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September 03 2008

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A priest performs puja at a golden-painted shrine decorated for Rathasaptami. He sits bare-chested with white sacred markings on his body, working over a brass tray and oil lamps in front of a deity murti adorned with white and red flower garlands. Green mango-leaf torana hangs above, and tall palm fronds and painted cloth pillars with elephant and floral designs flank the shrine. Carved golden columns and ornate cornices frame the scene, with trees visible behind.2023-01-28A priest with a shaved head and bare torso sits in a gilded shrine decorated with palm fronds, mango leaves and painted cloth banners showing elephants and flowers. He is making offerings before a deity murti draped in a red and white cloth, with a floral garland, while brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, bowls of flowers and fruit, and a small bell lie on a patterned mat in front. A mobile phone is propped at the bottom edge of the frame. The setting appears to be a Rathasaptami puja at a temple shrine.2023-01-28A priest in a red dhoti with bare upper body kneels before an ornate shrine niche in a gilded temple, offering flowers from a brass plate and working near brass oil lamps and bells. The deity murti inside is dressed in red and white garments and garlanded with white and red flowers. Mango leaf torans hang across the top of the niche, flanked by tall palm fronds and two cloth-wrapped pillars painted with elephant, flower and bird motifs in red, blue, green and orange. A woven rug lies on the floor in the foreground.2023-01-28A devotee in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands with his back to the camera, lifting a lit oil lamp toward a shrine niche. Inside the niche, a deity murti adorned with red and gold garlands and a trident stands before a gilded arch. Green leaf torana hangs above, flanked by two decorated cloth banners in yellow, red and blue. Brass pots and flower offerings sit on the shrine platform.A bare-chested priest with short greying hair and glasses stands at the left of a temple shrine, reaching with his right hand to touch a gold-and-jewelled deity murti decorated with a crown and garlands. He wears a rudraksha mala and a white sacred thread. Behind him are a green silk-draped deity murti and other murtis in gold ornaments and garlands, against a gold arch. A brass bowl with green leaves sits in the foreground. The scene shows a Vaikunta Ekadasi darshan with Venkateshwara murtis in a temple setting.2020-01-06September 03 20082008-09-03September 29 20062006-09-29A priest in orange ceremonial clothing with a maroon-edged dhoti stands at left, holding a silver cup aloft toward a shrine. Inside the white shrine, a deity murti adorned with a garland of flowers sits beneath a gold arch. Colourful blue, red and yellow ceremonial cloth hangings frame the entrance. On the floor in front, a tray holds bananas, apples, flowers, a small kalasha-style vessel and brass lamps, part of a puja setting. A seated devotee in yellow is visible at the lower right. The scene shows a temple ritual offering.Photo 11730043A priest in white dhoti and kurta with an orange-red shawl sits cross-legged at a shrine niche, performing puja before a black deity murti adorned with garlands, a red and gold cloth, and a crown-like headdress. Brass vessels, a kalasha-style pot, an incense or lamp stand and a basket of pink flowers rest on a yellow-bordered platform with marigold garlands. The shrine is framed by ornate gold arch carvings. The priest has short hair and no visible long hair, crown or saffron robe cues, so no a person candidate is identified.2008 - Programs and Events at Kailaasa In HyderabadA photograph of a gilded temple shrine decorated for a festival, with palm fronds and a mango-leaf garland framing the opening. Inside, a deity murti wrapped in white and red garlands sits in a niche. A shirtless priest with a white-marked body and a red cloth around his waist kneels before it, handling brass ritual vessels and a plate of flowers. Brass bells and oil lamps sit on the floor, and colourful painted cloth hangings with elephant and lotus motifs flank the doorway. A phone is propped on a stand in the foreground.2023-01-28