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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.

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A 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 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.2025-12-29A 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.2025-12-29A priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white-and-gold turban stands bare-chested at left, wearing a rudraksha mala, and holds a lit oil lamp toward a large black stone murti of Vishnu with four arms, holding a chakra and a conch, adorned with gold ornaments and a red tilak. The murti stands on a gold pedestal before an orange silk backdrop framed by gilded arches. A timestamp reads Jul. 17, 2024 6:54:48 p.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-07-17Photograph 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.2024-07-17Inside 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.2024-08-15A photograph inside a shrine with gold-painted walls and orange cloth behind the niches. A bare-chested older priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white and gold head cloth stands at left, holding a small oil lamp toward a tall black stone deity murti of Vishnu with four arms, holding a discus and conch and wearing a crown with a red tilak. A rudraksha mala hangs on his chest. A brass tray with pink flower petals sits on an orange-draped table at right, and a partly visible black figure with bells and beaded ornaments appears at left. A timestamp reads Aug. 15, 2024 5:22:15 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-08-15A photograph inside a shrine with gold-painted walls and an orange cloth backdrop. An elderly bare-chested priest with a white turban, white dhoti with gold border and a long rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp toward a tall dark-stone standing murti of Vishnu with four arms, holding a discus and conch, crowned and adorned with gold-trimmed ornaments. Beside him, a black stone deity is draped in red and pink garlands, and a tray of flowers and offerings sits at the right edge. A timestamp reads Aug. 15, 2024, Salem, Tamil Nadu. This appears to be an aarti or puja at the Perumal shrine.2024-08-15A 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 inside a shrine with gold-painted walls and orange draped alcoves. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white head cloth stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a dark bronze murti of a four-armed deity standing on a gold pedestal; the murti holds discs and a conch-like object. A rudraksha mala hangs from the priest's neck, and he appears to be making an offering. At right, a tray holds pink flower petals and small brass vessels on an orange cloth. Visible text in the lower right corner reads the date and place stamp. a person is not clearly visible.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.2024-09-15