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A photograph inside a gold-walled shrine room in Salem, Tamil Nadu, showing a standing priest on the left in a white dhoti with wide gold borders, a white turban with gold border, rudraksha mala and white sacred markings on his arms, performing puja with a small brass object in his hands beside a brass lamp stand. On the right, a golden statue of a seated figure with a red turban and jeweled ornaments, wearing a long beaded necklace, a green and gold shawl and a garland of red and orange flowers, raises one hand in blessing. A heap of pink petals lies in a tray before the statue, and a small oil lamp burns on the golden pedestal. The statue is a statue, not a living person. A timestamp reads Mar. 17, 2025 11:41:32 a.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.

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