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Photograph of a worship setup on a floor with painted kolam designs. In the foreground a large brass tray holds two gilded metal figures: a standing male figure with bare torso and a red tilak, wearing a yellow flower on his head, and a female figure in a red shawl, holding a yellow flower. Small brass deity figures sit on the tray, along with a brass bell, a brass lamp and a brass pot. Behind them, a dark deity murti in a green and gold cloth with a garland stands in a shrine, with a small silver figure in front. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a brass tray holding two gilded metal statues, with no living people visible. The statue on the left is a standing male figure with bare torso, a red tilak on the forehead and a yellow flower on the head, holding one hand raised. The statue on the right is a female figure in a flowing red garment, holding a red rose near her head. Scattered yellow marigold flowers, a small brass bell, a brass kalasha-style pot, a lamp and a brass bowl of petals surround them. In the background a dark deity murti draped in a green cloth with a garland stands on a raised platform, with a small silver figure in front and a kolam floral design on the floor. A date stamp in the lower right reads 13 Jan 2025 06:48:17, Salem, Tamil Nadu.2025-12-01Photograph of a temple shrine interior showing two gold-toned metal murtis standing on a large brass tray. The left figure is a bare-chested male sculpture with a red tilak on the forehead and a yellow flower on its head, its hand raised in a gesture. The right figure is a female sculpture draped in a red-orange cloth, holding a red rose, with a red tilak and a yellow flower at its base. Small brass offering items, a brass bell and a lamp sit nearby. Behind them stands a larger dark deity murti in a green and red-patterned garment with a garland, flanked by a small silver figure on a pedestal. The floor has painted white and yellow kolam designs. A date and location stamp appears in the lower right corner.2025-12-01Photo of a temple shrine interior showing golden statues on a brass tray coated with turmeric or oil. In the foreground stands a golden figure of a young male deity with a yellow cloth headdress and a red tilak on the forehead, one hand raised in blessing. Beside it is a golden female figure in a red garment holding a yellow flower, with a small golden sculpture at her base. A brass kalasha pot, a brass bell and a small brass lamp sit on the floor at right. Behind them, a silver figure of Ganesha in a pink cloth stands before a dark deity murti draped in a green silk cloth with a garland. Floor kolam designs in white and pink surround the area. The timestamp reads 13 Jan 2025 06:56:09, Salem, Tamil Nadu.2025-12-01Interior shrine photograph showing a brass tray holding two gold-finished murtis: a standing male figure with a red tilak and a yellow flower on his head, and a female figure in a red sari holding a pink flower. Smaller brass figures and a Nataraja-style figure sit on the tray. Beside it stand a brass pot, a brass lamp stand and a bowl of water with petals. Behind, a large dark deity murti in a green sari with a marigold garland fills the altar, with a small silver figure in front, and a patterned kolam decorates the floor. A timestamp reads 13 Jan 2025 06:50:51 Salem Tamil Nadu.2025-12-01Photograph of a temple shrine interior with no people visible. In the foreground on a large brass tray sit two gold-coloured metal murtis: a standing figure with a raised hand and a golden-yellow flower on its head beside a draped figure in red cloth, with a small stepped pyramid-shaped base, a brass bell and a lit oil lamp nearby. Yellow marigold flowers, a red-and-pink flower offering on a plate, and a small brass kalasha-style vessel complete the puja setup. Behind them, dark stone deity figures wear yellow and red silk draping and garlands, and a black lingam-like form is covered with an orange-and-gold cloth at right. The floor bears a painted lotus rangoli in white and yellow. A timestamp reads 27 Nov 2024 10:30:58 Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-11-27Photograph of a temple shrine with golden metal deity murtis on a large brass tray, one a standing figure with a raised hand and a crowned figure in a red-maroon cloth, both adorned with pink flowers on their heads. Small brass items, a dark stone, a Nataraja-style figure, a lamp, and a plate of pink petals and kumkum sit around them. Behind, a black stone murti draped in yellow cloth with garlands and a smaller figure stand on a raised platform over a white patterned floor. No people are visible.2024-11-27A photograph of gilded metal murtis on a large brass plate indoors, set on a patterned floor with white and red floral kolam designs. Two standing figures are shown: a bare-chested gold figure in short dhoti-style lower garment holding a raised hand, and a gold figure in an orange-red draped shawl with a red tilak on the forehead, holding a small kalasha-like pot. A gold sri yantra meru-shaped base sits to the left, decorated with yellow frangipani flowers placed on the figures and base. A small gold lamp stand and a bell-like item appear in front. A timestamp reads Mar. 15, 2025 10:33:15 a.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu. Background includes deity statues and a black stone figure.2025-03-15A photograph of a golden ritual arrangement on a large gold-coloured tray set on a concrete floor with white and pink kolam-style floral designs. Centre-left is a golden Sri Yantra meru-shaped stepped pyramid topped with a yellow marigold. Behind it stands a golden standing figure of a sage-like deity murti with a red kumkum mark and a red flower on its head, and to the right a golden female-form deity murti draped in a red cloth and holding a yellow marigold. A small lit oil lamp sits in a silver-edged dish at the front, with a small golden Nataraja-style image and a dark round stone nearby. Behind the tray are larger black and gold deity statues and a red-robed figure in the background. A date stamp reads Nov. 2, 2024 Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-01-11Photograph of a brass or gold-toned ritual tray holding a worship arrangement on a stone floor. Two gilded standing figures stand at the centre: the left is a bare-chested male form with raised hand and a flower on his head, the right is a female deity wearing a crown, a red-maroon draped cloth and holding a flower and a small pot. A stepped pyramidal sri yantra-style meru stands at left, a small gilded figure and a Nataraja-style base sit in the middle, and a lit oil lamp in a decorative silver-edged holder sits in front. Yellow marigold flowers adorn several items. Background shows a painted floor kolam and other deity statues. Timestamp in corner reads Oct. 24, 2024 7:21:02 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-10-24A photograph of a gold-plated ritual tray in an ashram shrine. On the tray stand a golden Shiva Lingam, a gilded figure of a standing male deity with a tilak and raised hand, and a gilded female deity in a red-and-yellow draped sari, with yellow flower petals scattered around. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits at right. The floor is decorated with white and yellow kolam designs, and a black deity murti and a small figure in red stand in the background. A timestamp in the corner reads Nov. 17, 2024 9:19:21 a.m. Salem Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2024-11-17Photograph of a gilded metal murti group on a large brass tray set on a concrete floor. A standing gold figure of a male saint with a red tilak on the forehead and a yellow flower on the head holds one hand raised in blessing, while beside him a taller gold deity figure with a crown, red tilak and yellow flower wears a red shawl and holds a small object. In front stands a gold Shri Yantra-style pedestal with a yellow marigold on top, a black stone lingam-like object behind it, and small brass vessels and a lamp on the tray. Floor shows yellow and red painted kolam designs, and a timestamp reads Oct. 12, 2024 10:32:41 a.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-12-10Photograph of a brass or gold-toned ritual tray set on a floor with white and pink kolam-style floral designs. On the tray stand a shaved-head, unclothed-torso standing figure with raised hand and short dhoti-like waist cloth, and a female deity figure wearing a red draped cloth and a crown, with red tilak. A yellow flower sits on the head of each figure. Beside them are a stepped sri yantra-shaped meru, a small Nataraja figure, a small oil lamp, and tiny bell and foot-shaped objects. A small plate with kumkum and offerings appears at right. These are statues, not people, so no physical people are present. The image carries a timestamp reading Nov. 5, 2024 9:44:00 a.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-04-11