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A selfie-style photo taken indoors on a concrete floor. In the foreground, a shirtless man with a sacred white and red forehead marking and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck sits in white dhoti, holding a camera close to his face. Behind him, a row of dark stone deity murtis sits on a raised stone platform, draped in green, red and white cloths. In front, a gold tray holds a small oil lamp, several small bowls and offerings, and an incense stick stands nearby. A timestamp reads Monday, 03 February 2025 09:11AM, Kothainatchiarpuram Road. The man's appearance is not a clear match for the a person cues, so he is described by role only.

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A selfie-style photograph taken outdoors on a concrete floor beside a plain whitewashed wall. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits at left, with white tripundra ash marks and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and a sacred thread and small pendant visible at his neck. Behind him stand a group of dark stone deity murtis on a low black stone base, some draped in green, red, blue and yellow cloth, with raised hands and tall crowns. Near the front, a brass tray holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a brass bowl, an incense stick in a holder, and a small brass cup. A date and place caption is overlaid at the bottom.2025-01-18A selfie-style photo taken indoors in a plain whitewashed hall with barred windows. In the foreground a bare-chested man with white vertical tilak and a red kumkum dot on his forehead wears a long rudraksha mala and white dhoti, seated beside a brass tray holding a small oil lamp, a brass bell and a brass bowl. Behind him on a stone platform sit several dark stone deity murtis draped in yellow, red and light blue cloth, with a brick and small brass vessel on the floor. The on-screen timestamp reads Friday, 17 January 2025 08:57AM, Virudhunagar.2025-01-17Selfie-style photo of a bare-chested man with a white ash-smeared forehead, red bindi and long rudraksha malas with gold bead necklaces, standing in front of a shrine. Behind him a framed portrait labelled with Tamil-script text sits under a blue draped canopy, beside a golden throne-like seat holding a pink-clad figure with gold necklace and two small brass figures in red and pink robes. Small brass cups and offerings are on a yellow platform. Timestamp overlay reads Friday, 21 February 2025 06:29AM, Kothainatchiarpuram Road.2025-02-21A selfie-style photo of a man in the foreground at left, shirtless with a white sacred thread across his chest, a dark rudraksha-style pendant, white tripundra-like markings on his forehead and a red dot at the centre. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms, wrapped in red cloth with a red-and-gold border, its face marked with white forehead lines, set within a gilded arched niche with a yellow cloth backdrop. In the lower right, a brass tray holds a lit oil lamp and a small brass cup, with a brass bell and a small metal bowl of offerings in front. A timestamp overlay reads Saturday, 18 January 2025 08:59AM and Kothainatchiarpuram Road.2025-01-18A selfie-style photo of a bare-chested priest with white and red sacred markings on his forehead and a sacred thread across his chest, standing in front of a dark stone deity murti with four arms and a golden crown. The murti wears a heavy garland of beads and a gold necklace, draped in white and gold-bordered dhoti cloth, and stands on a pedestal beside a brass oil lamp and a small brass bowl. The plain blue-grey wall is behind them. A caption in the lower right reads Saturday, 18 January 2025 08:52AM, Kothainatchiarpuram Road. The priest's presence is not attributed to any named person, and no a person candidate is visible.2025-01-18May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesA young woman in an orange-saffron dress with a long side braid and a rudraksha mala stands at left, holding a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and offerings, facing a group of black stone deity murtis arranged on a dark pedestal. The murtis have white and red markings, red and pink cloth wraps, and a red garland. Behind them, a hall with a pale floor and gilded shrine arches holds colourful deity images. A timestamp reads 07-Jun-2025 11:46:33 AM with a location caption. 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Behind him, a red and green embroidered canopy hangs over a teal cloth-draped seat. A framed black-and-white picture stands on the teal cloth. In front of him are small metal deity murtis dressed in red and pink garments with garlands and ornaments, set before a gold-embossed backdrop. A digital timestamp reads Saturday, 22 February 2025 06:53AM, Kothainatchiarpuram Road.2025-02-22A photograph inside a temple shrine with a golden arched frame and orange silk backdrop. Three dark stone deity murtis in yellow draped cloth stand on a golden pedestal, the central one with multiple arms. In the foreground a bare-chested older man with grey hair and a rudraksha mala bends forward in a white dhoti, pouring liquid over a small golden deity set on a wooden tray decorated with white flowers, a red-painted figure on each side. Colourful floor kolam designs surround the tray. A timestamp overlay reads Jan. 19, 2025 9:45:03 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2025-01-19