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A person seen from behind performs aarti with a lit lamp held high in the right hand before a shrine set in a golden arch. The person wears white dhoti-style clothing with a yellow shawl over one shoulder. Inside the shrine stands a decorated deity murti dressed in blue and gold with red garlands, with a small orange-clad figure seated before it on a dais. Brass oil lamps with lit flames stand on the left and in front of the shrine, and a plate of offerings sits at the right edge. The setting is a temple interior with white marble pillars and a glossy dark floor.

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A photograph inside a shrine room of a devotee in an orange saffron garment with a white flower garland around the neck, seen from behind, holding a lit oil lamp or aarti flame toward a black stone deity murti. The deity is adorned with white flower garlands, a silver crown, a gold and jewelled necklace, and a gold-yellow silk garment. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and a silver arch frames the deity, with a small seated figure and an offering plate in front.2010-02-032007 - Social Service Activities At Kailaasa SriPuram Sarvajnapeeta, Hyderabad2007-01-01January 01 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 19 20102010-12-19A man in orange saffron robes performs an aarti with a flaming lamp before a Shiva lingam decorated with red, yellow and white flower garlands. Behind the lingam stand two deity murtis of crowned figures with ornate jewellery and garlands. Brass oil lamps flank the altar, and a copper-red cloth lies draped at the base. Stone pillars with carved details frame the open shrine at night, and offerings sit on a plate in front of the lingam.2007-02-16A photograph inside a white stone shrine niche where a standing priest in a white dhoti and shirt waves a dark bronze or metal lamp toward a deity murti draped in green and red cloth and garlanded with flowers. A small brass oil lamp stands at the left of the niche. A seated person in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha-style mala sits at the lower left corner. Brass puja vessels and a tray with offerings sit on the floor in front of the shrine, and yellow-and-red cloth hangs in the niche above the idol. This is aarti being performed at a shrine.A photograph of a shrine interior showing a seated deity murti under a silver arch, draped in a red and white flower garland with a red and white necklace and crown. A person with long dark hair in white clothes kneels at the lower left, offering or touching a ritual item toward the murti. Brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and the foreground holds brass plates with fruit, bananas, flowers, small bowls and a brass kalasha-style vessel. Blue and patterned banners frame the shrine.2010-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 18 20062006-09-18June 27 20122012-06-27 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesNovember 24 20072007-11-24A woman in a rust-red sari with gold border stands at left, facing a shrine and holding a small yellow flower in her hands. The shrine holds a dark-skinned deity murti with four arms, dressed in a blue skirt and white jewelled necklaces, garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers and a green bead mala. Two brass oil lamps stand on each side, and a small seated figure in saffron with a white beaded garland sits in front. Colourful woven cloth hangs at the right, and a golden curtain frames the edge.2014-06-16