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A 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.

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A 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 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 photograph inside a shrine niche showing three bronze-coloured deity murtis standing against an orange cloth backdrop under an ornate golden arch. The central figure holds upraised objects in its hands. To the left, a shirtless man in a white dhoti and sacred thread reaches toward the left figure with his arm extended, apparently performing a ritual. A blue-draped statue stands to the right. Oil lamps and offerings sit on a wooden platform below. A timestamp reads 27 Jan 2025 16:47:15, Chennai, Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-01-27A photograph inside a shrine niche showing three painted wooden or stone deity statues on pedestals beneath a golden arch garlanded with red and white flowers. The central figure is a four-armed standing deity holding a damaru-like drum or axe and a flame-like trident in its raised hands. The statue on the left is a bare-chested standing figure with a small gold flower offering, and the one on the right wears a blue garment with a flower on its headdress. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at the left edge, ringing a small brass bell with his right hand near the figures. A date stamp reads 28 Apr 2025 and a location reads Kasima Nagar, Tondiarpet, Chennai. Walls are yellow.A photograph inside a shrine niche where a priest in white dhoti and a bare upper body, with a grey hair and a thread across his chest, holds a small flame or lamp in his right hand while facing three bronze deity murtis. The central murti is a multi-armed standing figure holding a drum and a flaming object, flanked by a figure on the left and a female figure in a blue garment on the right, all decorated with yellow flowers. An orange cloth hangs behind them under an ornate golden arched frame. Brass vessels and offerings sit on the floor in front, and a timestamp reads 27 Jan 2025 16:47:26 Chennai, Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-01-27A photograph inside a shrine niche with a golden arched frame and an orange cloth backdrop. A bare-chested man with grey hair, wearing a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, leans in from the left and waves his hand over a small oil lamp on the floor. Three carved deity murtis stand on pedestals: a small figure with a shaved head and a sacred thread, a central four-armed deity murti holding a trident-like staff and a flame and a crowned form, and a blue-robed female figure on the right, each decorated with yellow flowers. Date and location stamp in the corner reads 27 Jan 2025 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-01-27A 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 of a temple shrine during a ritual bathing service. In the foreground, a bare-chested elderly priest with grey hair, wearing a white dhoti and a dark shawl over one shoulder, extends his arm toward three wooden deity figures. The central four-armed figure holds a trident-like object and a lotus, with a crown and yellow flower garlands; flanking figures include a smaller figure and a female figure in a green and purple sari. A red-lacquered tray sits on the floor below. The shrine has golden yellow walls and an ornate gold arch with floral garlands in red and white. A timestamp reads 6 Jun 2025 13:17:28 with Chennai and the place name.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 bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and long grey hair, seen from the side, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before three bronze deity murtis in an arched shrine. The central murti is a standing figure with a tall crown and necklace, flanked by a smaller male figure and a female figure in a blue garment. Yellow flowers rest at their feet and an orange cloth hangs in the background. The priest's arm extends toward the central figure, and the floor shows marigold-type flowers. A timestamp reads 27 Jan 2025 16:47:22, Chennai, Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-01-27A photograph of a temple shrine during an abhishekam. A shaved-headed priest, bare-chested with a white dhoti and sacred thread, stands at left with his arm extended toward three wooden or painted deity figures. The central figure is a multi-armed deity with a crown, holding a drum and a flame-like object, with white milk-like liquid on its body and feet. Flanking figures include a smaller male figure and a female figure in a green sari holding a lamp. Flowers and a gold arch frame the shrine, and a colourful flag hangs at right. A timestamp reads 6 Jun 2025 13:07:42, Chennai.2025-06-06A photograph of a temple shrine with three gilded deity murtis standing in a yellow-walled niche with ornate gold arch framing. The central four-armed murti holds a mace-like object and a lotus, with yellow flowers placed at its feet and shoulders. Flanking figures are a standing male murti on the left and a female murti in a green and purple sari on the right, both garlanded with yellow flowers. A man in a white dhoti and sacred thread, bare-chested with a dark cloth around his neck, stands at left gesturing toward the murtis during an abhishekam. A red tray or plate sits on the floor in front, and a timestamp reads 6 Jun 2025 13:17:40 Chennai.2025-06-06