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A small shrine room with yellow-ochre walls. In the foreground a blurred woman in a white sari with gold border stands at left, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with sacred thread stands at left-centre, gesturing toward a small flame lit on the wall. A black stone Ganesha murti sits on a pedestal draped with a yellow cloth, and a gold-coloured statue of a seated saint in a yellow-gold turban, hands in anjali mudra and wearing a pink flower garland, sits on the red steps at right. A purple cloth hangs above, and a framed deity with red and white garlands sits on a shelf near a ceiling fan.

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A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with orange borders stands at left in a small shrine room with gold-painted walls and a red floor, holding a lit flame in his raised right hand and a brass bell at his wrist. A black stone Ganesha murti seated on a red-and-black pedestal sits at right, draped with a yellow cloth, with a maroon cloth canopy above. In the foreground a seated golden statue of a sage in a turban with a pink flower garland and a red tilak raises one hand in blessing. A white ceiling fan and exposed wiring are visible above. A garlanded deity image appears at top right.2025-05-01A photograph inside a small shrine with gold-painted walls. A woman in a yellow blouse and white sari stands at left, reaching toward a dark stone deity murti of Ganesha seated on a black base, adorned with a white flower and a yellow cloth. A lit oil lamp flame glows in front of the murti. Behind it a maroon cloth canopy hangs over an ornate gold-toned arch, and a red platform sits in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible.2025-02-02A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-painted block walls and an ornate gold arch framing a dark stone Ganesha murti draped in a pink and gold silk cloth, wearing a flower garland and a gold crown. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold border and an orange turban stands at left, holding up incense or a lamp toward the deity with ash markings on his body. Beside him a woman in a white top and beige sari stands with palms pressed together in prayer. On the altar below are fruit, a brass plate with bowls, a brass lamp stand, and a smaller black stone idol with orange-yellow offerings. Two people are visible.A woman in a white and gold-bordered Kerala-style sari with a magenta blouse stands barefoot at a shrine, lighting an oil lamp with a small flame near a black Ganesha murti draped in a yellow cloth. Beside her a golden seated figure with raised hand, wearing a red-topped crown, sits on a red pedestal with brass plates of flowers, a small diya lamp and a brass bowl of offerings. Behind them a black Shivalinga stands on a dark yoni-peetha under maroon drapery with gilded arches, and the walls are gold-painted. Tilak marks are on her forehead and she wears gold earrings and a necklace.2024-08-26A photograph inside a small shrine with gold-painted walls. A man in a white dhoti with a red border and a rudraksha mala holds a brass bell in one hand and a lit flame in the other, performing a puja. On a red pedestal stands a black stone Ganesha with a yellow cloth at its base, a black shivalinga draped with a purple cloth and decorated with a pink flower, and a seated golden-yellow statue of a sage wearing a yellow turban and a pink flower garland, with a brass bowl of bananas in front. The statue is a statue, not a person.2025-05-01A photo of a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white turban with gold stripes, raising a lit multi-wick oil lamp high with his right arm inside a small shrine room. Ahead on a raised platform stands a dark stone Nandi-like bull statue draped in pink cloth and a black deity murti, flanked by a second shrine niche holding a dark deity murti in a green cloth and pink-and-white flower garland. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, a plate of offerings and a bottle sit on the steps. A timestamp reads Jul. 21, 2024 6:29:13 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-07-21Inside a shrine with gold-painted walls, a shirtless priest in white dhoti and sacred thread bends toward a dark stone deity murti draped in yellow cloth, holding a lit oil lamp near its base. A maroon cloth canopy and yellow flower garlands frame the murti, and another dark carved figure sits to the right on a red platform. The priest has white sacred ash marks on his shoulders and a beaded mala around his neck, performing a lamp offering or aarti.2025-05-01Photo 99223832021-03-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a Ganesha abhishekam in a temple shrine. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold border stands at left, pouring liquid from a golden vessel onto a large dark stone Ganesha murti. The murti has a yellow-stained, gold-smeared surface and a red-and-maroon draped cloth at its base. Tall tassel hangings in red, green, blue, orange and white frame the gold-papered wall on both sides. A woman with hair in a bun, in a teal top, watches from the lower right corner.2026-02-07A photo taken inside a small shrine room with a corrugated metal roof and a ceiling fan. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges and a white and gold headcloth faces away from the camera, raising a lit lamp or aarti vessel toward the ceiling. 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A timestamp reads Jul. 21, 2024 6:43:28 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-07-21KAILASA HOUSTON USA On February 15, 20262026-02-14 +1 copies