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A temple shrine at KAILASA Salem decorated for Karthigai Deepam. A gilded statue seated on a golden lotus pedestal wears a blue beaded necklace and a pink and green garment, and stands beneath a magenta drape with red and white garlands. A sign reads KAILASA SALEM BHARATH with small portrait images. To the right a dark Shiva lingam wrapped in a yellow and green turban-like cloth and silver adornments sits on a maroon-and-gold cloth decorated with temple and Nandi motifs. In front, a golden cobra hood shelters a small deity pair in red garments and a smaller figure holds a flower. Oil lamps burn on a wooden table amid scattered white flowers, brass bowls of fruit, sweets and kumkum, and incense sticks. No people are visible.