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Interior of a white-walled temple hall with a glossy reddish-brown marble floor. On the right stands a tiered golden peetha or pedestal with carved figures, beside a framed portrait of a person in orange robes seated on a wooden chair with a red cushion. Behind, a bronze deity murti in a dhoti stands on a white pedestal. Colourful striped pillar wraps in red, blue, yellow and white hang on the columns, with green leaf garlands strung across the doorway. A single person in white clothes stands inside the inner shrine doorway, and a small framed photo sits on the left wall, with a television set on a cabinet at left. Two young people sit at the far right edge beside a small table with offerings.

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Interior of a white temple hall with polished dark floor and decorative ceiling mouldings. A deity murti stands in a niche at left, a bronze figure stands near the centre, and a large gilded stepped pedestal with a kalasha-like tiered top sits at right. Striped decorative pillars in red, blue and yellow flank the room, and a small framed portrait of a seated saffron-clad figure hangs on the right wall. A television sits on a white cabinet near the left. One person in white clothing stands at the far left edge, partly visible.2008-09-03September 03 20082008-09-03September 03 20082008-09-03Photograph of an empty, polished marble temple hall with white pillars carved with floral motifs and reflective floors. A dark green-robed deity murti stands on a pedestal in the centre, beside a framed picture of a deity in a gold frame draped with garlands on a white-covered table. A golden ornate throne-like seat with tiered steps is decorated with garlands in red, yellow and white, and a wooden chair lies covered with a white cloth. Colourful paper streamers and ribbons hang from the ceiling. No people are visible.Interior hall of a temple-like space with a polished reflective floor and white pillars with carved capitals. Dominating the centre is a large golden stepped pyramidal structure, a tiered shrine model decorated with carved figures, similar to a meru-style sacred mountain. To the left stands a black stone Shiva lingam on a white pedestal beside a seated black stone figure. Framed pictures line the upper wall above the pillars, and a television sits on a cabinet at the right. No people are visible.Photograph of a temple shrine interior with white pillars and a ceiling fan. In the centre, a priest in saffron-orange robes stands before a shrine holding a lamp, facing a deity murti in a niche flanked by two dark stone guardian statues in gold and red saris. Many oil lamps burn on the altar step. A seated devotee in white clothes kneels at lower left, and a framed portrait labelled with a printed name hangs at right showing a bearded man in white robes with a mala. Brass vessels and a small television sit at left. The setting suggests an arati offering at a Dakshinamurthy shrine.2007-11-24Interior of a temple shrine with a tiered golden pedestal in the foreground, its stepped, lotus-petalled base gleaming. Behind it, a central sanctum holds a deity murti with a crown, flanked by two dark stone guardian figures. A priest in white stands at the sanctum entrance. Four devotees sit on the floor in the lower right, some in orange and one in white, facing the shrine. A framed photograph with a garland sits on a small table to the right, with an oil lamp glowing nearby, and framed pictures hang on the upper wall.Interior hall of a white stone temple-style building with polished reddish floor. Decorated pillars wrapped in striped fabric in red, blue, green and yellow with floral and bird motifs and orange-gold fringe stand along the walls. Green leafy garlands hang between the pillars. A grey stone statue of a female figure in a sari stands on a pedestal. A framed portrait sits on a wooden stand beside a red-cushioned wicker armchair, and a small television sits on a white cabinet. A small framed photograph on the upper left wall shows a saffron-robed figure seated. No people are visible.2008-09-03Interior of a white-pillared temple hall with a polished reddish floor, where a group of devotees sits in a row on mats in front of a shrine. A woman in a red saree sits at the centre with others in pastel salwar kameez and a man in white kurta. A golden stepped pyramid-shaped structure stands on the left near a hanging bell. On the right, several small deity murtis and a framed portrait garlanded with flowers rest on a gold-trimmed seat, and a bronze figure stands by the doorway. Several children and men sit in the foreground watching. Outside, green trees are visible through the open side of the hall.2009-09-212007 - Social Service Activities At Kailaasa SriPuram Sarvajnapeeta, Hyderabad2007-01-01Interior of a Hindu temple hall with white ornate pillars and a ceiling fan. Two devotees in white dhotis and orange-bordered shawls sit cross-legged on the floor facing a shrine with a deity murti framed by a black curtain. Two grey stone dvarapala guardian figures flank the doorway. To the left stands a tall golden tiered pedestal or kalasha-like structure. On the right, a framed portrait shows a saffron-robed figure seated, and a wicker chair sits nearby.Interior of a white-pillared temple hall with carved ceiling medallions, a hanging brass bell, fluorescent tubelights and a ceiling fan. In the foreground a seated man in white clothes sits on a patterned green cloth before a small brass puja setup and oil lamps, with a yellow cloth draped over his shoulder. A woman in a yellow sari sits at the right edge. Centre, a printed portrait of a figure in orange robes sits on a tiger-skin covered throne in front of a large deity shrine lit within an ornate archway. A small monitor glows blue beside the puja area. Framed printed pictures hang on the back wall, and a black stone figure appears at the left edge.2007-01-07