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A puja at a shrine with a black Ganesha murti garlanded with red and white flowers, set in a gold-framed niche. A seated priest in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace kneels at a low yellow-and-red puja platform heaped with apples, sweets and offerings, while a standing devotee in a white shirt and dark dhoti bends forward to offer fruit. Floral textile banners in red, blue and yellow frame the scene. A silver kalasha, lamps and a basket of coconut halves and rose petals sit on a grey platform in the foreground. a person candidate is the kneeling orange-robed priest; appearance cues are limited.

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2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad +1 copiesA Ganesh shrine during Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. A Ganesha murti stands in a niche, draped in white cloth and adorned with a marigold garland and gold ornaments, with lit oil lamps on either side. A bowl of fruit, sweets and plates of offerings rest on a yellow-bordered cloth before the shrine. On the left, a young priest in saffron-orange robes with a beaded necklace sits and watches. On the right, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers bends forward, offering a fruit or bowl near the altar. Red and blue banners with white dove motifs frame the shrine. Two people are visible.2008-09-032008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA photograph inside a temple shrine. A figure in orange robes with a beaded mala necklace sits cross-legged on a mat at left, seated before a shrine with a wooden canopy draped with green leaves and pink flowers, bananas and fruit, brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel on a tray, and a deity murti inside. Two men in white shirts and checked lungis sit at right with hands folded in prayer. Dark stone pillars and a gold-patterned wall with a second deity figure sit in the background.September 03 20082008-09-03A photograph of a ritual puja in a temple interior with a reddish-brown tiled floor. A young man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits cross-legged on a low mat, smiling, while a man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow cloth draped over his shoulder holds a brass plate and offers items, possibly a tilak or sacred thread. Before them are brass plates, a small brass lamp with a lit flame, fresh fruits including apples and a banana, flower petals in a tray, and white sweet blocks on a flat surface. Behind them a shrine decorated with pink and red flowers, green banana leaves and a small deity figure. a person identity uncertain from appearance alone.A photo inside a temple hall with a shiny dark granite floor. A man in white ritual clothes sits cross-legged at left, tending brass and steel puja vessels, bowls of fruit and a watermelon on a tray. At centre stands a pink clay Ganesha murti with an orange headcloth and white jasmine garlands, set on a white-draped table with brass oil lamps and marigold garlands. At right, an empty wicker armchair draped in an orange shawl faces the murti, with a framed portrait placed on it. The portrait, wearing an orange robe and garlanded with white and red flowers, shows a person whose appearance is not clearly recognizable, so no identity is claimed. Rose petals scatter the floor and a green patterned mat lies in the foreground beside silver figurines. Colourful striped pillars with bird motifs frame the scene, and a dark shrine with a deity murti appears at upper left.A devotional scene at a Ganesha shrine with a black Ganesha murti adorned with a red and orange flower garland and a gold crown, set in a gold-framed niche. In front, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala sits cross-legged, bowed over offerings, while a woman in an orange-and-white dotted sari bends forward to place a pink flower on a tray. The tray holds apples, bananas, limes, sweets and a small lamp on a yellow cloth. Decorative blue, red and yellow cloth panels with white dove motifs frame the shrine, which is set in a white and marble temple space.2008-09-03A ceremonial puja on a raised dais in front of a deep red curtain. A seated figure on a gilded throne wears an orange-maroon robe, a rust turban and a red flower garland, with gold bangles and a gold necklace. Beside him a priest in a saffron-orange robe with gold border sits and performs the ritual, with a silver puja vessel, flower plates, small brass bowls, silver cups and a lit lamp before him. A second attendant in white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested with white sacred markings on the shoulder and rudraksha beads, sits to the left. Behind them a golden deity murti is garlanded with flowers and a golden umbrella stands above.2015-04-28Photograph of a puja inside a temple hall with a dark stone Nandi bull statue draped in red and adorned with garlands, beside framed portraits of a woman garlanded with pink roses and a second garlanded portrait on a wooden chair. In the foreground, a seated priest in orange robes with a saffron shawl faces a small table with a brass plate, vessels and a bowl of fruit, while a man in a light blue shirt and jeans kneels on an orange mat pouring liquid from a metal vessel. A second kneeling person in white is partly visible. Yellow sunflowers and brass lamps surround the scene, and a second robed figure with shaved head sits at the lower left edge.2008-10-02Indoor temple hall with white pillars and a dark polished floor. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged on the floor, arranging brass plates of fruit (watermelon, bananas, oranges) and small brass vessels for worship. In the foreground a brass dish of flower petals sits beside a brass lamp stand. A saffron-orange-draped cane chair holds a framed portrait garlanded with pink and white flowers, showing a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala; the portrait is a depiction on a wall-mounted frame and the chair is empty. Beside it an orange and pink Ganesha murti sits on a white-draped platform with marigold garlands and lit oil lamps. Behind, a decorated deity murti is set in a gold-framed arch flanked by colourful striped kalasha-style pillars in red, green, blue and yellow with flower and bird motifs. Green patterned mat on the floor.