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Overhead photo of a ritual puja arrangement on a tiled floor. Many small disposable leaf plates hold grains, pulses, dried seeds, powders, flower petals, and fried snacks such as ring-shaped and round sweets, set on an orange cloth and on gold-coloured trays. A white conch shell sits at the centre, with small steel cups of red and yellow powder nearby. Brass lamps and a brass bell lie on wooden and gold boards, and a brass plate holds a lamp with green leaves. In the upper background, two small metal deity figures wear green garments and white and yellow flower garlands, with a yellow-flowered kalasha on a tray at upper left. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a Shiva shrine set up for a puja inside a temple room with a gold-framed wall and red drapery. A dark Shivalingam stands on a golden base draped in green cloth and garlanded with white jasmine and marigold strands. Two green-clad deity murtis flank it, decorated with flowers, and a framed sign reads KAILASA THIRUCHENGODE. In front, on low wooden and gold-covered stands, many small paper plates hold grains, pulses, sugar, spices, dried fruit, and yellow flowers, with a brass lamp, bell and small vessels nearby. No people are visible in the scene.2025-12-29A photograph of a temple puja arrangement with no people present. At the centre stands a black Shiva lingam on a golden yoni-peetha, draped in a white flower garland with yellow marigolds and an emerald green cloth. Two small clay-like figures in green and red saris, with flower garlands, stand before it, with a third figure in green between them. In front, many small palm-leaf plates hold offerings: yellow banana chips, orange and brown sweets, grains, pulses, coloured powders such as kumkum and haldi, and fried snacks. A brass kalasha with yellow flowers sits to the left, a bell beside it, and a brass lamp with oil and a wick rests on a wooden tray. A small framed sign reads KAILASA TIRUCHENGODE BHARATH. The background shows a red-draped altar and a gold-framed deity figure in red with flower garlands. The lower-right corner carries a timestamp reading Dec. 29, 2025 1:31:22 a.m. Pallipalayam Tamil Nadu.2025-12-29A photograph of a ritual arrangement with no people present. Two metal deity murtis stand on a gold brocade cloth: one with a trident and red-and-gold garment, the other in a silver-toned crown with orange-red garland. A small oil lamp burns in front of them among scattered rose petals, red flowers and yellow marigold blossoms. Brass plates hold turmeric, red kumkum, powders, grains, pulses, nuts, dried roots, tubers and sugarcane pieces arranged on a saffron-orange cloth, with a brass vessel holding a small deity figure garlanded with red flowers in the foreground. A maroon cloth printed with deity imagery hangs at the right edge. The scene resembles offerings prepared for a puja.2024-01-12A photograph of a ritual offering setup on the floor against a plain yellow wall. Two small statues stand on a golden-yellow cloth at left: one shows a figure in red garments holding a trident, the other a figure in green and orange with a crown. Before them are oil lamps, rose petals, red and yellow flowers, and small brass plates holding powders in yellow, red, orange and white, plus grains, nuts and fruit. On an orange cloth in the foreground are brass plates with sugarcane pieces, a bunch of green leaves, turmeric-like roots, peanuts, almonds, tubers and rice. Behind is a maroon and gold cloth printed with a deity and a recumbent bull, and a wooden board with a brass dish of white grains. No people are visible. Timestamp overlay reads Dec. 1, 2024 at Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-01-12A photograph of a ritual offering spread in a temple shrine. Dozens of small leaf or disposable plates hold varied food offerings such as nuts, grains, sweets, dried fruit, fried snacks, beans and round balls, arranged in rows on a yellow cloth with a green-and-purple border. Behind them on a green cloth sit fresh bananas, lemons, a mango, a pomegranate and a coconut-like fruit, plus two small metal deity murti with floral garlands. A large dark stone image draped in a blue and gold cloth with gold ornaments sits at left, and brass oil lamps with lit flames stand in the foreground. A timestamp overlay reads Jan. 4, 2025 6:46:32 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu, with altitude and speed data.2025-03-01A photograph of a ritual arrangement on the floor of an indoor hall, with no people visible. Two small metal deity figures stand on a gold brocade cloth, one holding a trident and both garlanded