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A photograph of a ritual at KAILASA Salem: a bare-chested man in white dhoti stands behind a woman in a yellow sari with red border who holds a lit flame or oil lamp toward a dark bronze deity murti with four arms and a yellow dhoti, set against an orange cloth backdrop and a gold-painted ornate frame. The man's hand rests on the frame. A timestamp reads 29-Dec-2025 9:44:32 am, Salem, KAILASA SALEM.

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A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread stands at the left, leaning in to hold a small flame or oil lamp toward a dark stone deity murti. The murti has four arms, a tall crown with an orange tilak mark, and a yellow dhoti, and stands in front of an orange cloth backdrop set within an ornate gold arched frame. The scene is a temple shrine during a ritual sequence at KAILASA Salem, with a timestamp reading 29-Dec-2025 9:41:12 am.2025-12-29A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a dark stone deity murti with four arms, standing before an orange cloth backdrop framed by an ornate gold arch. A man in a bare chest and white dhoti pours liquid from a small vessel onto the murti's head, and a woman in a yellow sari with a red border reaches toward the statue with her hand. The murti wears a yellow waist cloth and a necklace, and holds objects in its upper hands. The timestamp reads 29-Dec-2025 9:42:29 am, Salem, KAILASA SALEM. No a person candidate is visibly present.2025-12-29A photograph of a priest performing puja before a dark bronze deity murti with four arms, holding a discus and a conch-like object in upper hands and a lamp in front. The priest, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti, rings a handbell with his left hand while offering a lamp with his right. The murti wears a yellow dhoti and stands before an orange cloth backdrop framed by an ornate gold arch. A timestamp reads 29-Dec-2025 9:41:08 am, Salem, KAILASA SALEM.2025-12-29A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-framed orange cloth behind. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a long rudraksha mala and a small pendant stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered. Beside him a woman in a yellow sari with a gold border and bangles also stands with folded hands. To the right, a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms holds ritual objects and wears a yellow cloth at its waist. A timestamp in the corner reads 29-Dec-2025 9:44:58 am, Salem, KAILASA SALEM. Two physical people are visible.2025-12-29A bare-chested man with a short mustache stands with palms joined in namaskar beside a dark bronze multi-armed deity murti, clad in a white dhoti and wearing a long rudraksha mala and a pendant. Beside him, a woman in a yellow sari with gold bangles bows her head with hands folded in prayer. The murti has raised hands holding ritual objects and sits in front of an ornate gold-framed backdrop draped with orange cloth. Timestamp overlay reads 29-Dec-2025 9:44:51 am, Salem, KAILASA SALEM. The setting suggests an abhishekam or alankaram ritual.2025-12-29A woman in a yellow sari with a red border pours liquid from a small brass vessel over the head of a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms, during an abhishekam at a temple shrine with gold-and-orange draped walls. To the left, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in namaste. A green embellished umbrella stands in the background. A timestamp reads 29-Dec-2025 9:33:12 am, Salem, KAILASA SALEM.2025-12-29A photograph of a bare-chested male priest in a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a dark stone deity murti with four arms during abhishekam. The murti wears a yellow cloth and a tall crown, and stands before an orange backdrop framed by gold-coloured ornate arches. Milky liquid streams down the figure's chest. A timestamp reads 29-Dec-2025 9:42:37 am, Salem, KAILASA SALEM.2025-12-29A photograph of a priest performing abhishekam to a dark bronze deity murti in a gilded shrine. The bare-chested priest wears a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, and holds a golden kalasha pot tilted over the figure with his right hand, his left hand extended. The four-armed murti stands against an orange cloth backdrop framed by an ornate gold arch, holding a disc and a club. A timestamp reads 29-Dec-2025 9:41:51 am, Salem, KAILASA SALEM.2025-12-29Photo inside a temple shrine: a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms stands in a gold-framed arch backed by an orange cloth. A hand holds a brass oil lamp with a bright flame toward the murti, and a brass bell is at the left edge. A smaller standing figure in a green and red garment with a dark face stands at right, and a red flower sits at the bottom. A brass pot sits at the lower right. A timestamp reads 06-Feb-2026 9:48:07 am, Salem, KAILASA SALEM. No people are clearly visible beyond the hand holding the lamp.2026-02-06Inside a shrine with gold-leaf walls and an orange cloth backdrop, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and white-and-gold headcloth holds a lit oil lamp toward a large dark bronze Vishnu murti with four arms, holding a conch and discus, standing on a gilded pedestal. Beside it sits a small gold-coloured figure, and to the right a tray with pink flowers and small lamps rests on an orange cloth. The priest wears a rudraksha-style mala. A timestamp reads Aug. 15, 2024 5:27:12 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-08-15Photograph inside a gold-painted shrine room showing a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with gold border and a white head cloth, holding a lit flame near a tall black stone deity murti with four arms, crowned, standing before an orange cloth backdrop within an ornate gold arch. To the left a second dark figure in a red-and-orange cloth and garland sits, and on the right a brass offering tray with fruit, flowers and incense sticks rests on an orange-draped altar. A timestamp reads 14-Sept-2024 6:35:00 pm Salem.2024-09-15Photograph inside a temple shrine of a black stone standing murti of Vishnu with four arms, holding a chakra and a conch, adorned with gold ornaments and a crown, set against an orange draped backdrop within gold-framed arched niches. A priest on the left wears a white turban with gold border, white dhoti with gold edging, and bare torso with white sacred markings, swinging a small lit lamp or censer before the deity on a golden pedestal. A small brass utsava figure sits on the base in front of the main murti. A timestamp reads Jul. 17, 2024 6:54:58 p.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu. Only one physical person is visible.2024-07-17