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Inside a temple shrine with gold-painted walls and orange-lined arched niches, a large black stone Nandi bull idol sits on a gold base, draped in a magenta cloth and gold-bordered shawl, with a jewelled collar, bells, and a pink flower garland. Beside it stands a dark deity murti with a green turban and pink garland, before which a brass oil lamp is lit. At right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border and white head cloth, wearing rudraksha malas, holds a lit lamp toward the deity. Brass plates of flowers, kumkum, lamps and a small tumbler sit on a wooden tray in the foreground, with a timestamp reading Jul. 19, 2024 6:56:05 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu in the corner. Scene appears to be a Pradosham Nandi abhishekam ritual.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-painted walls. On the left, a black Nandi bull statue draped with a red and gold-bordered cloth and garlanded with white flowers sits beside a dark deity murti in blue silk. In the centre, another dark deity murti in a red cloth and pink garland stands in an orange-backed arch. A standing man in white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested, white headband and rudraksha malas lights an oil lamp with his right hand before brass plates of flowers and a brass pot. At right, a trident and a small doll-like murti in blue sit on a pink-covered table with brass plates. A timestamp reads Jul. 3, 2024, Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-02-07Indoor temple shrine with gold-painted walls and orange-backed gold arches holding black stone deity murtis. On the left, a black Shiva lingam-form image with a blue-and-gold shawl and flower garlands sits beside a black standing deity murti with four arms, green and gold garment and crown. 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A timestamp overlay reads Jun. 19, 2024 6:58:57 p.m., with a location line for Alagapuram Periyaputhur, Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-06-19A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with gold border and a white head cloth performs aarti with a lit lamp held high in his right hand, standing at the left of a shrine room with corrugated metal roof and gold-painted walls. Along the back platform sit several deity murti: a dark stone figure with a blue cloth and pink skirt, a black multi-armed deity garlanded in pink and white flowers with a green cloth, and a white-robed Shiva-form murti with trident and rudraksha garlands before a red backdrop and orange flag. Brass lamps, plates of offerings, flower garlands and a kumkum bowl lie on the steps. A timestamp reads Jul. 21, 2024 6:43:25 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-07-21A photograph of a temple shrine with no people present. 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