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A temple ritual inside a shrine hall with a wooden canopied palanquin-style structure decorated with pink flowers and green leaves, holding offerings of fruit, coconuts, a silver tray, brass lamps and a kalasha. A standing figure in an orange-saffron robe and a long orange-and-red shawl holds a long-handled fan or chamara and a long staff, turned toward the shrine. Behind, a seated attendant in white and yellow clothing and a beaded necklace sits on a red-and-white mat. Two dark stone dvarapala-style guardian figures flank a decorated doorway with colourful striped pillars, and a deity murti is visible inside the inner sanctum.

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August 15 20082008-08-15A priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl stands at left holding a lit oil lamp in a brass aarti holder, performing puja at a temple shrine. In the centre is a wooden canopy over a decorated altar with pink flowers, green leaf garlands, fruits, coconuts, brass lamps and vessels. Two grey-skinned guardian figures in decorated dress stand on either side, and a seated devotee in white and yellow sits at the lower left. Striped temple pillars in red, blue and yellow frame the shrine, with a deity murti visible in the inner sanctum.A standing priest in saffron-orange robes and a saffron shawl holds a silver lamp and ritual vessel at a wooden canopied shrine decorated with pink flowers, green leaves, bananas, coconuts and fruit offerings on a brass tray. A second, smaller figure in white kneels at left. Behind the shrine stand dark stone deity murtis and colourful patterned pillar banners in red, blue and yellow. The floor is polished dark tile, consistent with an abhishekam or puja in a temple hall. a person: the standing priest wears a saffron robe and a saffron shawl with a white garland, and his long hair and ceremonial attire match the page's reference to a person at this event, though his face is not visible in a way that confirms identity. +1 copiesInterior temple scene of a shrine with a copper-domed canopy (kalasha-style cover) decorated with green leaves, pink flowers and fruit offerings on a brass stand. A priest in orange-saffron robes stands at left holding a lit flame or lamp near a square white-tiled fire pit (homa/yagna kund) with ash. Two dark stone dvarapala-style guardian figures flank the shrine, and a deity murti is visible in the background niche. Several women in green and grey saris with flowers in their hair sit in the foreground with their backs partly to the camera, along with a few other heads at the bottom edge. The priest appears to be a robed ritual officiant, and his face is not clearly visible, so no identification is made. +1 copies2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad +1 copiesA 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.A photograph inside a temple shrine at night. A figure in orange robes stands at left holding a lit oil lamp, its flame bright, with a red-and-white patterned mat at their feet. At center is a wooden canopied shrine decorated with pink flowers and green leaves, holding fruit, coconuts and offerings on a tray, with a sacred fire pit lined with white stone in the foreground. Two dark statues flank the shrine, and a seated child in green clothing with flowers in hair sits lower right, looking toward the shrine. The scene suggests an aarti or puja with a homa-style fire pit.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA photograph inside a temple hall showing a kneeling priest in white ritual clothing with a yellow shawl, positioned at the left beside a small wooden shrine canopy decorated with pink and red flowers and green leaves. Beneath the canopy sits a deity murti surrounded by flowers. In front of the shrine are brass lamps, a silver puja plate, a kalasha pot, bananas, coconuts and fruit in a basket, and a mat on the floor. Two large grey sculptures of figures with dark crowns stand on pedestals flanking the shrine, and a gilded image is visible in the background niche. A wicker chair sits at the right edge.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In Hyderabad