with orange and marigold flowers. A small oil lamp burns in front of them, surrounded by red roses, pink petals and yellow marigolds. Brass plates hold turmeric, red kumkum powder, rice, grains, sugarcane pieces, nuts, dried roots, tubers and spices, arranged on an orange cloth with more marigolds. A timestamp overlay in the lower right reads Dec. 1, 2024 7:47:14 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu, Altitude 218.8m, Speed 0.0km/h, Index number 210.2024-01-12Indoor ritual setup in a temple-like hall with no people visible. On a golden-draped table and an orange cloth sit brass plates of colourful offerings: turmeric powder, red kumkum, white and grey grains, nuts, sugarcane pieces, bananas, coconut halves, lotus petals and yellow marigolds. Two small metal deity figures stand at the back, one holding a trident, beside a lit oil lamp. A dark stone linga with a golden base is at left and a maroon cloth with a golden bull print hangs at right. A small brass plate with flowers sits in the foreground.2024-01-12A photograph of an offering arrangement on the floor of an indoor hall. Two small metal deity murti stand on a gold-brocade covered platform: the figure on the left holds a trident and wears a crown with a red-and-white garland, and the figure on the right wears a tall ornate headdress and a red-and-white garland. A small oil lamp burns between them, surrounded by red roses, yellow marigolds, and brass bowls of turmeric, kumkum, sandalwood-coloured powder and puffed grains. A second orange cloth holds more brass plates of groundnuts, almonds, lentils, sugar cane pieces, herbs, roots and bananas, with yellow flowers scattered around. A maroon sari with gold border and printed deity images hangs at the upper right edge. No people are visible. The lower right carries a timestamp overlay reading Dec. 1, 2024 7:48:14 a.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-01-12Photo of a temple shrine set up for a puja with no people visible. A tall dark murti in a blue crown and white-and-orange garland stands in a gilded arch at the back. A Shivalinga sits on a green cloth with a white flower arch over it, flanked by two green-and-gold clothed figures and offering trays. On the right, a seated dark deity murti in red garments wears a crown and flower garlands within a gilded niche. The floor holds many small bowls of grains, pulses, sweets, dried fruits and powders on a yellow cloth, with a brass plate of oil lamp, bell, and a coconut and kalasha on the left. A framed sign reads KAILASA TIRUCHENGODE. A timestamp reads Dec. 29, 2025 1:33:15 a.m. Pallipalayam, Tamil Nadu.2025-12-29A photograph of a temple shrine arranged for a Laghu Puja, with no people visible. A dark stone Shiva lingam wrapped in white and multicoloured flower garlands sits on a gold base beneath an ornate gold arch, with a dark deity murti in a niche to the right draped in a red cloth and garlanded. In front, plates of grains, pulses, sweets, fried snacks, dried flowers and powders are laid on a saffron cloth, with a brass lamp, bells and a kalasha topped with yellow flowers. A framed photograph on the left shows a portrait of a man, and a small sign reads KAILASA TIRUCHENGODE BHARATH. Yellow marigolds and a trident stand nearby.2025-12-29A photograph of an indoor temple shrine with gold-framed arches. In the centre, a large dark standing murti in a red garment and blue crown is garlanded with white jasmine and yellow-and-red flower strands. Below it, a black Shivalinga on a golden base is adorned with white garlands. To the right, a seated dark murti in red sari-like cloth is garlanded with white and yellow flowers. In front, two small decorated figures in green and red are arranged among plates of grains, pulses, sweets, turmeric and kumkum-like powders, spices and yellow flowers on an orange cloth. A brass lamp with a flame, a bell and a kalasha stand nearby. A small sign reads KAILASA TIRUCHENGODE BHARATH, and a framed portrait hangs at left beside a trident. No people are visible.2025-12-29Indoor temple photo of a food offering spread on a yellow cloth-covered platform in front of a black stone deity murti draped in blue and gold cloth. Dozens of small white and brown plates hold sweets, nuts, lentils, dried fruits, puffed snacks and round laddus, with fruits such as oranges, a yellow citrus and apples arranged on a green cloth nearby. Two brass lamps with lit oil flames stand in front, and a small deity figure with a floral garland sits at the right edge beside a green and maroon draped altar. A timestamp overlay reads Jan. 4, 2025, Salem, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2025-03-01