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A photograph inside a temple shrine. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in an orange turban and orange dhoti with a sash holds a lit oil lamp toward a large black stone deity murti. The murti wears a pink turban, pink garment with a green waist sash, layered gold necklaces and a large round pendant, standing before a gilded arched backdrop and a gold lamp stand with multiple oil lamps. A small white board labelled KAILASA MADURAI sits at the base. A date stamp reads 30/06/2025 04:49.

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A photograph inside a shrine where a priest in an orange turban and orange dhoti, bare-chested with white ash marks on his arm, holds a lit oil lamp aarti toward a black stone murti. The murti wears a pink turban, gold and beaded necklaces, a pink garment with a green sash, and stands before a gilded arch with ornate tall brass lamp stands. A small white sign reads KAILASA MADURAI beside the murti, and a golden figure sits at the right edge. Colourful painted pillars and a green cloth frame the scene. A timestamp reads 30/06/2025 04:53.2025-05-17A photograph inside a shrine where a young priest with a bare back and orange dhoti-style cloth, wearing a saffron shoulder cloth, stands holding a lit oil lamp toward a large dark stone murti of a standing figure. The murti wears an orange turban, layered gold and red beaded necklaces, an orange dhoti with a gold waistband, and holds up both hands. It stands before an ornate golden arch with a red and yellow painted pillar, gold lamp stands and a red velvet curtain. A brass bowl filled with pink flower petals sits on the floor in front. A small golden figure stands at the right edge beside a placard reading KAILASA MADURAI. A timestamp reads 07/02/2025 11:55. No living a person is visible; the central figure is a murti.2025-07-02A young person with short dark hair, seen from behind, stands in orange saffron clothing with a bare upper back and orange shawl draped over one shoulder, holding a lit oil lamp or plate in front of a dark stone deity murti. The murti stands with a trident in one hand, wears a gold crown, multi-strand gold and green garlands, and a red and green striped dhoti with a gold waist ornament. Behind it are gold-framed arches, ornate red and yellow banners with floral and bird motifs, tall brass oil lamp stands with multiple tiers, and gold figures at the edges. A white sign reads KAILASA MADURAI, and a timestamp shows 14/04/2025 22:37. The scene appears to be a puja performed before the murti.A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a priest seen from behind, wearing an orange turban and orange dhoti with a saffron shawl over his bare back, holding a lit oil lamp toward a dark-faced deity murti. The murti wears a pink turban with a floral ornament, layered gold and jewelled necklaces, a pink garment with a green waist sash, and a green-rimmed pendant. It stands in an ornate arched red-and-gold niche before a red curtain. Gold oil lamp stands flank the shrine, two gilded female figures hold lamps at either side, and a small white sign reading KAILASA MADURAI sits on a green-draped table. A timestamp in the lower right reads 16/06/2025 09:24.A photograph inside a temple-style room showing a dark-skinned deity murti standing in front of a gold-framed niche, wearing a purple and orange turban, garlands of white and orange flowers, a red-and-gold garment and a trident in its hand. In the foreground a person seen from behind, with a bare back and orange saffron cloth wrapped around the body, faces the murti. Tall brass oil lamps stand on both sides, and two large red and gold canopies hang at the corners. A golden seated figure and a white sign reading KAILASA MADURAI stand at the right.2024-10-29 +1 copiesIndoor temple shrine photo. A shaven-headed figure from behind, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over the shoulder and bare back, offers a lit oil lamp toward a large black stone deity murti standing before a golden arch. The murti wears a red and green striped silk dhoti, layered gold necklaces and a golden crown, holds a golden trident, and a gold abhaya hand is raised. Golden oil lamp stands and a golden figure flank the shrine, with red and yellow decorative banners behind. A red cloth covers the base. The figure is a priest performing puja and not a visually distinctive a person candidate.A photograph inside a temple shrine. In the foreground, a young boy with short dark hair and bare upper body, wearing an orange cloth wrap, faces away from the camera while holding a lit oil lamp (deepam) toward a large black stone deity murti with a trident (trishula) in one hand, a purple turban, a red and gold garment, and a garland of white and red flowers. The murti stands before a gold arched backdrop. Tall brass lamp stands with multiple oil lamps flank the scene, along with red and yellow canopy umbrellas with white bird emblems and a golden figure of a female devotee at the right edge. A maroon curtain hangs behind. Lit lamp and aarti ritual in progress.2024-09-11A photograph inside a temple shrine where a black stone deity murti stands in front of a gold arched backdrop, wearing a purple turban, red and gold garments, a garland and a trident in one hand. A young person with bare shoulders and a saffron-orange cloth draped over the body stands in the foreground holding a small oil lamp toward the murti. Tall brass lamp stands and two gold-and-red ceremonial umbrellas flank the deity, with a maroon curtain behind. A gold statue of a kneeling attendant holding a plate sits at right, beside a white placard reading KAILASA MADURAI on a table. No one in the scene is identifiable as a specific person from appearance here, so the figure is described by role only.2024-03-11A photograph inside a shrine room where a young priest with a shaved head and bare back, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, stands before a large dark deity murti with a trident and a garlanded, jewelled costume in maroon and gold. The murti is framed by a golden arch and flanked by tall brass oil lamp stands, one lamp lit at the priest's hands, and a gold-coloured female attendant figure holds a lamp on a tray to the right. Red and gold ceremonial umbrellas with a white dove emblem stand on each side, and a maroon velvet curtain hangs behind. A white sign at the right reads KAILA and MADU, partly cut off. The scene shows a puja with offerings in progress; the priest is the only physical person visible.2024-10-28Indoor temple shrine scene showing a standing dark-stone deity murti dressed in a purple and maroon turban, red and orange garments, garlands and gold ornaments, holding a trident and raised hand in front of a gold arched backdrop. A young man with bare shoulders wears an orange cloth and white marks on his body and stands with his back to the camera, holding a small lit oil lamp on a brass plate in an aarti or puja offering. Tall brass lamp stands flank the murti, with golden seated attendant figures to the right and red and gold canopy banners behind. A white placard partly visible at the bottom right reads KAILA... MADU...2024-01-11A young male devotee in an orange dhoti with bare upper body and white sacred ash markings on his arms stands at left holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame before a large black deity murti of Shiva holding a golden trident, wearing a red and gold garment, a garland of white and red flowers, and an ornate silver-and-red necklace. Ornate gold-framed arches and tall brass lamp stands surround the murti, with red and yellow canopies and a red velvet curtain behind. A golden statue stands at right beside a white sign reading KAILASA MADURAI. The scene is a puja or aarti at a temple shrine.2024-10-27A photograph inside a temple-like room showing a priest in orange-red dhoti and sash, seen from behind, holding a small oil lamp toward a grey-faced deity murti with a red and gold turban, a heavy gold necklace and golden garlands, and a gold-patterned arch behind it. Ornate gold oil lamp stands tower on the right, a brass bowl of red flower petals sits on a carved gold table, a gold figure stands near the right edge, and a sign on a stand reads KAILASA MADURAI. A woman-shaped gold statue appears at the left. Red and gold canopies and red velvet curtains frame the scene.2025-01-02