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A photograph through an open carved wooden door into a shrine room. Inside, a dark stone Ganesha murti stands on a dark granite pedestal, draped with a sheer orange-and-cream cloth and framed by an ornate brass arch topped with a makara-like figure. A priest in a white shirt and white dhoti stands partly visible at the left, pouring liquid from a small brass vessel over the murti. A small brass lamp stand sits on the floor before the pedestal. Mango leaves hang over the doorway and a colourful painted cloth hangs at the right edge, with yellow painted floor at the threshold.

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A photograph through an open carved wooden temple door of a small shrine containing a dark stone Ganesha murti draped in a saffron-orange cloth, set under an ornate brass arch with a makara-style top. A man in a white shirt stands at the left of the shrine, pouring or offering from a small brass vessel onto the deity. A brass oil lamp stands on the granite platform in front, and mango leaves hang over the doorway. Yellow painted threshold and a painted decorative panel frame the entrance.A photograph through an open carved wooden door into a shrine room with a dark polished stone wall and a brass arched frame topped with a makara-style crest. Inside, a black stone Ganesha murti stands draped in a saffron-orange cloth, with a small brass lamp in front. A person in white clothing reaches in from the left, pouring or offering something over the deity's head. A hand holding a brass vessel is visible at the lower left edge. Above the door hang mango leaves, and the doorway is framed by a stone surround and a bright painted cloth panel with blue, red and white motifs.A photograph of a temple shrine doorway decorated with fresh mango leaves strung across the top. A carved wooden door stands open on the left, and a hand in a white sleeve reaches inside to a brass latch. Inside is a dark shrine with a black stone deity murti partly draped in a sheer orange-gold cloth, set on a dark stone pedestal with a brass lamp stand in front, beneath an ornate brass arch. The doorframe is painted with yellow base and blue, red and white geometric and floral patterns.Jan 5 2022 sripuram2022-01-05A woman in a pink and red sari stands at the left edge, pouring milk or water over a black stone deity murti of Ganesha with four arms and an elephant head. The murti sits in a gold-framed arched niche with a green backdrop and a white cloth draped over its base. A small brass figure and a brass oil lamp rest on the floor in front, and the walls are polished maroon stone. The scene shows an abhishekam being performed.2022-01-05A man in orange robes stands inside a temple shrine, pouring or anointing a dark stone Ganesha murti with milk or oil. The elephant-headed deity has offerings of white flowers and yellow turmeric paste on its head and base. The shrine has a gold-coloured arched frame with carved floral designs, and a brass vessel stands at the left. The floor is yellow with white and red painted patterns and a small oil lamp sits in the foreground. Pieces of flower petals are scattered on the steps.A photograph of a shrine niche with a black stone Ganesha murti, elephant-headed with four arms, set in a gold-framed arch. A man in orange saffron robes and dhoti stands at left, pouring liquid from a metal vessel over the deity. A brass pot sits in the foreground, and a colourful patterned cloth hangs at right. No readable names or captions are visible.Jan 23 2022 sripuram2022-01-23A photo of a temple shrine with a black stone Ganesha murti seated within a gilded arched niche. A priest in orange robes at left holds a metal vessel with a lit flame near the deity, and a person in a yellow shirt at right holds a silver plate. A large brass vessel stands in the foreground on the granite floor, which is scattered with flower petals, and a yellow and red patterned floor mat lies below. Colourful striped fabric hangs at the left edge. The scene appears to show puja or aarti in progress at the deity.Jan 5 2022 sripuram2022-01-052008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA photograph inside a temple shrine showing a man in orange saffron robes pouring water from a brass vessel over a dark stone deity murti of Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity, seated within a golden arched niche. Water flows down over the murti onto a stone base. A large brass pot stands in the foreground on the left, and brightly patterned red, blue and white cloth hangs on the pillars at the sides. The scene reads as an abhishekam ritual. The man is a priest or devotee performing the bathing of the deity, with no printed name visible.