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A barefoot man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands bare-chested with hands pressed together in namaskar, facing a dark stone standing figure of a deity murti set inside a carved stone arch. He wears rudraksha beads and a green-tinted ornament at his neck, and white sacred markings on his shoulders and chest. The wet concrete floor reflects light. A silver plate with offerings and a yellow flower sits to the right. Another dark figure stands at the left edge. A fluorescent light and wooden window are on the wall behind.

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A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border stands at left, bending forward and touching a dark stone statue of a standing male figure set within an ornate golden arched frame (torana). The statue has a yellow flower on its head and a yellow flower at its feet, placed on a dark pedestal on a wet, reflective floor. A brass bell is held in the priest's left hand. A silver plate with flowers sits to the right, and brass vessels are visible at the bottom edge. A barred window and a bright ceiling light are behind. The scene suggests abhishekam preparation at a shrine.A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at left, pouring liquid from a white vessel over a dark black stone statue of a standing male figure with hands at the sides. The statue stands on a black pedestal decorated with a yellow flower and is framed by an ornate golden-brown arched frame with carved floral detailing. A silver tray with offerings and a yellow flower sits on the wet grey floor at right, indicating abhishekam ritual bathing. A window with a wooden door and bright ceiling light are in the background.A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border pours water from a vessel over a black stone standing figure framed by an ornate brass arch, inside a plain whitewashed room with a window and a wall poster. A yellow flower rests on the statue's head and a plate with flowers and offerings sits on the wet floor. A framed portrait labelled with a readable caption hangs at left, showing a smiling figure in gold ornate clothing. The priest wears a rudraksha-style mala and white tilak marks on his chest and arm.A dark stone standing deity murti stands within an ornate carved golden arch on a wet concrete floor. The murti has a red tilak mark and a yellow flower placed on its head, and its body is smeared with white ritual paste. On the right, a metal plate holds dark offerings, a lit oil lamp and a yellow flower. Brass vessels sit in the foreground, and a large metal pot is at left. No people are visible.Kailasa salem december 27th 2021A photograph inside a gilded shrine niche with an orange backdrop. A bare-chested man with a white and gold-bordered head cloth and white dhoti stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing rudraksha beads. At right stands a black stone deity murti of Vishnu form with four arms, holding a conch and discus, dressed in a green and striped silk garment, a green shawl, a green turban crown, pink and white garlands and a jewelled necklace. Yellow marigold petals lie at its feet. In the foreground are brass puja vessels, a small green-clad figurine, a kalasha and oil lamps on a stone platform. A timestamp reads Jul. 17, 2024 7:44:45 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-07-17May 13 20122012-05-13 +1 copiesInside a shrine with gold-painted walls, a shirtless priest in white dhoti and sacred thread bends toward a dark stone deity murti draped in yellow cloth, holding a lit oil lamp near its base. A maroon cloth canopy and yellow flower garlands frame the murti, and another dark carved figure sits to the right on a red platform. The priest has white sacred ash marks on his shoulders and a beaded mala around his neck, performing a lamp offering or aarti.2025-05-01A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands in a gilded shrine doorway holding a brass plate with a lit oil lamp. Behind him a black deity murti wearing a silver crown, silver necklace, and a red and green silk garment sits on a dark pedestal decorated with yellow flowers. In the foreground, two clay oil lamps burn on a large brass tray. The doorway has a red curtain and a painted cloth hanging at left, and the floor border has red and green floral painting. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering at a temple shrine.2022-12-06A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at a large black stone lingam on a black yoni-pitha base inside a white-walled hall. He tends the lingam with one hand, and a gold arched prabhavali frame with a red cloth behind it surrounds the shrine. A gold trident hangs on the left wall. A framed portrait labelled with no legible name shows a figure with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a red garment, mounted on the right wall. Small brass plates with offerings sit on the floor at the bottom of the frame, and a corrugated roof and ventilation panels are visible above.2025-03-08A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border pours liquid from a vessel over a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms, standing before an orange cloth backdrop framed by an ornate gold arch. Two dark female murtis in gold-yellow garments flank the central figure, and a small brass deity with two red-clad attendant figures sits on a gold pedestal in front. The floor bears yellow and red kolam designs. The scene shows abhishekam, ritual bathing of the deity. The priest has white forehead markings and a rudraksha-style necklace; no one is identified as a person.2025-09-05Inside a shrine room, a young priest with shoulder-length dark hair, bare-backed and wearing an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a green border, performs puja with a lit lamp before a large dark stone murti of Shani Bhagavan (Saturn). The murti wears a white and gold-bordered dhoti, a white and yellow turban, and a gold beaded necklace with a large pendant, and stands within an ornate gilded arch. Brass lamp stands with lit wicks flank the shrine, along with tall decorated kalasha-like banners in red, yellow and green and a red velvet cloth beneath. A pair of golden sandals rests on a blue cloth at the base. A timestamp reads 29/03/2025 21:49.2025-03-29