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Indoor photo of a temple-style shrine room. A woman with short grey hair in a white dhoti-style garment with an orange top stands at the centre, raising a metal vessel to pour liquid over bronze deity statues on the right, including a tall figure holding a flute and a crowned figure in green. Three women in saris watch from the left: one in a green sari, one in a blue and pink sari, and one in a pink sari. A blue cloth backdrop and a gold arch frame the shrine, with small framed deity pictures on a cabinet behind. A timestamp reads 09-Dec-2024 1:53:46 pm.

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A photograph of a small devotional room where a woman in an orange and maroon striped kurta with a long braid pours liquid over copper-toned deity murtis on a wooden table. The standing figure beside a tall deity is holding a flute, and a female figure in a green sari holds a lamp. Yellow and white flower garlands decorate the murtis, and white flowers and petals lie on the table. Two women stand behind her: one in a teal sari, another in a white sari with a red blouse and gold bangles, both holding flowers. A blue cloth hangs at the right and cupboards stand behind. Abhishekam and alankaram are being performed in this shrine space.2024-09-12A photograph inside a shrine room where a woman in a pink and white patterned sari holds up a green coconut toward three bronze deity murtis on a raised stone base. Beside them, a woman in a blue and pink sari with a gold border rings a small handbell. The murtis are a tall standing male deity wearing a crown and ornate jewellery, a smaller figure to his left holding a flute-like staff, and a female figure in a green sari on the right holding a staff. Behind them stand wooden cabinets with small framed deity images on top and a blue cloth backdrop with a gold arched frame. A timestamp reads 09-Dec-2024 1:49:54 pm, TNHB Mig V Block, Avadi, Tamil Nadu. The scene appears to be an abhishekam and alankaram ritual.2024-09-12A small shrine room where a woman in a white sari with a pink blouse reaches up to a metal deity murti, applying something to its upper area. Three bronze-coloured murtis stand on a wooden platform before a blue cloth backdrop with a gilded arch: a standing figure holding a flute-like staff, a central four-armed deity with a crown, and a figure in green garments holding a ceremonial object. Yellow and orange flowers are placed at their bases. Two women stand to the left, one in a pink patterned kurta and one in an orange and maroon striped kurta with a maroon shawl, both watching. Cabinets and a shelf of small framed portraits line the wall behind them. A timestamp reads 09-Dec-2024 2:45:03 pm, TNHB Mig V Block, Avadi, Tamil Nadu.2024-09-12Indoor photo of a woman in a purple blouse and coral-and-blue saree pouring liquid from a small metal vessel onto bronze deity murtis on a raised altar. Two bronze figures stand on the left and centre, and a green-clad figure stands on the right, with a blue cloth backdrop. Behind her, an older woman in a pink-and-white print top and a second older woman in a teal saree sit and watch, and a figure in white dhoti stands at the left edge. A white cloth lies on the floor. The timestamp overlay reads 09-Dec-2024 1:53:26 pm, TNHB Mig V Block, Avadi, Tamil Nadu.2024-09-12A photograph inside a temple room with orange walls and a gold-framed arch over a blue cloth backdrop. Two women stand at a wooden platform; the nearer woman in a floral orange-and-cream saree is touching the base of a copper-toned murti of a flute-playing deity with a crown, while a second deity figure stands beside it. Brass pots sit on the platform. A third woman in white cloth stands at the left edge, and a small figure in a red turban appears on a shelf in the background. Small ritual figures are arranged on a cabinet at left.2025-12-01A woman in an orange blouse and white cloth pours liquid from a brass vessel onto a metal deity murti during abhishekam at a shrine. The murti wears a crown and has a sheen of white milk-like liquid on its head. Beside it stands a second murti with a teal draped cloth. The shrine has an ornate gold-toned arch frame and a royal blue backdrop. A timestamp reads 04/11/2024 13:15 in the lower right corner.2024-04-11Photograph of a small temple shrine room with orange walls and a hanging brass bell. A gold-framed arched niche with a blue backdrop holds two metal deity murtis standing on pedestals, one with a green garment and one with a trident-like staff. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis stand before the shrine; the nearer priest raises his arm and pours or offers something toward the deity, while the other stands with palms joined in prayer. Garlands and white flowers lie on a yellow cloth at the base. A person in white is partly visible at the right edge and another at the left, and a framed picture sits on a shelf to the left.2024-09-12A woman in a mustard-yellow blouse and a green-and-yellow sari stands at left, pouring liquid from a brass vessel onto a small metal deity figure in a temple shrine. To the right, a larger golden-brown murti of a flute-playing deity wears a tall crown and holds a flute and a ceremonial staff, set against a blue cloth backdrop. A gold-framed niche with ornate carving and red fabric sits behind. A timestamp in the corner reads 02/12/2024 12:41. No a person candidate is visible.2024-02-12A photograph of a shirtless priest in white dhoti pouring water from a brass vessel over copper-toned metal deity murtis inside an ornate gold-framed shrine niche with a blue cloth backdrop, an abhishekam in progress. Two standing figures are visible in the shrine and a woman in an orange and magenta patterned sari with glasses stands at left, watching. Wooden cabinets with small figurines sit along the orange wall above. A timestamp reads 02/12/2024 12:43. No one in the scene is identified.2024-02-12A photograph inside a temple shrine with orange walls and a gold arched niche holding deity murti decorated with garlands of yellow and red flowers. In the centre a larger deity murti with a crown and jewelled ornaments stands beside two smaller murtis dressed in red and orange cloth. A priest in white dhoti with a bare upper body pours or applies an abhishekam from a vessel toward the deities, while a lit lamp burns at the centre. On the left a woman in a cream sari with navy blue blouse stands with hands folded. On the right three women in saris stand with palms pressed together in prayer. A framed portrait of a bearded saint in saffron robes hangs on the wall at right, and a red and gold offering tray with brass vessels rests on an orange cloth in the foreground. The date stamp 09/09/2024 15:25 appears in the lower right corner.2024-09-09A photograph inside a small temple room showing a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red border, holding a silver plate of offerings near a wooden cabinet filled with small figurines and cloths. Five women stand to the left, one in an orange blouse with white sari, one in a green sari, one in a purple blouse with pink sari, and others in white and pink. On the right, two deity murtis in dark stone or bronze wear green and gold headdresses, garlands of white and orange flowers, and ornaments, placed on a decorated altar. A brass bell and an oil lamp sit on the floor in the foreground, with flower offerings on the altar.2024-09-12A woman in an orange-and-brown floral sari bends over a wooden altar to touch the base of a bronze deity statue, while a shirtless boy in a white dhoti stands beside her. Behind them stands a bronze Krishna figure playing a flute, with a golden arched frame above and a blue cloth backdrop with small hanging tags. A brass pot sits on the altar, and a painted portrait of a seated figure in a red turban and garland hangs on the left. The setting is an orange-walled room, consistent with a temple abhishekam or puja.2025-12-01