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A 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. The statue shows a figure in a golden turban with a red tilak, hand raised in blessing and the other hand resting on the lap, seated on a golden lotus base before a magenta drape and an ornate gold arch. A printed sign on the right reads KAILASA SALEM BHARATH beside small pictures of a temple and a saffron-turbaned figure. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and has sacred ash marks on his arm. Timestamp overlay reads Feb. 17, 2025 9:03:55 a.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu. Performing a lamp offering (aarti) to a golden murti.

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A photograph inside a temple-like room with a gold-painted wall. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a red turban, with rudraksha beads at his neck, stands at left performing a ritual. He holds a small oil lamp, and white paste marks his arm. Before him sits a large gold-painted seated statue, with a gold turban, an upraised hand and a gold robe, set against a magenta cloth and an ornate gold frame. A small yellow sign reads KAILASA SALEM BHARATH. The timestamp reads Feb. 17, 2025, 9:00:16 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2025-02-17A shirtless priest in a red and gold turban, white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala, performs a ritual by raising a lit oil lamp above the head of a golden seated statue. The statue sits in a meditative posture with one hand raised in blessing, on a lotus base before a magenta drape and ornate golden arch. A placard reading KAILASA SALEM BHARATH with a small portrait sits beside it. 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