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A shirtless priest with grey hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread, pours liquid from a vessel over a carved wooden deity murti with four arms, holding a trident-like weapon and a lotus or flame emblem in its upper hands. Abhishekam is being performed. Beside it stands a second wooden figure with a tall crown and a dark blue garment, holding a lamp-like object. Both figures stand on carved stone pedestals against a golden arched niche decorated with red, white and green flower garlands. The walls are yellow and a timestamp overlay reads 28 Apr 2025 at Kasima Nagar, Tondiarpet, Chennai.

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A photograph of an abhishekam being performed in a shrine. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body stands at left, raising a vessel with both arms over a bronze deity murti with four arms, holding a drum and a trident. To the right stands a second bronze-coloured female deity figure in a green sari with a tall crown, holding an object in one hand. Marigold and rose garlands with gold arched frame decorate the niche, and a brass oil lamp sits on the altar table. The priest wears a rudraksha mala. A timestamp reads 6 Jun 2025 13:04:30, Chennai, kailasa tondiorpet.2025-06-06A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a golden border stands at left, lifting his arms to pour liquid over a wooden statue. The statue to his left is a standing sage-like figure with a shaved head and white-streaked body. Centre is a four-armed deity murti with a tall crown, holding a drum-like object and flame, with a sacred thread and ornaments, standing on a lotus base. At right is a female deity murti in a blue garment with a tall crown and a lamp. Behind them is an ornate golden arch hung with red and white flower garlands. Some statues are wet and streaked with white liquid. The scene is a temple abhishekam ritual in progress.A photograph inside a gilded shrine. A bare-chested priest with white hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a white sacred thread, stands with his back to the camera pouring liquid from a small bowl toward two gilded statues. On the left stands a golden figure of a bare-chested male saint with one hand raised in blessing, and on the right a figure of a female deity in a blue garment with a tall white crown, dripping with white liquid. Red and white flower garlands decorate the arch above, and a small brass lamp stands on the shrine ledge. The camera overlay shows the date 28 Apr 2025 and the location Kailasa Tondiarpet, Chennai.A photograph of a temple shrine with yellow walls and a gilded arch garlanded with red and white flowers. A bare-chested elderly man with white hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, raises both hands in worship above a wooden deity murti with four arms, holding a bell and a flower-like object, standing beside a second wooden murti in a blue garment. Oil lamps and offerings sit on the floor, consistent with an abhishekam and alankaram ritual. A timestamp reads 28 Apr 2025 with an address in Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.A shirtless older man with grey hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, stands at left pouring liquid from a small vessel held overhead over a bronze-coloured deity murti with four arms. The murti is smeared with white paste and stands on a dark pedestal beside a second standing figure in a green garment. The murti sits within a gilded arch decorated with red and white flowers. A timestamp reads 6 Jun 2025 13:04:34 with labels reading Chennai and kailasa tondiorpet. The scene shows an abhishekam ritual in progress.2025-06-06Inside a temple shrine with yellow walls and an ornate gold arch decorated with red and white flower garlands, a bare-chested priest with grey hair and a white dhoti with gold border performs abhishekam on a wooden deity murti. The standing four-armed murti holds a drum-like instrument and a flame-like object in its upper hands, with its lower hands in abhaya and varada poses. The priest reaches up with both arms to pour or anoint the murti's head. A second carved figure in dark green and purple drapery stands to the right. A rudraksha-style mala hangs over the priest's shoulder. A timestamp reads 6 Jun 2025 13:13:41 Chennai, with kailasa tondiorpet and vaigasi chithranatchathra special abhishegam captions.2025-06-06A shaved-headed priest with a bare upper body and a white dhoti with gold border stands with his back to the camera, raising his arms high to pour liquid over a bronze deity murti. The murti is a four-armed standing figure with a tall crown and jewelled garlands, dressed with white flower garlands and a white jasmine-style garland on its crown. Beside it stands a second deity statue wearing a green sari-like garment with a floral crown, also garlanded. A rudraksha mala hangs over the priest's shoulder. Gold-patterned arches and red flowers frame the shrine niche, and a white cloth lies on the marble floor. A timestamp reads 6 Jun 2025 13:04:52 Chennai and the caption reads kailasa tondiorpet, vaigasi chithranatchathra special abhishegam.2025-06-06A bare-chested priest with short grey hair and a white dhoti bordered in gold stands with his back to the camera, reaching up to adorn or bathe a group of wooden statues in a yellow-walled shrine. He holds a small object in both hands above the figures. Standing statues include a figure on the left with raised palm and gold-banded loincloth, a central deity murti with raised arm, and a female figure on the right wearing a dark blue garment and a tall crown. Red and white flower garland decorates the golden arch above, and a small statue sits at the base. A camera timestamp reads 28 Apr 2025 and a location caption reads Kailasa Tondiarpet, Chennai.A photograph inside a shrine niche showing a bare-chested priest with grey hair, wearing a white dhoti with a sacred thread over his shoulder, reaching toward a bronze multi-armed deity murti standing on a lotus pedestal. The central figure holds a trident and a flame-like object in upper hands, with flowers at its feet. Beside it stands a second bronze figure in a blue cloth, and a golden arched frame surrounds the niche with an orange cloth behind. A timestamp reads 27 Jan 2025 16:47:00 Chennai, Kailasa Tondiorpet. Two additional bronze figures are partly visible at the left edge.2025-01-27A photograph inside a temple shrine with a golden arch framing three wooden deity murti standing on pedestals. A shirtless priest with grey hair and white sacred markings on his face, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, stretches his arm toward the central murti, which holds a trident and an upraised hand. The murti to the right wears a dark blue garment and holds a small object. A string of red, white and yellow flowers decorates the arch, and marigold petals lie on the shrine ledge. Here the priest is a single visible person; the image is a photo with a timestamp overlay.A photograph inside a small temple shrine with golden-yellow walls and an ornate gold arched niche decorated with red and white flowers. A bare-chested older man with grey hair, wearing a white dhoti, stands with his back to the camera, raising his arms to pour or offer something over a statue. Three gilded statues stand in the niche: a standing male figure on the left with raised hand, a central figure partly hidden, and a female figure on the right in a green and purple sari holding a lamp. A rudraksha-style mala hangs on the man's neck. A timestamp in the corner reads 6 Jun 2025 13:13:50, Chennai, kailasa tondiorpet, and the caption reads vaigasi chithranatchathra special abhishegam.2025-06-06A temple shrine with three bronze-coloured deity murtis in an arched golden niche, the central figure with four arms holding objects, flanked by two smaller standing figures, all adorned with white and yellow flowers and sandal or white abhishekam marks. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and brown shoulder cloth stands at the left, arm extended toward the central murti, performing abhishekam. Oil lamps stand on the floor at the base of the figures. A timestamp and caption on the lower right read the date and location.2025-06-06