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A photograph of a puja being performed in an open golden temple pavilion at night. An older man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a mat, holding an open book and a small ritual item over a spread of flowers, fruit and brass plates. Beside him a bare-chested young priest in a white dhoti kneels with a lamp, a woman in a green sari and a small child sit nearby, and a large gilded deity murti with a garland of red and white flowers stands on the left. Gold pillars with carved lions and a black stone lion are visible, along with brass oil lamps, kumkum and a standing fan.

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Outdoor evening puja on a raised golden platform with ornately carved golden pillars and a black lion sculpture at right. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style necklace sits at left beside a golden oil lamp, and a woman in a green and gold silk saree sits in the centre with a young boy in a white shirt. At lower right, a bald man in a saffron/orange robe with a rudraksha mala sits behind a brass plate of flowers and offerings, with a lit lamp in front of him. Brass pots, flower garlands and a small golden peacock-shaped object are visible. The scene is lit by night.2022-01-21Jan 21 2022 sripuram2022-01-21A photograph of a puja being performed on a covered golden-pillared terrace at night. In the foreground, an elderly man in an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a low wooden platform, reading from an open book while holding a ritual object. Beside him, a woman in a green sari sits and a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti sits in meditative posture. A tall brass oil lamp with a flame stands on the floor, along with brass plates of fruit, flowers and offerings, a banana leaf, and brass vessels. To the left, a golden deity murti with flower garlands and red and white petals stands on a tiered golden pedestal.2022-01-21Jan 21 2022 sripuram2022-01-21Jan 21 2022 sripuram2022-01-21 +1 copiesInside a gilded temple hall, a golden pyramidal peetha or altar base dominates the centre, draped with white and red flower garlands and yellow marigold strings, with red and white petals scattered on its tiers and a golden kalasha-like finial on top. Two priests sit on a mat in the foreground performing puja: the seated priest on the left wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with his back to the camera, and a younger priest on the right, bare-chested with a sacred thread, tends brass vessels, a plate of flowers and a lit oil lamp. Brass oil lamps, bowls, plates of pink flowers and fruit surround them, and a golden deity murti stands at the right edge of the room.2022-01-21Indoor temple scene at night with golden pillars and lion statues. A large golden statue of a seated male figure, wearing a red-maroon garment, a red-and-gold turban, and white-and-red flower garlands, sits on a golden throne flanked by golden lions. Two shirtless boys in white dhotis, one with a rudraksha mala, sit on a mat on the floor facing a shirtless adult man in a white dhoti with white tripundra markings on his body. The man gestures while a white-clothed table holds a red tray with flowers, offerings, oil lamps, a kalasha-like brass vessel, and a brass plate of food. Small deity murtis and garlands decorate the background shrine.2023-01-15Feb 12 2022 sripuramA photograph of a ritual puja in a gold-decorated temple hall at night. Several devotees sit on mats on a polished reddish floor before a shrine with three deity murtis under golden arches. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti sits centre-right, facing the shrine with ritual items spread on low wooden stands and brass plates. A woman in a yellow sari sits near a child in white, another woman in a red sari sits at right, and a child in yellow stands at the back. Ornate gold pillars and a gilded doorway frame the scene.A gold-trimmed temple hall with polished reddish floor where devotees sit on mats during a puja. A bald priest in orange-saffron dhoti sits at right behind a tray of offerings, facing a shrine with three deity murtis framed in gold arches and a green figure at top right. Around him, a woman in a pink-and-yellow sari and a man in brown clothing sit in front of brass plates and lamps, while a young boy in a yellow shirt and women in red and blue saris sit with hands folded in prayer on the left. A small gold bull figure and potted plant stand near the shrine.Jan 21 2022 sripuram2022-01-21Feb 12 2022 sripuram