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A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth wrapped around his waist and a red-and-maroon turban stands behind a seated golden statue, applying white paste to its forehead and face with his hands. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck. The statue sits in lotus pose, one hand raised in blessing, against a gold-leafed wall with a magenta cloth backdrop and an ornate gold arch. A small yellow sign on the right reads KAILASA SALEM BHARATH beside a small portrait of a smiling man in orange, and a brass lamp sits nearby. This is a photo of an abhishekam-style anointing of a statue, and the statue is not a live person.

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A photograph of a priest performing abhishekam on a gold-painted statue seated in lotus pose with the right hand raised in blessing and a golden turban on its head. The priest is bare-chested with a white dhoti bordered in gold, wears a red patterned turban and a rudraksha mala, and pours liquid from a small vessel onto the statue's head. The statue sits before a magenta drape within a gold ornate arch, beside a small sign reading KAILASA SALEM BHARATH with a portrait image. A timestamp reads Feb. 17, 2025, Salem, Tamil Nadu. The statue is a depiction, not a physical person.2025-02-17A shirtless priest in a maroon turban, white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala stands at left, pouring yellow liquid over the head of a seated golden statue in a mudra pose with raised right hand. The golden statue wears a yellow turban and draped robe and sits on a lotus pedestal before a magenta cloth and an ornate silver-framed backdrop. 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A timestamp in the lower corner reads Feb. 17, 2025 9:05:29 a.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu, Index number: 112.2025-02-17A bare-backed priest in a red-and-gold turban and white dhoti with a gold border stands with his back to the camera, applying white paste or sandal to a golden ornamental frame behind a seated golden statue. The statue, in saffron-gold, wears a golden turban, a draped robe and sits cross-legged with its right hand raised in abhaya mudra on a lotus-shaped base, set against a pink cloth backdrop. A small sign on the right reads KAILASA SALEM BHARATH beside a portrait of a bearded figure in an orange turban. Timestamp reads Feb. 17, 2025 9:01:16 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu. Statue is a depiction, not a physical person, so the a person candidate is only a statue.2025-02-17A photograph of a shirtless priest in a red turban and white dhoti with a gold border, holding a small oil lamp with a flame to the face of a seated golden statue. 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