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A 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.

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Inside 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 shaven-headed priest with a bare upper body, white dhoti with gold border and a sacred thread, stands barefoot at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms in a gilded shrine with an orange cloth backdrop. Two dark attendant figures in yellow-gold cloth flank the central image, and smaller brass figures with red garments and flower offerings sit on a tray at the base. A date stamp reads May 2, 2025 8:37:09 a.m. Salem Tamil Nadu. The scene shows a puja or aarti at a temple shrine.2025-09-05Photo 82832802022-07-23 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-painted walls. On the left, a black Nandi bull statue draped with a red and gold-bordered cloth and garlanded with white flowers sits beside a dark deity murti in blue silk. In the centre, another dark deity murti in a red cloth and pink garland stands in an orange-backed arch. A standing man in white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested, white headband and rudraksha malas lights an oil lamp with his right hand before brass plates of flowers and a brass pot. At right, a trident and a small doll-like murti in blue sit on a pink-covered table with brass plates. A timestamp reads Jul. 3, 2024, Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-02-07A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border and a white-and-gold head cloth stands bent forward, holding a small lit lamp or flame near a golden-framed shrine. Inside the arch sits a dark deity murti with multiple arms, partly smeared with yellow turmeric, flanked by a brass-gold kalasha-like shivalinga and small metal figures on a gold plate. Behind, a second shrine has orange drapery and a deity dressed in a pink sari-like garment with gold necklaces and a crown. The walls are gilded and the floor is polished with a yellow kolam design; a digital timestamp overlay reads Jul. 12, 2024 Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-11-07Feb 6 2022 sripuram2022-02-06A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border pours liquid from a vessel over a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms, standing before an orange cloth backdrop framed by an ornate gold arch. Two dark female murtis in gold-yellow garments flank the central figure, and a small brass deity with two red-clad attendant figures sits on a gold pedestal in front. The floor bears yellow and red kolam designs. The scene shows abhishekam, ritual bathing of the deity. The priest has white forehead markings and a rudraksha-style necklace; no one is identified as a person.2025-09-05Photo 99196702022-07-23 +1 copiesA young priest with bare upper body and a white dhoti with gold border stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp toward a shrine. Three dark stone deity murtis stand under a gold-trimmed arch against an orange cloth backdrop, the central figure with four arms and a tall crown, flanked by two figures in yellow garments. White flower blossoms are placed on the shrine, and a small brass kalasha or lamp stand with flowers sits on a green tray before the altar on a patterned floor. White sacred ash lines mark the priest's shoulder. The image is a photograph of a temple worship scene with a camera timestamp overlay.2025-09-05A shirtless elderly priest with grey hair and a sacred thread stands at left, wearing a white dhoti, and holds a lit lamp or flame toward the head of a dark stone deity murti in a shrine niche. The central murti is a multi-armed form with a crown, flanked by two seated dark figures. Above them hangs a green canopy with mirror-work edging, and the walls are gold-coloured with an orange cloth backdrop. A brass vessel sits on a patterned floor design, and a timestamp reads 22-Feb-2026 5:44:45 pm, Salem, KAILASA Salem. Ritual is shown as a puja/aarti performed before the murti.2026-02-22A woman in a white sari with a red blouse stands at left, holding a small brass oil lamp toward two black stone deity murtis on a red-tiled floor in front of red wooden doors. The murti on the left, wearing a green and yellow cloth, a white flower garland and a gold necklace with a red tilak, holds a conch-like object. The seated murti on the right wears a red, yellow and green checked garment, a pearl and flower garland, and has pink flowers placed on its arms. Scattered flower petals, a lime, a small bowl and a brass plate with offerings lie on the floor.2024-08-19A photograph inside a shrine with gold-painted walls and orange cloth behind the niches. A bare-chested older priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white and gold head cloth stands at left, holding a small oil lamp toward a tall black stone deity murti of Vishnu with four arms, holding a discus and conch and wearing a crown with a red tilak. A rudraksha mala hangs on his chest. A brass tray with pink flower petals sits on an orange-draped table at right, and a partly visible black figure with bells and beaded ornaments appears at left. A timestamp reads Aug. 15, 2024 5:22:15 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-08-15