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A photograph inside a gilded shrine room with a golden-arched niche. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold borders and a white-and-gold head cloth stands at left, leaning forward with both hands on a dark deity murti seated in a golden arch, the figure with multiple arms holding weapons and a yellow-and-red garment. Before the murti on a round brass tray are a small golden sculpture and a copper-coloured vessel. To the right, a black deity murti in a pink sari with a red crown and garlands sits in an orange-lined niche beside an orange curtain. A brass lamp and pot are visible at left. The floor bears yellow and red kolam designs. A timestamp reads Jul. 12, 2024, Salem, Tamil Nadu.

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A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border and a white-and-gold head cloth stands bent forward, holding a small lit lamp or flame near a golden-framed shrine. Inside the arch sits a dark deity murti with multiple arms, partly smeared with yellow turmeric, flanked by a brass-gold kalasha-like shivalinga and small metal figures on a gold plate. Behind, a second shrine has orange drapery and a deity dressed in a pink sari-like garment with gold necklaces and a crown. The walls are gilded and the floor is polished with a yellow kolam design; a digital timestamp overlay reads Jul. 12, 2024 Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-11-07A bare-chested priest with a grey beard, wearing a gold-bordered white dhoti and a gold-striped headcloth, pours water from a vessel over a dark deity murti seated on a red cushion within a gold arched niche. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and stands barefoot on a wet grey floor. In front, a small white figure and a golden kalasha-like vessel stand on a copper tray during abhishekam. To the right, a dark deity murti in a pink silk sari with jewelled necklaces sits beside an orange-draped arch. Red and yellow kolam floor designs are visible. The walls are gold-painted, and a timestamp reads Jul. 12, 2024 8:14:29 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-11-07A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border and a white-and-gold head cloth stands bent forward in a gilded shrine, lighting or touching a small flame near a dark deity murti in an orange-lined arch. A brass tray holds a golden kalasha-like vessel, a small gold figure and offerings. To the right, a dark figure in pink and orange drapery with a crown sits in another shrine. The floor is wet and reflective, and the walls are gold-painted. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam in progress.2024-11-07A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white and gold head cloth stands at left, pouring liquid from a small vessel over a black deity murti with multiple arms seated on a red cloth in a gold-framed niche with orange backing. Beside it, a second black murti in a pink-red sari and ornate gold necklaces sits in a niche. In front, a brass tray holds a tiered golden pyramid-like object, small golden figures and a red cloth, with liquid spilling onto the floor. Yellow and red floral kolam designs decorate the floor and a flower offering sits at left. The scene is an abhishekam in a Salem temple shrine with gold-painted walls. No people other than the priest are visible.2024-11-07A temple shrine photographed indoors with gold-leaf walls and gilded arched niches. A priest bent forward at a brass tray lamp, lighting an oil lamp with a lit wick, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders, a white turban and a bare upper body with a tattoo on the arm. Behind him an orange-draped niche holds a dark multi-armed deity murti seated on a throne with a small brass figure in front. To the right another niche holds a pink-robed deity with a crown and garlands. Pink and orange drapery, a wooden stool and a patterned floor complete the scene. A timestamp reading Jul. 12, 2024 8:25:47 a.m. Salem Tamil Nadu appears in the lower right corner.2024-11-07A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-framed arches and orange drapes. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white-and-gold head cloth pours a yellow liquid over a dark deity murti seated in an arched niche. A small golden figure and a golden vessel rest on a brass tray before the murti. A pink-robed deity figure with a crown and jewelled necklace stands in the adjacent niche, and a red and yellow floor kolam decorates the floor. A visible timestamp reads Jul. 12, 2024 8:23:42 a.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu. The priest's clothing and rudraksha mala are consistent with ritual abhishekam, but his face is not clearly identifiable.2024-11-07A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white head cloth bending forward to pour water from a gold kalasha over small metal deity figures on a low wooden stand. Behind them is a gilded arch framing dark stone murti with gold-yellow draped garments, one figure holding a trident-like staff and a crowned figure on the right, set against an orange cloth backdrop. A rudraksha mala hangs around the priest's neck. The scene appears to be abhishekam ritual bathing. A timestamp overlay reads Sep. 9, 2024 12:55:12 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-09-09A photograph inside a shrine with gold-painted walls and gilded arched niches lined with orange cloth. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white and gold head cloth stands at left, reaching up with both arms to pour or apply liquid over a tall black stone deity murti with four arms holding a conch and a discus, standing on a gold pedestal. A small brass figure stands at the base. At left a black stone Ganesha-type figure wears a red turban and garlands, and a second dark figure with a jewelled headdress and bells sits in the foreground. Brass pots and a bell rest on a wooden ledge at right. The priest appears to be performing abhishekam. A timestamp reads 14-Sept-2024 6:33:47 pm Salem.2024-09-15A photograph inside a gold-toned shrine showing a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white-and-yellow head cloth, leaning forward to apply a white substance with his hand to a dark stone deity murti. The deity has multiple arms, holds objects, and is draped in yellow cloth, with a serpent form at its base. Beside it stands a second dark murti in yellow cloth holding a kalasha-like object. Before them on a low wooden platform are small golden figurines of a deity flanked by two red-clad figures. An orange backdrop and an ornate gold arch frame the shrine. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and white markings on his body. Date stamp reads Sep. 9, 2024 12:55:07 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-09-09A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a yellow-white turban stands at a gilded shrine, pouring or applying liquid over a black stone murti of a multi-armed deity with a crown and yellow cloth, beside a second dark figure in yellow drapery. Before them on a wooden stand are small gold and red figures, with a central gold image. Orange cloth backs the shrine under an ornate gold arch. The scene suggests abhishekam at a temple shrine.2024-09-09A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-painted walls and an orange cloth backdrop. A bare-chested priest with a white and gold head cloth, rudraksha mala, white sacred ash markings and a white dhoti with gold border stands at left, holding a small ritual vessel and pouring or offering toward a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms and a crown. Flanking murtis in gold-draped dark stone stand on each side under an ornate gold arch. Small brass or gold figurines sit on a wooden platform in front, with yellow flower petals scattered on the floor. A timestamp reads Sep. 9, 2024 12:58:22 p.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-09-09A photograph inside a temple shrine with a gold-painted wall and an orange silk backdrop framed by an ornate gold arch. A man with a white head cloth and a bare upper body wearing a white dhoti with gold border bends forward, pouring from a gold vessel onto a small brass murti on a wooden platform. Behind the platform stand dark stone deity murtis: a multi-armed central figure in a yellow dhoti and two attendant figures draped in yellow cloth. Small red-draped brass lamp stands flank the central murti, and the floor has painted white and red designs. A timestamp reads Sep. 9, 2024 12:50:39 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-09-09