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A photograph of a temple priest seen from behind, bare-chested with a white dhoti, wearing an orange-gold turban and a rudraksha mala, lifting a long wick or incense stick toward three deity murtis. The central murti wears a silver crown, a large silver and jewelled necklace and a blue garment, flanked by two smaller murtis in silver crowns and jewelled adornments, all garlanded with pink, yellow, white and green flower strands. Behind them hangs a gold ornate arch and a red-gold patterned cloth. A brass oil lamp burns at the right edge, and a shelf with small figurines sits at the upper left. A signboard reads KAILASA AVADI BHARAT in the upper right. The scene shows aarti or puja in a temple shrine room.

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A photograph of a shrine with three deity murtis dressed in garlands of pink, yellow, white and red flowers, set before a gold arch and a draped curtain. A priest stands at left, shirtless with white sacred ash marks on his chest and arms, wearing a rudraksha mala, a saffron head cloth and a white dhoti. He holds his hands together in worship. Brass oil lamps stand on either side of the altar, and a framed photograph with a garland hangs at right. A sign above reads KAILASA AVADI, BHARAT.2025-11-29A photograph inside a temple shrine with orange walls. On the left, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with sacred ash marks on his body raises a multi-wick oil lamp (aarti) toward three deity murtis. The central murti and two flanking murtis are richly adorned with garlands of pink, yellow, red and green flowers, silver crowns and jewelled necklaces, set before a gold arched frame and pink draped cloth. Brass oil lamps stand on either side. 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A small sign reads AVADI BHARAT.2025-11-28A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with white ash markings on his arms and chest stands at left, raising a small white flag with an om symbol toward three deity murtis on a gold-framed altar. The central murti wears a silver crown, a silver-and-gold necklace and a blue garment, flanked by two silver-crowned figures in pink and orange-gold draperies. Garlands of pink, yellow, red and white flowers drape the murtis. Brass oil lamps stand on the altar, and a gold banner reads KAILA... AVA... BHARA... in the background, while a row of framed portrait photos hangs on the wall above a wooden cabinet.2025-11-29A bare-chested priest in a saffron-orange head cloth and white sacred ash marks on his upper body performs aarti with a multi-tiered lamp of lit wicks held over three decorated deity murtis on a golden arched altar. The central murti wears a jewelled crown, a broad ornamental necklace and is draped in garlands of pink, yellow, red and green flowers; flanking murtis wear similar floral garlands. Behind them hangs a maroon brocade cloth. At right stands a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, and a sign on the upper right reads AVADI BHARAT. The priest's gold-tinted head cloth and shaved-looking upper body are visible; no figure in the scene meets the criteria for a person candidate.2025-11-28A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest seen from behind, bare-chested with white sacred marks on his back and a saffron-yellow turban, holding up a small ceremonial umbrella over three deity murtis. The central murti is adorned with a silver crown, ornate jewelled necklaces and a blue garment, flanked by two smaller murtis, all wrapped in layers of pink, yellow, green and red flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the right, one lit, beside a gold-framed arch and a red-and-gold cloth backdrop. 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