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A group of children performs on a raised white temple platform before a shrine with dark stone deity murtis flanking the entrance, strung with coloured garlands. Several girls in bright salwar kameez stand in a line, one in pink with an arm raised, another in a red and gold outfit. A man in white with an orange shawl stands at right beside a framed portrait garlanded with flowers, the portrait showing a man in a white turban. Many younger children sit on the floor watching in the foreground.

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A photograph inside a temple hall with white walls and a marble floor. A large group of children sits on the floor in the foreground, many with braided hair and school-style clothes. Girls in colourful salwar kameez and dresses stand in a line before a shrine; a woman in a white and light-blue saree with a green blouse adjusts a girl's hair. Behind them, a shrine holds a deity murti decorated with flowers, flanked by two dark stone dvarapala statues. A standing man in white shirt and trousers stands near the doorway. At right, a framed photograph of a bearded man wearing a white turban and dark clothing, garlanded with flowers, sits on a white-covered table; a man in orange robes stands beside it. The portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person.Indoor photo inside a white temple hall with carved columns, strings of coloured flags and a ceiling fan. A woman in a white and teal sari stands at centre facing a seated crowd of children on the floor. Another woman in a pink salwar stands behind them near a dark shrine niche. A framed photograph garlanded with flowers sits on a draped white table at right, showing a bearded man in white headwear; it is a printed portrait, not a physical person. Children in bright colours, including a purple and gold outfit and a red and yellow dress, sit in rows, some with hands raised. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the right edge. A dark silhouette statue of a deity stands beside the shrine.2007 - Social Service Activities At Kailaasa SriPuram Sarvajnapeeta, HyderabadA photograph inside a white temple hall with a polished reddish floor. Thirty-plus children sit cross-legged on the floor facing a shrine, many in colourful salwar and frock clothing. Two women standing at the front, one in a pink salwar and one in a white sari with a light blue border, face the children while a man in white dhoti and shirt stands near a draped deity murti decorated with garlands in red and gold. On a white-draped table to the right stands a framed portrait of a bearded man in white turban, garlanded with flowers, labelled in the archive credit. A white plastic chair and a small silver plate sit near the shrine. Green curtains and a multicoloured floral garland hang above the entrance.Indoor temple hall with white marble walls and floor, where a group of children sit cross-legged on the polished floor facing a central figure. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands in the middle, one hand raised to his face, in front of a shrine with decorated green and golden curtains and garlands of coloured flags. Two tall dark stone deity statues in red and purple saris flank the shrine. On the right a framed portrait sits on a white-draped table. A young attendant in white with an orange shawl stands at the left edge beside a side altar. Ceiling fan and streamers overhead.A photograph inside a white temple hall with pillars and ornate carvings, where a young man in white clothes with an orange shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace stands with hands on hips, facing a group of children. Many children sit on the polished floor or stand, several in green, orange, blue and striped clothes, some with braids and hair ribbons. In front of them is a white stone square fire pit or homa kund with a dark central bowl. A deity murti in a dark gold-framed shrine is behind him, a standing figure in blue-purple is at right, and a framed portrait with a flower garland sits on a white-draped table at right. Colourful festoon garlands hang across the shrine entrance.A photograph of a children's programme in a white marble temple hall. A woman in a white sari with a teal border stands at left, one hand on the shoulder of a girl in a dark maroon dress who holds a small folded paper. Behind them a man in a white shirt stands near a dark-robed deity murti in a shrine with a green curtain and garlands of multicoloured flowers. At right a man in white with an orange shawl stands beside a seated figure with a cane. A young woman in a pink kurta stands in the middle distance, and a row of seated children in bright clothes watches from the foreground. A white draped table and a small framed picture appear at left.Children sit on a polished marble temple floor painting on pink paper with cups of paint and brushes, while a man in a blue-and-white checked shirt and light blue trousers stands watching at right. Behind them stands a dark stone deity murti in a purple garment beside a white temple column, and a framed photograph with a marigold garland sits on a white-draped table near a doorway. Several girls wear green, yellow-green, purple and grey outfits, and one girl in an orange sari sits at left.A photograph on a temple veranda where children in colourful dresses gather around a woman in a teal blouse and white sari with a red bindi. A dark deity murti is visible in the doorway behind, with a red flower on the table. Girls wear blue, purple, yellow and brown dresses and one wears a black top with pink skirt; one child raises a hand near the portrait.A photograph inside a temple-style hall where thirty or more children sit cross-legged on the floor facing a framed portrait of a long-haired, saffron-clad figure garlanded with marigolds, placed on a raised dais draped with a striped fabric. Beside the portrait stands a small deity murti in an ornate gilt shrine with a hanging lamp above it. To the left, two adults in saffron and yellow stand near a decorated pillar with striped hangings. A man in a white shirt and a boy in a striped sweater stand to the right near the shrine. Framed photographs of saffron-robed sannyasis hang on the white wall above.2007-11-14Photograph inside a white temple hall with a red-speckled floor where many children and some adults sit cross-legged in rows before a white-tiled square fire pit with a metal bowl and a brass vessel at its edge. Behind them two large dark stone deity murti stand flanking a green curtain, one decorated in red and gold, one in purple. A standing figure in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange-saffron cloth stands in the doorway between the curtains. A framed portrait garlanded with flowers sits to the right, labelled with a caption. Colourful bunting hangs across the top and a white chandelier hangs from the ceiling.Children sit on a polished red-brown marble floor inside a white temple hall, working on pink and white paper sheets while a standing man in a blue-and-white checked shirt and blue jeans watches. A black stone deity murti in a purple sari stands in a niche behind them, and a framed portrait draped with a flower garland sits on a white-covered table in the background. A girl in an olive-green dress and a girl in a bright green dress sit nearby, and a woman in an orange and gold sari with a purple border kneels in the foreground.