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Indoor temple-style shrine room with white walls, a decorative ceiling medallion and a ceiling fan. Two men stand at a small blue-covered table holding a steel bowl. The man on the right has curly dark hair and wears a yellow shawl over white clothes, a red thread on his wrist, and is handing or offering something from the bowl on the table. The man on the left wears white clothes with cupped hands in a gesture of receiving. Behind them a small deity murti sits in a lit niche with oil lamps, and framed photographs hang on the wall. A tall golden kalasha-like stepped structure stands at right.

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November 24 20072007-11-242008-PROGRAMS-AND-EVENTS-AT-KAILAASA-IN-HYDERABAD +1 copies2003 World Tour - Bay Area USAA photograph inside a white-walled shrine room of a temple. A standing man in a white kurta and white dhoti faces an illuminated deity murti draped with green and orange cloth, garlanded with flowers and set on a yellow-bordered platform. He holds a lamp or arati vessel with flame toward the murti. A seated man in white with a yellow shawl sits at left, looking up at the murti. Brass puja vessels, a plate of flowers and a kalasha-style pot sit on the marble floor in front.A temple ritual scene at a stone pillar with a red patterned curtain behind. A man in white robes with a yellow shawl, rudraksha mala, and a red bindi sits cross-legged, applying a white paste or vibhuti to the forehead of a kneeling young man in a white shirt with hands folded in prayer. On the stone platform in front are brass vessels, a brass lamp, a small oil lamp, a kalasha-type pot, and a bowl of pink and yellow flowers. The setting suggests a puja or blessing ceremony.2010-07-13Indoor temple scene at night with a tiered golden pedestal or peetha topped with a small kalasha-like finial, garlanded with a red and white flower string. In the foreground a young man in a white collared shirt with a yellow trim holds a small bowl of offering food with a sindoor mark on his forehead. To the right a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala stands beside a steel bowl, preparing offerings on a blue table. Behind them a deity murti is visible in a shrine niche, and framed pictures hang on the wall. A partially visible person stands at left in a checked shirt.Indoor temple scene with a white-walled shrine. A young priest in white clothing and a yellow shawl, with a rudraksha mala and a forehead marking, offers a tray or plate of items toward a gilded tiered pedestal or stepped golden structure. Two young boys stand at left, one in a pink-and-white striped shirt and brown trousers, the other in an orange plaid shirt and grey trousers, reaching toward the offering. Framed photographs hang on the wall above, and a small table is set in front of the golden platform.Night photo at a stone temple pillar with carved lion relief beside a red curtain. A man in white shirt and white dhoti with a yellow shawl sits cross-legged on a raised platform, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red tilak on his forehead, gesturing with one hand while speaking. Opposite him, a man in a white shirt with folded palms and a rudraksha mala listens attentively. Brass puja vessels, a brass kalasha-style pot, small oil lamps, a tall brass lamp stand and flower offerings sit on the platform.2010-07-13November 07 20112011-11-07A photograph inside a temple shrine room with white plastered walls. A priest in a white dhoti-style garment and a yellow shawl, with a red-and-white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, offers a plate of fruit or prasad to two young men in plaid and striped shirts who stand at a gilded golden pedestal or altar. Framed photographs hang on the wall behind them, including one showing a bald man in saffron robes with a crowd. The priest is performing a puja offering while the two men receive or present offerings.A photograph of a ritual blessing in an ashram hall. A man in a green-yellow turban, green shawl and gold bead necklace with a red cord stands on the right, placing his right hand on the head of a man in a white shirt who bows with palms pressed together. The man in green holds a small white item in his left hand, and a tray with offerings is visible at the lower right. Behind them, other people in white and orange robes stand, and colourful striped hanging banners decorate the upper background. The turban and shawl are green, not saffron; the figure is a priest or devotee performing a blessing, and no clear identity cues are established.2011-02-17December 23 20102010-12-23