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A woman in a white sari with a pink-red blouse and a vibhuti mark on her forehead leans over a wooden cradle-style swing decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink roses. Inside sits a blue-skinned deity murti of Krishna with a peacock feather and a gold crown, set before a painted backdrop of deity figures. Below, metal trays hold sweets, savouries, fried snacks and a large platter of bananas and fruit on a patterned cloth, with rose petals scattered on the floor. Setting appears to be a home or temple shrine for Krishna Janmashtami.

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Kailasa Puduvai 30 August 2021A photograph of a Krishna Janmashtami celebration inside a temple hall. A smiling man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right, leaning over a small boy dressed as Krishna with a peacock-feather headdress, bare chest, blue and gold dhoti and a white garland, who reaches toward a decorated wooden swing cradle draped with white flower garlands. At left, a woman in a white sari touches the cradle, beside a small girl in a red shawl, blue blouse and purple pattu skirt. In front, a large spread of metal-foil plates holds sweets, fried snacks, plantains and rice preparations on a patterned cloth. Behind them, large painted deity statues with gold ornaments stand in the background.Two men stand either side of a wooden cradle-style swing decorated with white jasmine garlands and pink roses, holding a small blue-faced Krishna idol with a peacock feather and gold crown at its centre. The man on the left wears a mustard-yellow shirt and dark trousers; the man on the right wears a pink shirt and white dhoti-style trousers, with white vibhuti on his forehead. Behind them, a decorated shrine shows deity murtis in white and blue garments and a brass lamp stand at the right. A tray of bananas, lemons and other fruit sits on a patterned cloth in the foreground, indicating a Janmashtami puja. Fresh rose petals are scattered across the floor.Photo of a Krishna Janmashtami celebration at a temple shrine. A cradle-style swing decorated with white and pink flower garlands stands in front of a deity murti with flower garlands. A young boy dressed as Krishna wears a gold crown, pearl necklaces, and blue dhoti, standing beside a small girl in a purple and red dress. Several men kneel and stand around the cradle; one in a pink shirt and another in a blue shirt hold the swing. A man in white shirt with tilak stands behind. Bananas, fruits, and small steel plates of offerings lie on a patterned mat in the foreground.Kailasa Puduvai 30 August 2021A smiling woman in a white shawl and white sari with a blue and gold striped border sits beside a silver-toned deity murti on a gold-embroidered altar cloth. She holds a brass tray of fried vadas arranged in a ring around green limes, white and pink flowers and a coconut, an offering presented before the shrine. Gold-embroidered panels, a dhoti-style cloth, flower garlands and a red bindi frame the scene, with a pink and red flower arrangement and halved coconut in the foreground.2021-06-02A woman in a white sari with gold border bends forward at a shrine, pouring or offering from a small brass vessel near a red-and-silver adorned deity murti of Devi Rajarajeshwari, decorated with garlands and flower petals. A seated gold-toned statue in red and silver jewellery sits on a striped cloth before a brass plate of sweets, fruit, and small offerings. A tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp with lit wicks stands beside the doorway, and a framed picture of a saint in red headwear hangs on the wall behind. Bananas sit in a brass tray on the right.A temple puja scene with a woman in a white saree with gold border bending forward to offer flowers at a red-draped altar. On the left, a seated figure on a maroon velvet throne wears an orange and yellow turban, a garland of white and orange flowers, and an orange-gold cloth; the figure appears to be a statue or decorated image rather than a living person. Brass oil lamps, a fruit bowl with bananas and oranges, plates of offerings, and a brass bell are arranged on the floor, with a standing deity murti in a green and gold garment behind. A hand holding a plate is visible at the lower right.A woman in a cream and striped saree with a magenta blouse sits on a low wooden seat before a gold-decorated shrine, performing puja with her hands raised near incense sticks. Behind her, a silver-clad deity murti of Lakshmi stands within a garlanded frame of white and pink flowers and green leaves, with a red cloth draped on the altar. Brass lamps, a kalasha-style pot wrapped in green leaves, bananas, flower-filled plates and a brass aarti lamp surround the offerings, and a sign reading 'KA... HYD...' is visible at the right. A phone is visible at the lower left edge. Scene consistent with a Varalakshmi Vratham worship.2024-08-16A temple shrine scene with white marble deity statues: on the left a goddess statue in a cream and red sari holding a staff, and in the centre and right a Krishna figure playing a flute beside a Radha figure, both in yellow embroidered garments with red and white flower garlands. In front, a wooden cradle-like swing decorated with yellow marigold garlands sits on a green cloth, with a small yellow-clad figure, fruit, a brass pot and flower petals. A seated man with bare chest, white dhoti and a gold-bordered cloth sits at right, his hands near the swing, while a woman in a maroon-and-gold blouse and yellow sari kneels at left holding a flower garland. Another man is partly visible at the left edge. Pink umbrellas hang in the background, consistent with a Janmashtami puja offering.A woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border stands at a shrine, holding a brass lamp tray with a lit oil lamp and a brass pitcher, performing an aarti-style offering. Behind her a gold-colored statue of a standing deity is partly visible. The central deity murti is adorned with a large red and yellow marigold garland and a ring garland of dried rings, a blue-and-gold headdress, and fruit like limes and apples. Lit oil lamps sit on leaf-lined plates on a purple-draped altar, with a bowl of yellow rice and a bowl of fruit including grapes, apples, oranges and pears in the foreground. A gold arched frame and sparkling silver curtain surround the murti.2026-01-10Kailasa in tharamangalam 23 july 2021