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A photograph of a shrine niche framed in gold with a deep maroon backdrop, housing a dark stone deity murti dressed in a blue cloth and a decorated headpiece with gold and pink ornaments. The murti wears layered garlands of pink and white flowers, a gold-and-orange beaded necklace with a round pendant, and striped woven shawls. Offerings of bananas, lemons and leaves lie on a banana leaf at the base, with oil lamps flanking the shrine on both sides and a small brass bowl nearby. A timestamp reads 28 Jul 2025 3:03:36 pm and a caption in Tamil reads Kailasa Taramangalam. No physical people are visible.

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