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A seated elderly devotee with short grey hair and white vibhuti marks on the forehead presses palms together in namaskar, eyes closed, in a dim room with pale walls. He wears a dark maroon top, a white dhoti and a pink-white cloth draped over the shoulders. Around him on the floor are brass puja items, a small brass bell, a kumkum or turmeric bowl, a plate of rice, a white paper and a copper vessel. A small framed picture hangs on the upper left wall.

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A dim, candlelit indoor shrine photographed at dusk. In the left foreground a person in a white top, with dark hair in a bun, leans over a low altar and pours liquid from a vessel onto a brass or copper lingam-style object. A tall garland of dark beads and gold-tinted flowers hangs on a dark pillar in the background. Small oil lamps, a brass puja plate with a kalasha-like vessel, a glowing oil lamp in the lower left, and small bottles and cloths are arranged on the altar. Plain pink-white walls and a framed picture at the top edge complete the setting. Only the one person is visible; the image is blurred.A photo taken inside a home shrine during a Neivethiyam offering. In the foreground an elderly man with short grey hair sits bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white dhoti with a gold border. His hand rests on a brass object near a black bowl. Behind him, another person's arm reaches in holding a framed picture of a deity draped with a red garland. An orange-and-red cloth covers the shrine area. A timestamp overlay reads 28 Jun 2025 09:45:15 with an address in Tondiarpet, Chennai.A bare-chested man with short greying hair and a white moustache sits against a plain pale wall, pressing his palms together in añjali mudrā at his chest. He wears two white cloth bundles tied on top of his head, a dark beaded necklace, a gold bangle on one wrist, and white tilak markings on his forehead. The image contains no visible text, and the setting appears to be a simple indoor room.A photograph of a bare-chested man with short greying hair and a grey moustache, standing in a plain white-walled room with his palms pressed together in namaste. A white cloth is draped over his left shoulder, a dark rudraksha-style mala hangs at his neck, and a yellow thread is tied on his right wrist, with a white tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a framed portrait on the wall shows a seated figure in orange robes with a flower garland, and a bottle and small papers sit on a shelf at lower right. The man is the only physical person visible.A photograph inside a small shrine room with yellow walls and white floor tiles. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with an orange border and white sacred ash lines on his body, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands bent over an altar performing worship with his hands. The altar holds a framed painted figure of a seated man with long hair and a crown-like headdress, several small deity murtis, a brass lamp with a lit flame, brass plates, small bowls and marigold garlands in red and yellow. Decorative paper diyas are stuck to the ornate arch behind the altar.2021-06-28A blurred, overexposed photo inside a shrine. In the right foreground, a bare-chested older man with a white moustache and beard, white marks on his forehead, and a beaded mala around his neck looks toward the camera. Behind him, two deity murti are decorated with white flower garlands and red-and-white adornments, with a yellow cloth draped below them. The left edge is a dark blurred object in the foreground.August 25 20122012-08-25Kailsa puduvai july 15th 2021KAILASA KULIM, MALAYSIA on 7/3/20212021-07-03A photograph of a priest seated cross-legged on a green cloth in a plain room, performing a pooja. He is bare-chested with grey hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a thread over his shoulder, and a beaded necklace. Before him are brass plates and bowls with flowers, a small lit oil lamp, and copper vessels. Behind the altar, a standing picture shows a figure in orange with a trident and a framed photograph of a bearded figure with a crown-like headdress, garlands and beads, beside a decorated doll-like figure in a purple skirt with flower garlands. A cardboard box and an orange cloth are at the left, and a wooden door is in the background.2025-01-19A bare-chested older man in a white dhoti stands at a shrine table, bending forward to make offerings. He wears a dark beaded rudraksha-style mala and a sacred thread over his shoulder. The shrine is decorated with red and orange marigold garlands and small decorative oil-lamp stickers on a yellow wall. A seated deity murti with a crown and ornaments, along with brass vessels, a kalasha-type pot, a plate of food on a banana leaf, and a lit oil lamp, sits on the table. Framed pictures of a goddess in lotus pose and a devotional image hang on the wall behind. This appears to be a puja and neivedyam offering at a home shrine.2021-06-23A middle-aged man with short grey hair and a grey moustache sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in prayer. He wears a cream and beige striped collared shirt and a long rudraksha mala with a small framed portrait pendant hanging from it. White horizontal tilak lines mark his forehead with a red dot between the brows. A gold bracelet is visible on his wrist. The blurred background shows other people in white clothing.2012-08-23