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A woman with grey hair tied in a bun bends forward at a shrine, lighting an oil lamp with a flame on a small brass kalasha-style vessel and other brass pots. She wears a white cloth with a gold border and a mustard-gold blouse. Behind her stands a dark deity murti holding a trident and other attributes, dressed in a yellow-gold cloth, set within a gold arched niche with orange drapes on both sides. Ornate gold framing surrounds the shrine, and a timestamp overlay reads 26 Dec 2025 08:46:54 with the location Alagapuram Periyaputhur, Salem, Tamil Nadu, Kailasa Salem.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine of a single woman with grey hair pulled back in a bun, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border and a gold-yellow blouse, bending forward to light a small oil lamp held in her hand. In front of her, a brass kalasha-like lamp stand with a lit flame sits on a platform. Behind is a dark stone murti of a deity in a gold-yellow garment, holding a trident and other attributes, with small brass figures and a red-clad figure beside it. An orange backdrop and gold arch frame the shrine. A timestamp reads 26 Dec 2025 08:46:55 with the location Alagapuram Periyaputhur, Salem, Tamil Nadu, Kailasa Salem.2025-12-26A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a single priest bent forward at a low brass lamp stand, lighting a flame with his right hand. He wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered end and a gold-bordered shawl over his bare upper body, and has grey hair tied in a knot. Behind him a black deity murti with multiple arms, clad in a yellow-gold cloth, sits within a gold-trimmed niche with orange backdrop. Beside it stand smaller figures, including a female deity in a blue sari with a crown and a tall male deity in white and gold with a red-orange mantle. A metal bucket sits at the lower left, and a shrine with a green umbrella and gold lotus-shaped pedestal are visible. Timestamp reads 26 Dec 2025 08:45:59 with location text Alagapuram Periyaputhur, Salem, Tamil Nadu, Kailasa Salem.2025-12-26A photograph inside a shrine where a priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth stands with his back to the camera, bent forward and lighting or offering a flame to a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms, seated before an orange draped backdrop with gold arch frame. Two small copper-coloured figures stand on the altar, and a copper pyramid-shaped vessel with an orange marigold sits in front, with brass oil lamps and bowls on a side table. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam. A digital timestamp reads 26 Dec 2025 08:46:46 with the location Alagapuram Periyaputhur Salem Tamil Nadu and Kailasa Salem overlaid.2025-12-26A photograph inside a shrine niche framed by ornate gold-painted carved arch. An elderly woman with grey hair tied in a bun, wearing a mustard-yellow blouse and a white sari with a gold border, stands with her back to the camera and reaches toward a dark deity murti, which is being attended at the shrine. The red cloth lining the niche and a red curtain at right frame the scene. Brass vessels and a small lamp sit on a gold table at left. A timestamp overlay reads 26 Dec 2025 08:41:38 Alagapuram Periyaputhur Salem Tamil Nadu Kailasa Salem.2025-12-26A woman with grey hair pulled back in a bun, wearing a yellow blouse and white dhoti-style cloth with gold border, leans forward to pour liquid from a small vessel over a dark stone deity murti seated in a gold-framed niche with orange cloth backdrop. Smaller metal figures and a brass pyramidal shrivatsa-style base stand in front of the murti. A timestamp reads 26 Dec 2025 08:41:26 with location labels Alagapuram Periyaputhur Salem Tamil Nadu and Kailasa Salem. No a person candidate is visible.2025-12-26A photograph inside a temple shrine in Alagapuram, Salem. A woman with grey hair tied back, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a mustard-yellow blouse, bends forward and pours liquid over a small copper yantra or abhishekam vessel set on a low wooden stand. A metal bucket sits in the foreground. Behind her stands a dark deity murti seated in gold garments, holding a trident-like staff, with a copper kalasha and offerings nearby. To the right are standing dark deity murtis, one in a blue dress with a crown and one in white robes with an ornate crown and garlands. Gold lotus pedestals and orange cloth decorate the shrine walls. A timestamp reads 26 Dec 2025 08:45:46 with the location Alagapuram Periyaputhur Salem Tamil Nadu Kailasa Salem.2025-12-26A woman with grey hair in a low bun, wearing a mustard-yellow blouse and a white sari with a gold border, pours liquid from a metal vessel onto a dark deity murti. The murti appears to be a Shiva lingam-style figure with a trident-like form and ornate gold drapery, set within an arched gold-framed niche backed by orange cloth. Small brass figures sit at the base. Gold floral and lion-head carvings decorate the arch, and orange and gold drapes hang on the right. The scene is an abhishekam offering. A timestamp reads 26 Dec 2025 08:42:15 and location text reads Alagapuram Periyaputhur, Salem, Tamil Nadu, Kailasa Salem.2025-12-26A woman with grey hair in a low bun, wearing a white sari with gold border, leans forward and holds a golden oil lamp with a lit flame over a brass plate placed before a black stone deity murti with four arms, draped in a red cloth and set against an orange backdrop with a gold arch. A golden bell rests nearby, and a red-covered object and white flowers sit on the plate. Pink fabric and a gold throne are visible at the top left. Faint smoke rises from the plate. Timestamp overlay reads Dec. 27, 2024 10:59:44 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu. Aarti with oil lamp before a deity murti during the Sukravara abhishekam observance.2024-12-27A woman with grey hair in a low braid, wearing a white sari with a gold zari border, stands at a shrine holding a lit oil lamp in her right hand and a small brass bell in her left, performing puja. Before her is a dark stone deity murti seated on a golden pedestal, draped in a red cloth, with a golden arched backdrop. A brass tray in front holds a gold-coloured yantra-style object, a small brass lingam-like form, and marigold and yellow flowers. The scene is a shrine interior with an orange cloth behind the deity. A timestamp overlay reads Dec. 20, 2024 10:53:20 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-12-20A woman with grey hair tied back, wearing a white sari with gold border, holds a lit oil lamp toward a dark stone deity murti seated on a throne within a gold arched niche with an orange backdrop. The murti wears an orange-red cloth and holds a trident-like staff. In front, small gold figures and a white-and-gold stepped pedestal are decorated with white flowers. A timestamp reads May 16, 2025 7:43:23 a.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2025-05-16A woman in a white sari with gold borders stands at a shrine, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame toward a dark stone murti of a multi-armed deity with a tall crown, dressed in a gold cloth. Two dark murtis in gold-yellow garments stand beside it on pedestals, in front of an orange backdrop framed by a gold arch. Small brass figures with marigold garlands and a kalasha-like brass vessel sit on a wooden tray before a floral kolam on the floor. A timestamp overlay reads Dec. 6, 2024, Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-06-12A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a woman in a white sari with a gold border, bending forward with her grey hair in a long braid, lighting an oil lamp placed on a wooden tray. Behind her stand three dark stone deity murtis on gold pedestals against an orange drapery backdrop; the central figure has multiple arms and a crown, and the side figures wear yellow-gold cloths. On the tray are small brass and gold figurines and marigold flowers. The floor has a yellow and red floral kolam. A timestamp overlay reads Dec. 6, 2024 11:11:07 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-06-12