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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.

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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 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 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 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.Inside 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 temple shrine with three bronze-coloured deity murtis in an arched golden niche, the central figure with four arms holding objects, flanked by two smaller standing figures, all adorned with white and yellow flowers and sandal or white abhishekam marks. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and brown shoulder cloth stands at the left, arm extended toward the central murti, performing abhishekam. Oil lamps stand on the floor at the base of the figures. A timestamp and caption on the lower right read the date and location.2025-06-06A shaved-headed priest with a bare upper body and a white dhoti with gold border stands with his back to the camera, raising his arms high to pour liquid over a bronze deity murti. The murti is a four-armed standing figure with a tall crown and jewelled garlands, dressed with white flower garlands and a white jasmine-style garland on its crown. Beside it stands a second deity statue wearing a green sari-like garment with a floral crown, also garlanded. A rudraksha mala hangs over the priest's shoulder. Gold-patterned arches and red flowers frame the shrine niche, and a white cloth lies on the marble floor. A timestamp reads 6 Jun 2025 13:04:52 Chennai and the caption reads kailasa tondiorpet, vaigasi chithranatchathra special abhishegam.2025-06-06A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala around his neck stands barefoot on a marble floor, pouring liquid from a small vessel over two wooden deity murtis on a raised wooden platform. The murtis are standing figures with bare torsos, partly covered in white sandal paste or ash markings; the right figure holds a mace-like object and a hand gesture, and a garland of red and white flowers decorates the golden arch behind them. A small brass figure sits on the platform. Timestamp overlay reads 6 Jun 2025 13:04:42 Chennai and the caption text reads vaigasi chithranatchathra special abhishegam. The scene shows an abhishekam ritual.2025-06-06A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a golden border stands at left, lifting his arms to pour liquid over a wooden statue. The statue to his left is a standing sage-like figure with a shaved head and white-streaked body. Centre is a four-armed deity murti with a tall crown, holding a drum-like object and flame, with a sacred thread and ornaments, standing on a lotus base. At right is a female deity murti in a blue garment with a tall crown and a lamp. Behind them is an ornate golden arch hung with red and white flower garlands. Some statues are wet and streaked with white liquid. The scene is a temple abhishekam ritual in progress.A photograph of a temple abhishekam in progress before three standing deity murtis in a niche decorated with gold-toned relief and a garland arch of red and white flowers. A bare-chested man with short grey hair, wearing a white dhoti and a dark rudraksha-style mala, pours liquid from a small vessel over the shoulder of the left-hand figure, a bronze-coloured statue of a male attendant. The central murti is a four-armed figure with a tall crown, holding a drum-like instrument and a flame. To the right stands a female murti in a green sari with a tall crown. Digital timestamp in the lower right reads 6 Jun 2025 13:13:55, Chennai, kailasa tondiorpet, vaigasi chithranatchathra special abhishegam.2025-06-06A photograph of a temple shrine with golden-yellow walls and an ornate arched niche decorated with red and white flowers and carved gilt scrollwork. Three large wooden or bronze-toned deity statues stand on pedestals: a multi-armed central figure with a tall crown holding a drum and a flame, flanked by a male figure and a female figure in a green-and-purple sari. A bare-chested priest with grey hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a dark shawl over his shoulder, stands at left facing the statues, one hand raised toward them. The scene suggests an abhishegam ritual, and a timestamp and caption read 'vaigasi chithranatchathra special abhishegam'.2025-06-06