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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.

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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.2025-05-01A 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.2025-05-01Inside 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.2025-05-01A 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.2024-07-21Photo 99223832021-03-01 +1 copiesA priest in white dhoti with a red-bordered edge and sacred thread stands at left, holding a brass handbell in one hand and a flame in the other, lighting an oil lamp before dark stone deity murti. The central murti stands in a gilded niche with a maroon cloth canopy and yellow cloth draped at its waist. A second dark stone deity murti with a tall crown-like headdress sits at right on a black pedestal, also draped in yellow cloth and a maroon canopy. The red-painted platform and gold-leafed walls surround the shrine.2025-05-01A temple shrine interior with a golden-yellow painted back wall and a corrugated metal roof with a ceiling fan. A man seen from behind, bare-chested with a white dhoti bordered in gold and a white turban, holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward the altar. Several deity images stand in gold-framed niches with orange backdrops; a dark stone Nandi bull sits before a black idol draped in pink cloth, a green-clad idol wears a garland, and a seated figure on the right holds a trident beside him. Brass plates, bowls, lamps and a red kumkum bowl sit on the tiered platform. A timestamp reads Jul. 21, 2024 6:43:28 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-07-21A photo inside a temple shrine. A priest seen from behind, bare-backed, wearing an orange cloth wrapped around the waist and a rudraksha mala at the neck, with white sacred ash markings on the shoulder, holds a lit oil lamp toward a black stone Ganesha murti. The deity wears a white dhoti, green backdrop, silver-and-blue jewelled necklace and long hanging ornaments, and sits before an ornate gold arched frame. A brass lamp stand and a small red cushion with a gold decoration stand at the base. A timestamp reads Jun 28, 2024 11:45:13 AM.2024-06-28Interior shrine photographed from behind a priest in a white dhoti with gold border and white shoulder cloth, bare-chested with a white head wrap and rudraksha mala, holding a flame in both hands before the altar. Inside the shrine, a black Nandi statue draped in a purple and gold cloth sits on a raised platform, and a dark deity murti with green garland and green cloth stands in an arched niche beside it, with a yellow sign reading KAILASA SA... BHARAT. Brass pots, bowls, a bell, a kalasha and flower offerings line the steps, and a ganesha figure is decorated with pink flowers. Corrugated metal roof, ceiling fan and yellow walls surround the room. A timestamp reads Aug. 10, 2024 7:02:07 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-09-08A 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. Before him on a raised platform stand two dark stone deity murti in gold-framed niches with orange backdrops: a Shiva lingam-like figure with pink and blue cloth and garlands, and a four-armed black deity wearing a green cloth and a pink flower garland. Brass plates, bowls, a kalasha pot, flower offerings and a tray of sweets sit on the steps. A timestamp reads Jul. 21, 2024 6:27:48 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-07-21KAILASA PUDUVAI 13 Oct 2021A 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.2025-02-02