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A young woman in an orange top and orange-red skirt with a gold border leans over a gold-coloured metal murti of a multi-armed standing deity on a wooden platform against a plain white wall, holding a small lamp or flame near the figure while a large grey metal vessel of liquid sits on the wet floor in front. A red-banded arm and bare feet are visible; she wears a dark braid and a red bindi-style mark. Water covers the floor. The photo carries a timestamp and caption overlay.

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A barefoot person in an orange sari with a gold-bordered waist wrap pours liquid from a golden vessel over a small bronze deity murti with multiple arms, standing on a wooden base against a pale wall. A dark metal pot of liquid sits in the foreground on a wet floor. A timestamp and location overlay appears in the lower right corner.2025-08-06A photograph of a person in an orange sannyasi-style outfit bending over a steel vessel marked A15, pouring water from a copper pot into it on a wet concrete floor. A small gold-coloured deity murti stands beside the vessel against a plain wall, with a window and a blue cloth at the left edge. The person has hair tied back and is barefoot. Timestamped text in the lower right gives a Kothainatchiarpuram Road, Pudupalaiyam, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu location, with a note about items received from AK to RJP. The page refers to a Rajapalayam ritual, but the image shows only a water-pouring scene, so no specific ritual is established.2025-08-06A woman in a red-and-orange sari with a yellow blouse bends over a small wooden platform in a plain room with pale blue-grey walls and a wall-mounted electrical panel. Beside her stands a brass deity murti with a tall crown and multiple arms holding objects. She is pouring or offering from a steel vessel placed on the floor, and a small brass lamp sits on the platform. A dark rudraksha-style bead necklace hangs at her neck. The floor is wet with scattered white flower petals. A timestamp overlay reads 04-May-2025 6:30:30 PM, Kothainatchiarpuram Road, Pudupalaiyam, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu.2025-04-05A photograph of a woman bending over a small brass deity murti on a low wooden stand against a pale wall. She wears a red saree with a yellow blouse, bangles and a drop earring, and holds a small spoon or ladle near the figure. Beside the stand sit small brass bowls and a large steel pot on the floor. An electrical switch board is mounted on the wall above. A timestamp overlay reads 04-May-2025 6:30:38 PM, Kothainatchiarpuram Road, Pudupalaiyam, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu.2025-04-05Outdoor photo of an abhishekam at a small open-air shrine beside a large tree. A young person with hair tied up in a bun, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, wraps orange cloth around the lower body and pours liquid from a brass vessel over a black stone Lingodbhava murti in a gold-tinted tall column form. A metal pot, a brass bowl, a stone bull figure at the lower left and a tray of fruit and offerings sit nearby. Orange and purple cloth draping and a rusted rebar fence enclose the area, with a shipping-container-style structure behind. Timestamp 15/09/2024 17:47 at lower right.2024-09-15A young person in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and horizontal white ash stripes on the arms kneels on the floor pouring liquid from a brass vessel into a wide brass basin. Beside them, a brass figure of a seated deity sits on a gold-painted wooden pedestal or stand, and a row of brass oil lamps sits on shelves in a gold-painted niche. A brass pot stands in the lower right corner. The scene suggests an abhishekam ritual in a temple room, with gold walls and a tiled floor.2025-03-29A young person with hair tied in a bun and white ash markings on the arms and upper back pours liquid from a small metal vessel over a black stone lingam pillar in an outdoor courtyard. The person wears an orange-saffron cloth wrapped around the waist and drapes, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and stands barefoot on a metal plate. The black pillar carries a carved relief of a deity form, set on a stone pedestal beside a large tree trunk. Behind is a yellow and purple striped cloth fence, a red metal container structure, and a steel vessel of water on the left. The scene reads as an abhishekam ritual at a shrine.2024-09-15A young child monk in orange saffron wrap with a rudraksha mala and bare upper body holds a brass plate with a lit flame and offerings in front of a dark wooden bed-like platform draped with brown cloth. A small golden deity murti stands on the platform beside a small white bowl and a few brass items, with a red velvet curtain behind. A bright lamp flame is visible on the plate. The setting appears to be a morning ritual in a temple sanctum, with a timestamp in the lower corner.2024-06-19A photograph of a woman in an orange dress with gold-bordered hem performing puja at a black stone sculptural arrangement of deity murtis on a raised black stone platform. She wears a rudraksha-style mala and a small round pendant, holds a small bell in one hand and a brass plate in the other, and bends toward the murtis. A small bowl of offerings sits at the platform's edge. Behind them is a bare hall with pale green walls, double wooden doors, a window and a small standing figure on a stand. A timestamp in the lower right reads 07-Jun-2025 10:52:38 AM.2025-07-06A photograph inside a shrine showing a shirtless young priest in an orange dhoti and orange upper cloth pouring water from a golden vessel over a black stone deity murti. The murti has multiple arms and a tall crown, and stands within an ornate gold-leaf arch with carved foliage and a gold ceiling. A small bronze standing deity figure stands in front of the black murti. The scene appears to be an abhishekam ritual bathing the deity.2024-10-26KAILASA RAJAPALAYAM On 3/8/20252025-03-08 +2 copiesA photograph inside a bare, pale-walled hall with a concrete floor. A young woman with a braid, wearing an orange blouse and skirt with gold border, a red-orange shawl draped over her shoulder and a rudraksha mala with a pendant, stands at right holding a brass plate with a small lamp or offering and a handbell in her other hand. In front of her is a row of dark stone deity murti figures and carved backing slabs set on a black stone base, with a small brass bowl of offerings at its edge. A wooden chair and a double door are visible in the background. A timestamp reads 07-Jun-2025 10:52:33 AM.2025-07-06