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Indoor temple puja scene in a white marble hall with gold-trimmed red and blue ceremonial hangings. A priest in white sits at a shrine with brass lamps, a small gold deity murti and trays of offerings. Women in red, pink and orange saris and a seated elderly woman in a light blue sari sit on green and patterned mats, holding small plates and lamps. Boys in red, white and blue shirts sit in the foreground. A framed picture of a deity draped with yellow marigold garlands sits on a red-cushioned seat. Behind them, tall statues in orange and gold dress flank the shrine. No one present is identified as a person.

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A photograph inside a white temple hall with a polished reddish floor. A priest in white clothes sits cross-legged at left beside a small white square fire pit with brass lamps, and a white-clad person sits near it. Facing them on floor mats sit women and girls in saris and dresses: a green sari, a red outfit, a magenta sari, a yellow sari, and a girl in a lavender dress; a toddler in orange sits in front. Behind them a framed portrait of a smiling person with long hair and orange clothes is garlanded with red and purple flowers on a red-draped stand. A gilded deity murti in a golden arch stands at left, a dark-robed figure with a sword-like object appears at the top left, and a wicker chair sits by the right columns. Their faces are turned toward the altar in prayer.2009-09-22A photograph of a temple interior with white pillars and a dark polished floor. In the centre, two white-clad priests sit before a small square fire pit lined with white bricks, where a flame burns beside offerings of bananas, flowers, and red and pink cloth. Behind them stand a golden shrine with a deity murti, flanked by two large dark figures in saffron-orange robes. Several devotees sit cross-legged on patterned mats in the foreground: a woman in a yellow-green sari, a woman in light blue with a long braid, a woman in red and blue, a girl in pink, and a young man in white, viewed from behind. A homa is being performed.2009-09-20Interior of a white temple hall where a seated priest in white clothes performs a fire ritual at a low brick-walled fire pit with a bright flame and brass vessels. Behind him an altar holds a deity murti with gold arch and garlands, flanked by two standing guardian figures. To the right a framed portrait draped in red cloth and a garland rests on a raised seat with cushions. A seated elderly man with folded hands and a woman in a green sari and dark outfit sit near the altar, and around 15 devotees in saris and kurtas sit on the floor in front, several children among them.A photograph inside a white temple hall with polished red-brown floor. A priest in white dhoti and shirt sits before a small white-brick fire pit, performing a homa or puja beside brass lamps and a small deity murti. Around him, a group of women and girls sit cross-legged on mats watching: one girl wears a blue dress, another pink, a woman wears green and red saris, another a yellow sari with green border, and a girl in pink sits in front. Behind the priest, orange-draped black stone figures and a garlanded framed portrait of a man on a wooden seat appear, with a large framed photograph on the right. The scene is ceremonial and devotional in tone.2009-09-22A photograph of a large group of children and teenagers seated cross-legged on mats in a hall, most with palms pressed together in prayer. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits with hands folded, surrounded by brass puja plates, oil lamps, flowers and small metal vessels. Behind them a golden kalasha-like vessel and red curtains are visible. Several adults sit among the children, and a woman in a yellow-and-white sari with a red bindi sits at left. The scene suggests a group satsang or puja.2012-05-13A photograph inside a white temple hall with pillars and a polished red-brown floor. In the centre, a priest in white dhoti and shirt stands before a small brick fire pit with brass lamps and a steel vessel, and an assistant in white sits beside him. Several women in saris sit on the floor in a semicircle, including a woman in a green sari, a woman in red, and a woman in a pink salwar. Girls in purple, green and pink sit in the foreground. Behind them, two dark statues of figures in orange-and-saffron drapery stand on pedestals, and a framed portrait with a garland stands on a gold-trimmed throne at the right. A wooden notice board and potted greenery are visible. Red curtains hang at the back left.2009-09-22A large hall with pink walls and tiled floor holds a seated puja gathering of many women and girls in red, maroon, orange and white clothing, with orange or red shawls over shoulders. They sit on woven mats before small brass plates of offerings and lit oil lamps, several raising their hands in worship or holding puja items. Orange and pink cloth draped over structures lines the back of the room, and a standing figure in orange robes stands near the back wall. Framed portraits hang on the walls and blue-and-white banners are visible at the top.2012-11-06A photograph of a seated congregation in a hall during a Navaratri puja at AadiKailaasa, Bengaluru. In the centre a standing priest in an orange robe and a tall white headdress holds a lit oil lamp or offering dish before a shrine decorated with a deity murti, flowers and draped cloth. Rows of devotees sit on woven mats facing him: women in saris and salwar kameez in pink, red, green and blue, girls in white and red, and men in white. A line of small kalasha-like figures and images shelves the back wall, with colourful striped banners hanging on the pillars. A laptop and small screen sit at the lower right.2007-10-12A photograph inside a white marble temple hall with a polished red-brown floor. On the right, a framed portrait of a man with long hair, wearing an orange robe and a beaded necklace, sits on a tiger-skin-draped seat with a garland and brass lamps; this is a printed portrait, not a physical person, and no caption is legible. Central to the hall are deity murti with garlands and a white square altar with brass lamps and vessels. A priest in white clothes kneels at the altar. On the left, six women and a child sit on green mats: women in yellow-green, pink and orange saris hold plates with coconuts, fruit and offerings, while the boy in a yellow shirt sits with palms joined in prayer. A woman in white stands at the far left near a notice board. The scene looks like puja or prasad offering.A photograph inside a white marble temple hall during an evening homa. A small square fire pit made of white bricks burns with flames at its centre, surrounded by brass lamps, plates of offerings and leaves. Several people sit on mats on the polished floor: a priest in white dhoti and shawl tends the fire, a woman in a red sari sits near a framed portrait, and a man in white shirt sits beside her. Devotees in saffron, red, lavender and purple saris and a man in white with folded hands sit in front. Behind them stand dark statues of female figures in orange sarees, a deity murti in a shrine, and a framed portrait garlanded with red flowers.2009-09-21 +1 copiesMay 07 20122012-05-072008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura Sarvajnapeetham