a white sari bends forward with her hands near the offerings, while a smaller metal murti in a red and gold garment sits on a wooden platform beside a lit oil lamp. Brass lamps, trays of bananas, apples, coconut, betel leaves and fruit surround the scene, and framed portraits hang on the wall at left. The floor is polished red stone.Feb 13 2022 sripuramPhotograph of a temple shrine with a black stone deity murti of Devi Rajarajeshwari seated under a golden arched frame, draped in a white cloth and red-and-white silk, adorned with flower garlands, a crown and layered necklaces. A woman in an orange-pink sari bends forward at the left, offering something on a pink cloth near the base. In the foreground a kneeling person in a maroon-and-gold dress with a red turban and garlands sits before fruit plates, bananas, a coconut, a brass lamp and a small oil lamp. Brass oil lamps stand at right, and framed portraits of Sai Baba and a saint hang on the walls.Feb 13 2022 sripuramPhoto inside a golden-arched shrine of a dark stone deity murti, adorned with white and yellow flower garlands, a crown, layered jewelled necklaces and a green and magenta silk sari. A white cloth canopy hangs behind it. A woman in a striped red and black garment stands at left beside an offering of fruit and coconut. In front, a small brass-and-gold seated figure wearing a red sari and garland sits with hands folded, beside a brass tray with cups, a lit oil lamp, bananas, apples and oranges on a plate. Tall brass oil lamps with flames stand at right. Framed portraits of saints hang on the red marble wall at upper left and right.Interior shrine photograph of a deity murti in a gilded arched niche, dressed in a red silk sari with silver ornaments, crown and garlands of marigolds and white flowers. Tall brass lamps with many lit wicks flank the shrine, and small oil lamps glow above. A woman in a red sari bends forward at left, reaching toward a plate of red kumkum or powder. Trays on the floor hold bananas, white flowers, pink petals, coconut halves, fruit, sweets and folded cloth, arranged as puja offerings. Framed portraits of Sai Baba hang on the walls beside the shrine. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam offering in progress.Feb 4 2022 sripuram2022-02-04Feb 4 2022 sripuram2022-02-04Feb 4 2022 sripuram2022-02-04A temple shrine with a black stone deity murti of Devi Rajarajeshwari seated on a golden arched throne, draped in a white cloth with a red border, wearing a crown, layered gold and jewelled necklaces, and garlands of white flowers. A woman in a green and gold sari sits in front with hands folded in prayer, a small kalasha-style offering nearby. Brass oil lamps burn on the floor, a brass dish holds tropical fruits, bananas, apples and mangoes, and a plate of yellow rice or sweets sits at the lower left. Framed portraits of Shirdi Sai Baba and another saint hang on the wall, and a person in a patterned garment bends at the left to make an offering.A woman in a cream sari with a small pattern and gold border sits on the floor at a shrine, holding a lit oil lamp in her right hand toward a small golden figure in a red-orange garment and red turban. The main deity murti stands dark-stoned and richly decorated, with a jewelled necklace, white and red flower garlands, and an orange-and-green silk garment, set within a gold arched frame. Brass oil lamps, a tray of bananas, a copper bowl, incense sticks and a brass bowl of red petals surround the scene. Framed portraits of a saint in saffron and a figure in a red headdress hang on the wall at the right, and a framed portrait of a figure in red garb appears at the left.Photograph inside a temple shrine lit by rows of brass oil lamps (deepams) on tall stands. At the centre stands a dark-stone deity murti of a goddess, crowned, draped in a pink and black sari, adorned with white and yellow flower garlands and red hibiscus, with a gold arched backdrop. Below, a small brass-coloured figure sits on a white cloth with flower garlands, brass vessels, a bell, a cup and scattered petals, while a woman in a white sari with gold border kneels at the left performing puja and offering. Framed photographs of a saint with a red headcloth and another woman hang to the left, and a framed portrait sits at the right edge.2022-01-29