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A photograph of a devotional puja at a white temple-style shrine, with carved pillars and a red curtain behind. In the foreground, six people sit on the floor with their backs to the camera, including a woman in lime green, a girl in orange with a long braid, a woman in yellow, and men in white shirts; one man wears a white shirt with a black number 5. At the centre, a priest in white works at a devotional table. A black deity murti in orange drapery stands behind a small ornate stone figure with flower garlands and a kalasha-like offering. On the right, a framed portrait of a bare-chested man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits in a red-and-orange garlanded frame, with a second portrait-style figure seated on a throne-like chair. A candle or oil lamp and marigold garlands surround the shrine.

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Devotees sit on the floor of a white-pillared temple hall, making offerings before a decorated altar. A priest in white clothes stands at left beside a small brass lamp and ritual vessels. On the altar are deity murti garlanded with red and yellow flowers, with arched halo-like backdrops. A woman in a yellow sari sits center near a flower-wreathed framed portrait showing a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala, seated against a light backdrop, with a red and orange garland draped over the frame. A standing deity statue in orange drapery stands behind. Five people sit in the foreground, including women in green, orange and yellow saris and men in white shirts, one holding a small object. Brass lamps and marigold garlands fill the setting.A temple interior with white pillars and carved wall niches. In the centre, a framed portrait labelled with a framed photograph hung with red garlands and white jasmine strands sits on a wooden throne-like seat with a cushion. A seated woman in a red sari and glasses, a man in white shirt at the right, and a woman in a yellow top in the foreground attend a lamp flame and metal bowl. At left, a dark deity murti in an orange-gold draped cloth and a pink-clad figure with garlands stand beside a brass oil lamp, with a seated priest in white at left.2009-09-21A white-pillared temple hall during a puja. Three women sit on the floor in the foreground, one in a lavender sari, one in a purple sari with a green blouse, and one in a red sari, facing a shrine. A man in white ritual clothes sits at left near a small brick fire pit with brass lamps. In the centre, deity murtis sit on gold-framed seats decorated with garlands, and two dark dwarapalaka figures in orange cloth stand flanking the altar. On the right, a framed portrait of a man with long hair, rudraksha mala and orange robes, garlanded with flowers, rests on a tiger-skin seat beneath a red-and-gold draped canopy. Brass lamps and kalashas stand nearby.2009-09-21Interior photo of a temple shrine hall with white carved pillars and a ceiling fan. A priest in white dhoti and shawl stands at left near a small square fire pit with a flame. Three women kneel on the floor in front: one in a red blouse and patterned sari with a long braid at left, one in a golden sari seen from behind at center, and one in yellow and orange sari at right, with hands folded. Several deity murtis, black-faced and richly garlanded, stand on a platform at back, with a marigold-garlanded framed photograph on a striped cushioned seat at right showing a figure in orange robes, rudraksha mala and a large necklace, hand raised in blessing. Brass oil lamps and kalasha vessels sit on the floor. Red curtains and green leaf festoons decorate the doorway.A ritual homa at a white-pillared temple hall. A brick fire pit sits in the foreground with brass oil lamps and offerings around it. Seated on the floor, a bare-headed man in white clothes and a woman in an orange sari pour an offering toward the fire pit. Two young women in sarees sit to the right, and two young men in white clothes sit to the left near a small harmonium-like box. Behind them, a portrait framed in red garlands shows a figure in orange, set on a wooden throne with a cushion, and a dark deity murti in an orange cloth with a red garland stands nearby, alongside gilded lamps and garlanded idols. Five physical people are visible.A temple shrine scene with a sacred fire pit of stacked bricks burning in front of a decorated deity altar. Two black stone dvarapala guardian statues in orange-saffron dhotis flank a central shrine with a garlanded deity murti. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits at left, and a woman in a yellow sari sits center-right beside two women in red and maroon saris on the floor. Behind them, a framed portrait of a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red-orange flower garland hangs on a draped stand, with a sacred fire burning in the homa. Marigold and red flower garlands decorate the shrine, with brass lamps and a kalasha-style offering in front.A photograph inside a white temple hall during a puja. A man in white clothes sits behind a white brick fire altar with brass lamps and vessels, facing a shrine. Four women sit on a green mat in the foreground: one in a purple and green salwar, one in a red and orange sari with a long braid, and two in lavender and purple with hair tied back. Two dark stone figures in orange draped cloth flank the shrine, and a framed portrait on the right, garlanded with red flowers and set on a tiger-striped seat, shows a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala. Pink and gold deity images sit on the shrine behind, with red curtains framing the doorway.2009-09-212008 - KAILASA in Hyderabad - Sripura SarvajnapeethamA photograph inside a white marble temple hall of an aarti being performed before a shrine. A man in white dhoti with an orange-saffron shawl stands in the doorway holding a flaming lamp toward a red-and-gold deity murti decorated with garlands. Two dark-stone dvarapala figures in purple and red saris flank the entrance, and a framed portrait with a pink garland sits on a white-draped table at right. About fifteen women and children sit cross-legged on the floor in the foreground, wearing saris and salwar in green, yellow, pink, blue and orange. Colourful festoons hang from the ceiling.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 white temple hall during a homa. A priest in white dhoti and shirt with a red-and-white sash sits at a brick-lined fire pit and speaks into a microphone. Behind him, a deity murti in red garments sits in a golden shrine arch flanked by two dark stone dvarapala figures in orange cloth. On the right, a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with rudraksha mala and gold necklace is garlanded with purple flowers. Three women in saris, one in green and one in yellow, sit with hands folded in prayer, and a girl in pink sits beside them. A man in yellow cloth sits at the left edge near a sound system. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor.2009-09-22Indoor temple hall with polished reddish-brown floor and white pillars. A priest in white clothes performs a puja at a central altar with brass lamps and small deity murtis decorated with flowers. Behind the altar stand two dark deity statues in orange garments with garlands. On a gold-framed throne at right sits a large framed portrait of a saffron-robed guru in meditation pose, garlanded with orange and marigold flowers, labelled as a portrait. Five people sit on green mats in front of the altar: a woman in yellow-green sari with a plate of offerings, a girl in pink, another woman in green, and a boy in a yellow shirt with hands folded in prayer. Brass lamps and a small plate of offerings sit on the floor.