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A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms, holding a trident-like staff, draped in a saffron-brown cloth and set against an orange backdrop within a gold-painted arched niche. In the foreground at left, a person wearing a white dhoti with a gold border stands with an arm raised toward the murti, apparently performing an offering or abhishekam. Two small brass or copper figurines sit at the base of the murti. A timestamp overlay reads 26 Dec 2025 08:43:43 with location text for Alagapuram Periyaputhur, Salem, Tamil Nadu, and Kailasa Salem.

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A photograph inside a shrine niche with a gold-framed arch and orange backdrop. A deity murti with four arms, dark stone or metal, is draped in a yellow cloth and flanked by small brass figures and a brass pedestal. On the left, an elderly woman in a yellow blouse and white sari bends forward, pouring from a brass vessel near the murti. A timestamp reads 26 Dec 2025 08:41:19, with Alagapuram Periyaputhur, Salem, Tamil Nadu, Kailasa Salem printed on the lower right.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 of a priest performing puja before a dark bronze deity murti with four arms, holding a discus and a conch-like object in upper hands and a lamp in front. The priest, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti, rings a handbell with his left hand while offering a lamp with his right. The murti wears a yellow dhoti and stands before an orange cloth backdrop framed by an ornate gold arch. A timestamp reads 29-Dec-2025 9:41:08 am, Salem, KAILASA SALEM.2025-12-29A photograph of a bare-chested male priest in a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a dark stone deity murti with four arms during abhishekam. The murti wears a yellow cloth and a tall crown, and stands before an orange backdrop framed by gold-coloured ornate arches. Milky liquid streams down the figure's chest. A timestamp reads 29-Dec-2025 9:42:37 am, Salem, KAILASA SALEM.2025-12-29A 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 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 bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread stands at the left, leaning in to hold a small flame or oil lamp toward a dark stone deity murti. The murti has four arms, a tall crown with an orange tilak mark, and a yellow dhoti, and stands in front of an orange cloth backdrop set within an ornate gold arched frame. The scene is a temple shrine during a ritual sequence at KAILASA Salem, with a timestamp reading 29-Dec-2025 9:41:12 am.2025-12-29A 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 of a dark-hued four-armed deity murti standing in a gilded arched niche against an orange-red silk backdrop. The figure wears a yellow-ochre dhoti, holds a disc and other attributes in its raised hands, and has a tilak on its forehead. In front on a wooden platform stand small metal utsava murtis, a silver-toned kalasha, brass cups and bowls holding flowers, fruit, vermilion and offerings. A timestamp overlay in the lower right reads 13/12/25 14:49 kailasa salem. No people are visible.2025-12-13A photograph inside a shrine niche with gold-painted walls. An elderly bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands at left, reaching toward dark stone deity murti standing on a black pedestal. The central figure is a multi-armed deity with a crown, accompanied by two standing attendant figures in striped dark garments, with flower petals at their feet. An orange cloth backdrop and a green and black checkered canopy hang above. A small pedestal lamp or offering dish is held near the central figure. Timestamp reads 22-Feb-2026 5:42:47 pm Salem KAILASA Salem.2026-02-22A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-painted walls. A bare-chested elderly priest in white dhoti and shawl leans forward, touching or adorning a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms, flanked by two smaller dark standing figures. A green and silver-sequined canopy hangs over the central deity, and an orange cloth drapes a side niche. A small brass lamp sits on a wooden stand in the foreground, and a timestamp reads 22-Feb-2026 5:44:07 pm, Salem.2026-02-22A young priest with bare upper body and a white dhoti with gold border stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a shrine. Three dark stone deity murtis stand under a gold-trimmed arch against an orange cloth backdrop, the central figure with four arms and a tall crown, flanked by two figures in yellow garments. White flower blossoms are placed on the shrine, and a small brass kalasha or lamp stand with flowers sits on a green tray before the altar on a patterned floor. White sacred ash lines mark the priest's shoulder. The image is a photograph of a temple worship scene with a camera timestamp overlay.2025-09-05