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A four-panel collage of a temple abhishekam to a black stone deity murti. Two girls in orange-red dresses pour liquid from copper vessels over a dark stone murti with a tall crown, red tilak and a draped orange-gold cloth; one panel shows a girl holding a lit oil lamp on a brass plate before the same murti. A gold-painted arch frames the shrine, and a green backdrop appears in the lower panels. Timestamps read 11:18 am on 17 January 2025 and the location text reads Kothainatchiarpuram Road. The collage shows pictured rituals, while the people shown are the girls in the individual panels.

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A barefoot person in an orange sari with a gold-bordered waist wrap pours liquid from a golden vessel over a small bronze deity murti with multiple arms, standing on a wooden base against a pale wall. A dark metal pot of liquid sits in the foreground on a wet floor. A timestamp and location overlay appears in the lower right corner.2025-08-06A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest pouring yellow liquid from a golden vessel over a tall black stone deity murti. The priest is shirtless with dark wavy hair, wearing an orange dhoti and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder, and he holds the vessel high with both arms. The black idol has multiple arms and a tall crown, and the yellow liquid streams down its head and body. The idol stands within an ornate gold-leaf arch carved with floral and scroll patterns, against a grey granite wall. A small gilded bronze figure stands on a wooden base in front of the black murti. 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Orange and purple cloth draping and a rusted rebar fence enclose the area, with a shipping-container-style structure behind. Timestamp 15/09/2024 17:47 at lower right.2024-09-15A woman in an orange-red saree with gold border stands at left, seen from behind, pouring water from a golden pot onto a dark stone deity murti. The murti wears an orange draped cloth with gold-bordered hem and a gold crown, and a gold kalasha-shaped lamp is held near her head. The deity is set in a red velvet niche framed by an ornate gold arch. A small gold offering vessel rests at the bottom edge. The scene reads as abhishekam being performed to a goddess murti.2022-06-21Kailasa Paramparagatha Surya Vamsa Panchanadikulam SarvajnapeethamA young shirtless priest in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a sacred thread and a rudraksha mala stands at left, pouring milk from a brass vessel over a tall dark stone deity murti of a four-armed standing figure with a tall crown. 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Two hanging brass oil lamps hang above. Abhishekam to Devi at a temple shrine.2022-06-21