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A photograph of an indoor shrine set up for worship on a polished dark floor. At the centre stands a wooden canopy with palm-leaf thatch and pink and magenta flowers, sheltering a small silver-and-gold deity murti decorated with flowers. In front sit a brass kalasha-style pot, a gold-coloured puja plate, a bowl of pink flowers, a silver lamp stand, and a platter of fruit including apples, bananas and betel-leaf offerings with coconut halves. Two grey-clad standing figures with yellow and purple sashes flank the shrine, one on each side. A woven mat lies at left. No living people are visible.

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2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA Varalakshmi Pooja arrangement on a dark polished floor inside a temple hall. A wooden canopy with a banana-leaf roof and pink flowers frames a small deity murti dressed in red and white with garlands. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot with leaves, a brass lamp, a plate of coconuts, apples, bananas and sweets, and a woven mat are arranged in front. Two grey-robed standing figures flank the shrine against white walls, and the scene is empty of visible people.2008-08-15A photograph of an indoor puja setup on a polished dark floor. At center sits a small wooden shrine with carved pillars, a banana-leaf canopy and pink and red flower garlands around a small deity murti. In front stand a golden kalasha-style vessel, brass bowls of fruit including bananas, apples and limes, a brass lamp, and plates with kumkum, rice and flower offerings. A woven mat lies to the left. Two grey statues of standing figures stand on pedestals at the back corners. No living people are visible.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA photograph inside a temple hall showing a kneeling priest in white ritual clothing with a yellow shawl, positioned at the left beside a small wooden shrine canopy decorated with pink and red flowers and green leaves. Beneath the canopy sits a deity murti surrounded by flowers. In front of the shrine are brass lamps, a silver puja plate, a kalasha pot, bananas, coconuts and fruit in a basket, and a mat on the floor. Two large grey sculptures of figures with dark crowns stand on pedestals flanking the shrine, and a gilded image is visible in the background niche. A wicker chair sits at the right edge.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA puja set-up on a polished dark floor inside a temple hall. A small deity murti stands on a wooden platform decorated with pink and magenta flowers, with brass oil lamps on either side. In front, a brass kalasha holds a plant and fruit, and a golden kumbha-like puja vessel sits on a plate with kumkum, banana bunches, apples, oranges and a coconut. A banana-leaf style mat lies at the left edge, and a wicker chair sits at the right. No people are visible, and no identifiable person appears in the image.A decorated shrine with a bronze deity murti seated within a carved wooden canopy frame, surrounded by pink and magenta flowers and green mango leaves hung above. Two brass oil lamps stand on either side of a golden stepped pedestal platform, and a brass kalasha vase with green leaves sits at right. A brass pot with a long handle lies at left, and coconuts, fruit and offering plates sit at the base on a polished floor. The setting suggests a puja arrangement in a temple or ashram hall, with a colourful painted pillar at the upper right.A Varalakshmi Pooja altar in a temple hall. At centre stands a small deity murti. Pink and magenta flowers garland the altar and fall across its base. In front sits a golden kalasha-style vessel on a plate, beside bananas, apples, lemons, a bowl of fruit, betel-leaf offerings and a brass pot with a coconut. Two dark statues stand in the background, a brass oil lamp is at left, and a woven mat lies on the floor. No people are visible.2008-08-152008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad +1 copiesA standing priest in saffron-orange robes and a saffron shawl holds a silver lamp and ritual vessel at a wooden canopied shrine decorated with pink flowers, green leaves, bananas, coconuts and fruit offerings on a brass tray. A second, smaller figure in white kneels at left. Behind the shrine stand dark stone deity murtis and colourful patterned pillar banners in red, blue and yellow. The floor is polished dark tile, consistent with an abhishekam or puja in a temple hall. a person: the standing priest wears a saffron robe and a saffron shawl with a white garland, and his long hair and ceremonial attire match the page's reference to a person at this event, though his face is not visible in a way that confirms identity. +1 copies2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad