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A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-painted walls and a gilded arch decorated with red and white flower garlands. A bare-chested, grey-haired priest in a white dhoti with gold borders, a rudraksha mala at his neck, stands with his back to the camera and reaches up to adorn or bathe a dark-blue-robed standing deity murti with a tall crown. Beside it stands another gold-toned murti holding a staff-like object. A brown bucket sits on the marble floor, and a blue and green garland hangs across the top of the frame. The scene matches a Gurupoornima abhishegam alangaram ritual.

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A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands with his back to the camera, raising both arms to pour from a small vessel over the head of a bronze deity murti in a gilded arched niche. The niche is framed by a garland of red and white flowers. Flanking statues stand on the left and right, one dark-robed female figure holding a lotus-like object. Blue floral garlands hang along the top of the yellow wall. A brass vessel sits at lower right on a white marble floor. A timestamp and location caption overlay the lower right corner, and a banner along the bottom reads Abhishegam Guruu Poornima Bramhotshavam.A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a bare-chested priest with short grey hair and a white dhoti with gold border standing at left, lifting his arms to a bronze-coloured standing deity murti on a golden niche. The central murti has four arms and holds a drum-like instrument and a flame-like object, with a crown-like head ornament; a smaller standing figure stands to the left and a dark-robed figure with a tall crown stands to the right. Red and white flower garland decorates the arch above, with blue paper streamers across the top. A cloth spread lies on the marble floor and a timestamp overlay reads 30 Jun 2025, Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.A photograph inside a temple shrine in Tondiarpet, Chennai. An elderly bare-chested priest with white hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread, stands with his back to the camera and extends his arm toward a gilded deity murti. The central standing murti is a four-armed form of Shiva-like iconography holding a trident and a flame-like object, flanked by two smaller standing figures, one on the left and a female figure in a dark blue robe on the right holding a small vessel. Strings of red and white flowers and blue garlands decorate the golden arch behind them. A patterned banner hangs at the right edge. Overlay text shows the date 30 Jun 2025 and the address 280 4th Street, Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. No a person candidate is visible.A bare-chested priest with short grey hair and a white dhoti bordered in gold stands with his back to the camera, reaching up to adorn or bathe a group of wooden statues in a yellow-walled shrine. He holds a small object in both hands above the figures. Standing statues include a figure on the left with raised palm and gold-banded loincloth, a central deity murti with raised arm, and a female figure on the right wearing a dark blue garment and a tall crown. Red and white flower garland decorates the golden arch above, and a small statue sits at the base. A camera timestamp reads 28 Apr 2025 and a location caption reads Kailasa Tondiarpet, Chennai.A photograph of a shrine room with yellow-washed walls where a shaved-headed priest with a white dhoti bordered in gold stands bare-chested with his back to the camera, facing a set of metal deity murtis. The central murti is a four-armed standing deity holding a trident and other implements, flanked by a gold-toned male figure and a dark-clothed female figure holding a lamp. Blue and red marigold garlands drape the arch above, and a striped cloth hangs on the right. Two metal vessels sit on the floor and a small brass figure stands on the altar. The timestamp reads 30 Jun 2025 12:49:45 with a Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu location overlay, and a caption along the bottom reads abhishegam GURUU POORNIMA BRAMHOTSHAVAM, indicating abhishekam ritual activity during Gurupoornima Brahmotsavam.A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands with her back to the camera, pouring water from a brass vessel over a dark-coloured deity murti standing on a shiva-linga style base. Beside it a four-armed golden deity murti holds a damaru-like drum and a flame in its raised hands. The shrine arch is gilded and decorated with a garland of red and white flowers. A timestamp and location overlay sits at the lower right of the frame.A photograph inside a gilded shrine. A bare-chested priest with white hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a white sacred thread, stands with his back to the camera pouring liquid from a small bowl toward two gilded statues. On the left stands a golden figure of a bare-chested male saint with one hand raised in blessing, and on the right a figure of a female deity in a blue garment with a tall white crown, dripping with white liquid. Red and white flower garlands decorate the arch above, and a small brass lamp stands on the shrine ledge. The camera overlay shows the date 28 Apr 2025 and the location Kailasa Tondiarpet, Chennai.A photograph inside a small temple shrine with golden-yellow walls and an ornate gold arched niche decorated with red and white flowers. A bare-chested older man with grey hair, wearing a white dhoti, stands with his back to the camera, raising his arms to pour or offer something over a statue. Three gilded statues stand in the niche: a standing male figure on the left with raised hand, a central figure partly hidden, and a female figure on the right in a green and purple sari holding a lamp. A rudraksha-style mala hangs on the man's neck. A timestamp in the corner reads 6 Jun 2025 13:13:50, Chennai, kailasa tondiorpet, and the caption reads vaigasi chithranatchathra special abhishegam.2025-06-06Inside a temple shrine with yellow-painted walls and a gold arch decorated with red and blue flower garlands and paper streamers, a bare-chested elderly priest with white hair stands wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, holding a small ritual item and facing three golden deity murtis on a wooden platform. A seated woman in a white top and white garment sits in the foreground beside brass pots, a tray with oil lamps, a red cloth, bananas and fruit, and a brass vessel. A timestamp reads 30 Jun 2025 12:50:28, 280 4th Street, Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.A photograph inside a shrine room with yellow-ochre walls and a carved golden arch framing three bronze-gold murtis on a wooden platform. A woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at left, pouring liquid from a vessel onto the central four-armed deity murti, which holds a trident-like weapon and a flame-like object. Flanking murtis stand at left and right. The arch is draped with blue and red-flower garlands and blue-green paper strings hang overhead. Brass pots, a cloth on the floor and a bowl of white material sit at the lower edges. A timestamp and address overlay reads 30 Jun 2025 in Tondiarpet, Chennai.A shirtless older man with grey hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, stands at left pouring liquid from a small vessel held overhead over a bronze-coloured deity murti with four arms. The murti is smeared with white paste and stands on a dark pedestal beside a second standing figure in a green garment. The murti sits within a gilded arch decorated with red and white flowers. A timestamp reads 6 Jun 2025 13:04:34 with labels reading Chennai and kailasa tondiorpet. The scene shows an abhishekam ritual in progress.2025-06-06A shirtless priest with grey hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread, pours liquid from a vessel over a carved wooden deity murti with four arms, holding a trident-like weapon and a lotus or flame emblem in its upper hands. Abhishekam is being performed. Beside it stands a second wooden figure with a tall crown and a dark blue garment, holding a lamp-like object. Both figures stand on carved stone pedestals against a golden arched niche decorated with red, white and green flower garlands. The walls are yellow and a timestamp overlay reads 28 Apr 2025 at Kasima Nagar, Tondiarpet, Chennai.