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A photograph of a white-walled temple doorway decorated with painted colourful pillars in red, blue, yellow and orange with flower and dove motifs and green leaf garlands above. Two devotees in white stand before the shrine: one in a yellow shawl over white kurta and dhoti with the back turned, and an older man with grey hair in a white kurta holding a mala. Brass lamps, a lit oil lamp and a white cloth sit on the marble floor in front of the dark inner sanctum, where a deity murti is faintly visible.

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A photograph at a white temple entrance decorated with carved stucco. Two people in white clothing stand at the doorway. The figure on the left wears a yellow shawl over white kurta and dhoti and faces inward toward a dark inner shrine holding a deity murti. The man on the right in a white kurta stands outside and holds a small pink object, possibly a figure, looking inward. Brass bells and a lit oil lamp rest on the granite floor, with white cloth on the floor. Painted cloth-wrapped pillars in red, blue, green and yellow frame the doorway, and mango leaves hang above it.Interior of a temple hall with white pillars wrapped in striped blue, red and yellow fabric decorated with flowers and bird motifs. Green leaf garlands hang over a shrine niche where a small red deity murti sits lit by oil lamps. Four people stand in white clothing facing the shrine: a young man in a long white kurta at left, a man in orange robes in the centre-left, a man in white with a yellow shawl, and a person in white dhoti and kurta at right beside a dark stone statue of a woman in a yellow sari. A chalkboard with Telugu writing stands at the left edge.A photograph of an indoor shrine recess in a white marble temple wall with carved pilasters and a decorated lintel. A deity murti sits inside the niche wrapped in green cloth and garlanded with orange and red flowers, framed by draped orange, green and yellow fabric. Brass oil lamps and a small brass vessel sit on the dark floor in front. A standing man with long dark hair wears a plain white kurta and holds an object toward the shrine, while a seated man in a yellow shawl and white clothing watches beside him.A temple shrine interior with white carved stone walls and a niche framed by draped cloth in orange, red, green and cream stripes. Inside the niche stands a small deity murti wearing a green cloth and a garland, with a kumkum mark on the forehead, placed on a yellow-bordered base. Brass oil lamps and a plate of offerings sit at the foot of the shrine. A man in a white kurta stands with his back to the camera, facing the shrine with his hands near his chest in devotion. Beside him at left, a man in white with a yellow shawl kneels and looks up toward the shrine. Two people are visible.Interior shrine photograph of a white-walled temple sanctum. A standing man in white kurta and dhoti, seen from behind with his hair tied up, performs puja before a deity murti draped with colourful striped cloth and garlanded, set in a niche with a small oil lamp burning beside it. On the dark floor in front are brass puja vessels, a kalasha-style lota, a plate of flowers and offerings. A seated younger man in white with a yellow shawl sits on a green mat at the left, watching. Architectural pillars frame the right side. Setting is a temple shrine with abhishekam-style offerings.A photograph inside a white-walled temple shrine. A standing priest in white dhoti and white shirt, seen from behind, holds up a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a deity murti decorated with a garland and draped in green, orange and yellow cloths within a shrine niche. A seated young man in white with a yellow shawl sits on a green mat to the left, hands joined. Brass lamps, a plate of flowers and offerings sit on a dark wooden table in the foreground.A photograph inside a white-walled shrine room. A standing person in a white shirt with short dark hair faces away from the camera, wearing a gold bangle, and holds an object near the doorway. Beside them a seated person in white with a yellow shawl sits on the floor. Through the doorway, a deity murti stands in a decorated niche draped with striped green, orange and yellow cloth, adorned with a flower garland, with a small oil lamp burning on the yellow-tiled base. Smoke or incense rises at the lower right near a brass vessel.A white-walled temple shrine with carved stone framing. A standing priest in a white dhoti and shirt, seen from behind, makes an offering at a small deity murti decorated with a garland and draped in green, orange and yellow cloth curtains. Brass vessels and a lamp sit at the base of the shrine. Beside him on the left, a seated man in white with a yellow shawl watches. A dark stone statue and a yellow-draped figure stand at the left edge.A photograph inside a white stone shrine niche where a standing priest in a plain white kurta holds a silver aarti lamp with a lit flame toward a small deity murti decorated with a garland and draped in green and red-orange cloth. A seated attendant in white with a yellow shawl sits at left beside a brass vessel. Brass lamps and offerings sit on the floor at lower right, and incense smoke rises at the top of the niche.A photograph of an interior shrine room with white-painted walls and pilasters. In the centre, a standing man with long dark hair wears a white kurta and white dhoti and holds a silver vessel with a spout, pouring liquid toward a shrine niche framed by orange, green and yellow draped cloth. Inside the niche is a deity murti adorned with garlands. A seated man on the left in a white kurta and yellow shawl sits on a green mat with his hands in his lap. A tall golden-yellow draped figure and metal pots sit at the left edge, with brass vessels, flowers and a small oil lamp on the floor in front of the shrine.A photograph inside a white-walled shrine room. A man with shoulder-length dark hair, dressed in a plain white kurta, stands with his back to the camera, holding a censer or incense toward an altar. Beyond him, a deity murti stands in a niche framed by draped green, orange and yellow cloth, decorated with a garland and sitting on a yellow-bordered platform with brass oil lamps and offerings. A second person in white with a yellow shawl kneels at the lower left beside a brass vessel.A photograph inside a white marble shrine room of a temple. A standing priest in a white kurta and dhoti holds a silver umbrella-shaped canopy over a deity murti in an alcove draped with orange, green and cream cloth and garlanded with orange marigolds. Brass oil lamps and a silver puja tray with offerings sit on the pink-tiled floor. A seated young man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti, facing the deity, watches the rite. Shrine ritual with an umbrella canopy offering.