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January 22 20242024-01-22Four bare-chested male priests in white dhotis with gold and red-green borders stand barefoot in a small room with mustard-yellow walls and a red curtain, facing a black stone Ganesha murti draped in purple and pink cloth and garlanded with red and white flowers. The priest at centre, wearing a white and gold turban, reaches toward the deity holding a ritual item. The two left priests stand with palms pressed together in prayer, and a red fire extinguisher hangs on the wall. Decorative tassels hang beside the deity.2026-02-14 +1 copiesKAILASA HYDERABAD On October 11, 2026 +1 copiesThree men in a temple stand barefoot on a white marble floor carrying ornate golden kalasha pots topped with mango leaves and flowers. The man on the left wears glasses, bare-chested, with a white and gold-bordered dhoti and a rudraksha mala. The man in the centre wears a yellow turban and a white and gold-bordered dhoti, holding a kalasha with a yellow and white flower garland and purple cloth. The man on the right wears glasses, an orange turban, a bare chest with rudraksha beads and a gold necklace, and a white dhoti with gold borders, holding a kalasha wrapped in red cloth. Behind them stand gilded deity figures, a golden arched shrine and a red and gold backdrop.Three men in traditional South Indian ritual dress stand side by side with palms pressed together in anjali before a homa fire burning on a stone altar. The man on the left wears a yellow turban, a black rudraksha mala, gold necklaces and a white dhoti with yellow border. The man in the centre wears a white and yellow turban, a brown rudraksha mala and a white dhoti with yellow border, bare-chested. The man on the right wears a white turban with yellow stripes, gold chains, glasses and a white dhoti. Behind the fire, a decorated deity murti sits on a red throne under a golden canopy framed by palm fronds, marigold garlands and colourful striped drapes. +1 copiesKAILASA SINGAPORE on 7/27/20212021-07-27A temple puja in progress before a gilded shrine with a large deity murti dressed in green and gold garments and a crown, with flower garlands hanging at the top edge. Three men sit on the floor, shirtless and wearing white dhotis with orange borders. On the left, a man with glasses and a rudraksha mala around his neck leans forward to handle a copper kalasha placed on a wooden tray. In the centre, a bare-backed man in a white dhoti bends over the same tray, and on the right a masked man in a white dhoti kneels nearby. Brass plates, a bell and a small metal vessel rest on a red cloth in front of them, and a smaller deity figure sits on a green-draped stand to the left. The scene shows a puja with a kalasha and a tray of offerings.2021-08-20KAILASA HYDERABAD, INDIA on 3/12/20212021-03-12Photo 82859552022-05-29 +1 copiesPhoto 82832802022-07-23 +1 copiesKAILASA SAN JOSE, USA on 7/23/20222022-07-23 +1 copiesA temple shrine interior with a man seen from behind, bare-backed, wearing a white dhoti with yellow borders and a sacred thread over his shoulder, long dark hair tied up. He raises his hand toward a golden deity murti of Ganesha with a dark face, orange crown and yellow garments, set within an ornate gold arch. A small wooden stand before it holds brass plates, a lit oil lamp, a banana and offerings. Other deity statues in pink and gold saris stand to the sides against red walls.2021-01-14