Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
A woman stands in a temple shrine room with her palms pressed together in namaskar greeting. She wears a white sari with a light border and a mustard-yellow blouse, with a white forehead mark and a beaded necklace. Behind her are dark stone deity murtis in orange-red arched niches, a figure draped in pink cloth with a green-faced murti, and a white cloth draped over a platform with garlands. On the steps in front are oil lamps, a brass plate, a tray with flowers and offerings, and small bottles. The lower right corner shows a timestamp and location text.

More like this

Open the gallery
A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a single priest bent forward at a low brass lamp stand, lighting a flame with his right hand. He wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered end and a gold-bordered shawl over his bare upper body, and has grey hair tied in a knot. Behind him a black deity murti with multiple arms, clad in a yellow-gold cloth, sits within a gold-trimmed niche with orange backdrop. Beside it stand smaller figures, including a female deity in a blue sari with a crown and a tall male deity in white and gold with a red-orange mantle. A metal bucket sits at the lower left, and a shrine with a green umbrella and gold lotus-shaped pedestal are visible. Timestamp reads 26 Dec 2025 08:45:59 with location text Alagapuram Periyaputhur, Salem, Tamil Nadu, Kailasa Salem.2025-12-26A photograph of a devotee woman with grey hair pulled back, wearing a white sari with a wide gold border, standing with palms pressed together in namaste before a black stone deity murti. The murti wears an orange-red cloth and sits within a gold arched niche backed by an orange cloth. In front, on a round brass tray, are a golden shivalingam-style object and a small gold figure, with a brass bell and oil lamp at left. A timestamp overlay reads Dec. 27, 2024 10:55:20 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-12-27A woman with grey hair tied in a bun bends forward at a shrine, lighting an oil lamp with a flame on a small brass kalasha-style vessel and other brass pots. She wears a white cloth with a gold border and a mustard-gold blouse. Behind her stands a dark deity murti holding a trident and other attributes, dressed in a yellow-gold cloth, set within a gold arched niche with orange drapes on both sides. Ornate gold framing surrounds the shrine, and a timestamp overlay reads 26 Dec 2025 08:46:54 with the location Alagapuram Periyaputhur, Salem, Tamil Nadu, Kailasa Salem.2025-12-26A photograph inside a temple shrine in Alagapuram, Salem. A woman with grey hair tied back, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a mustard-yellow blouse, bends forward and pours liquid over a small copper yantra or abhishekam vessel set on a low wooden stand. A metal bucket sits in the foreground. Behind her stands a dark deity murti seated in gold garments, holding a trident-like staff, with a copper kalasha and offerings nearby. To the right are standing dark deity murtis, one in a blue dress with a crown and one in white robes with an ornate crown and garlands. Gold lotus pedestals and orange cloth decorate the shrine walls. A timestamp reads 26 Dec 2025 08:45:46 with the location Alagapuram Periyaputhur Salem Tamil Nadu Kailasa Salem.2025-12-26A photograph inside a shrine niche framed by ornate gold-painted carved arch. An elderly woman with grey hair tied in a bun, wearing a mustard-yellow blouse and a white sari with a gold border, stands with her back to the camera and reaches toward a dark deity murti, which is being attended at the shrine. The red cloth lining the niche and a red curtain at right frame the scene. Brass vessels and a small lamp sit on a gold table at left. A timestamp overlay reads 26 Dec 2025 08:41:38 Alagapuram Periyaputhur Salem Tamil Nadu Kailasa Salem.2025-12-26A photograph inside a temple shrine of a single woman with grey hair pulled back in a bun, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border and a gold-yellow blouse, bending forward to light a small oil lamp held in her hand. In front of her, a brass kalasha-like lamp stand with a lit flame sits on a platform. Behind is a dark stone murti of a deity in a gold-yellow garment, holding a trident and other attributes, with small brass figures and a red-clad figure beside it. An orange backdrop and gold arch frame the shrine. A timestamp reads 26 Dec 2025 08:46:55 with the location Alagapuram Periyaputhur, Salem, Tamil Nadu, Kailasa Salem.2025-12-26A woman in a white sari with a gold border pours water from a vessel over a dark black deity murti in an arched golden niche, performing abhishekam. The murti is draped in red cloth and stands on a gold base beside small gold figures and a gold pyramid-shaped object. An oil lamp burns and a plate of flower petals sits on a side ledge. Behind is an orange cloth and a pink curtain, and a sign reads Salem Rath. The floor is wet with a yellow floral kolam pattern on the right. There are no visible men or a person-like figures in the scene.2025-08-01A woman with grey hair in a low braid, wearing a white sari with a gold border, stands at the side of a deity murti and holds a lit oil lamp toward it with her right hand. The murti is a dark stone or wood figure seated before an orange cloth backdrop inside a gold arched frame, smeared with yellow turmeric paste and wearing red drapery; it holds a trident-like staff. In front, a gold-coloured figure and a brass tray hold a golden kalasha-style vessel and flowers. A magenta cloth hangs behind. A timestamp overlay reads Jan. 17, 2025 10:17:14 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2025-01-17A photograph inside a shrine room with golden walls and orange-backed arched niches. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a white head cloth with gold edging stands at right with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, a rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him stand black stone deity murti: a dark Nandi-like bull figure draped in a purple and gold cloth with garlands, and a four-armed figure in green and gold garments. A brass trident stands at right, and in front are brass oil lamps, a kalasha, a small bell and a plate of pink flower petals. At lower right, a dark figure with a crown of beads and pink flowers sits on a pink cloth with a brass lamp. A timestamp overlay reads Jun. 19, 2024 6:58:57 p.m., with a location line for Alagapuram Periyaputhur, Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-06-19A woman with grey hair in a long braid, wearing a white sari with gold-bordered edges, stands in profile on the left and holds a lit oil lamp toward a seated multi-armed deity murti. The murti is dark-toned with an orange-red cloth draped over it, a crown, and yellow flowers on its head. It sits within an ornate gold arched frame against an orange backdrop. Two small gold standing figures flank a gold stepped kalasha-like base at the front, each decorated with yellow flowers. A date and location overlay in the lower right reads Jan. 31, 2025, Salem, Tamil Nadu.2025-01-31A woman in a teal and beige silk saree with a vertical tilak on her forehead stands at a stone altar in a temple hall, holding a small brass bell in one hand and a brass dish in the other, offering a small lamp or puja vessel before a golden peetha-style pedestal. Behind her, a deity murti draped in a pink cloth with a garland sits on a golden lotus base, and a framed sign reads KAILASA SALEM. Two smaller figures in green garments decorated with orange marigold garlands stand beside her on the altar, and a ceiling fan hangs overhead. Time-stamped photo showing a puja with bell and lamp at the Kailasa Salem centre.2025-12-12A woman with grey hair pulled back in a bun, wearing a yellow blouse and white dhoti-style cloth with gold border, leans forward to pour liquid from a small vessel over a dark stone deity murti seated in a gold-framed niche with orange cloth backdrop. Smaller metal figures and a brass pyramidal shrivatsa-style base stand in front of the murti. A timestamp reads 26 Dec 2025 08:41:26 with location labels Alagapuram Periyaputhur Salem Tamil Nadu and Kailasa Salem. No a person candidate is visible.2025-12-26