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A 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.

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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 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 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 yellow-walled shrine with a gold-carved arch decorated with red and white flower garlands. Three gold-painted statues stand on a wooden platform: a bare-chested standing figure with raised hand, a central deity murti with four arms holding a trident-like implement and a tall crown, and a blue-clad figure at right. Two people face the statues: a woman in a white sari with gold border, touching the statue's hand, and a man with grey hair, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a sacred thread, performing ritual worship. A bronze vessel sits on the floor at left. Blue flower decorations hang at the top edge. Two physical people are visible.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.A shrine interior with a bare-chested man in a white dhoti bending forward at the base of a central bronze deity murti with four arms and a tall crown, with an orange cloth draped behind it inside an ornate gold arched niche. Flanking figures include a standing murti on the left and a blue-robed standing figure on the right. The man is working near the murti's base, apparently cleaning or performing abhishekam. Floor and wall are plain and a timestamp reads 27 Jan 2025 16:46:53 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-01-27A photograph inside a golden-yellow shrine niche decorated with an ornate gilded arch and a garland of red and white flowers. Two statues stand on a wooden platform: a bronze-toned standing male figure with a bare chest and a dhoti-style lower garment, and a four-armed deity murti holding a trident-like staff and other emblems, with a tall crown. A woman in a white saree with gold border and a long braid stands at left, her hands raised to the first statue, while an older man with grey hair and a bare back, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a sacred thread, stands at right applying marking to the deity murti. Yellow turmeric or kumkum-like marks and scattered petals or grains lie on the platform. The arch carries a peacock-like carved motif.A 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 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 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 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.2025-01-27