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A photograph inside a temple shrine room with white marble walls and a dark red curtain at left. A man in a cream striped kurta stands at left, and a woman in a blue and pink patterned salwar kameez with hands joined in namaskar faces a shrine. Inside the shrine, a priest in orange robes holds a lamp before a deity murti adorned with garlands and a silver arch canopy. Brass lamps and offerings sit at the base of the shrine, and a yellow pedestal stands in front of the woman.

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A photograph inside a shrine room showing a young man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace holding a lit silver oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity shrine decorated with garlands. Beside him, a man in a cream striped kurta stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a woman in a floral salwar kameez with hands folded also stands in prayer. The shrine behind them has gold-toned ornaments and a red-and-white garlanded murti.A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a deity murti framed by a gold arch and decorated with yellow and orange flower garlands, with oil lamps lit before it. A priest in an orange robe stands at the shrine offering a lamp. A woman in a purple sari with silver hair ornaments stands in front with hands held in prayer. Two men in white and cream dhotis and shawls, one with a green-bordered shawl, stand behind her with hands folded in prayer. Orange and red cloth drapes hang at the entrance, and a brass vessel sits on a yellow table at the lower left.A photograph inside a temple shrine room with ornate gold-framed deity altars decorated with marigold garlands. On the right, a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits beside a brass oil lamp, facing toward the group. In the centre, another man in orange robes and a mala stands near the altar. Several devotees stand before them: a woman in a white and red sari with hands joined in namaskar, a woman in dark red clothing, a man in a red shawl, and a man in a striped shirt and jeans. A young woman in a patterned shawl stands at right with her back to the camera. The scene suggests darshan or puja, with a brass oil lamp and bell in the foreground.A photograph inside a stone temple pavilion with carved granite pillars and a red cloth canopy. A bald man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl stands with his back to the camera, holding a small brass vessel near a figure seated in front of red drapery. A woman in a teal salwar kameez stands beside him with hands folded, and a man in an orange shirt kneels at left holding a metal tray of flower petals. A brass oil lamp stands at right beside a golden ornamental arch and a decorated deity murti garlanded with yellow and red flowers, with a white jeweled crown-like adornment. The scene appears to be a puja or darshan in progress.2008-05-252008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA photograph of a temple puja inside a shrine. A priest in plain white dhoti and shawl, with glasses and hair pulled back, holds a lit oil lamp toward a deity murti decorated with a red and white flower garland. Four devotees stand in a line with hands folded in prayer: a woman in a yellow sari with her head bowed, a woman in a maroon and gold-bordered sari, a younger person behind them, and a man in a cream kurta with a rudraksha-style mala and wristwatch at the right edge. Brass lamps, a brass vessel and a golden shrine platform are in view, along with a background of garlands and draped cloth. This is an aarti during darshan.March 04 20072007-03-04 +1 copiesApril 2008 - Kailaasa In LA EventsIndoor temple scene at a Hindu shrine decorated with floral garlands and gold-toned deity murti and altar ornaments. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and glasses receives a shawl or garland from a person in orange robes with a gold necklace, who stands with his back to the camera. Three people watch on the left: a young man in a blue striped shirt, a young woman in an orange and yellow sari, and an older woman in a light blue sari with folded hands. The man receiving the gesture wears a rudraksha mala and a brown-gold shawl.Photo taken through a doorway of a temple shrine at night. Several devotees stand at the entrance, including a man in a white shirt and dark trousers and women in sarees, one in pink and white striped, another in dark and pink. Inside, a seated priest in white clothes performs puja before a deity murti decorated with red and white garlands, a gold arch behind it and a crown-like ornament on its head. Brass puja vessels and oil lamps glow on the floor and a yellow-banded platform.2010-01-14A rotated photograph of women in a temple shrine. In the foreground, a woman in a pink and red patterned sari with hair tied back stands with palms pressed together in prayer, with another woman in a magenta sari beside her. Beyond them, a richly dressed deity murti in orange and gold garments, decorated with garlands, stands within an ornate silver-framed shrine niche, with a small oil lamp burning at its base. Above the shrine, a man in white clothes stands near a framed picture. The space has dark polished floors and yellow-gold decorative drapery on the right.A photograph inside a temple shrine. A man in an orange saffron robe stands bending forward, holding an oil lamp near a small altar, with a deity murti behind him wearing a garland. A woman in a white sari sits on the dark floor with her palms pressed together in prayer. A small flame glows on the altar, and a printed chart hangs on the wall above. The scene suggests a puja or aarti at the shrine.