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Photograph inside a shrine with a yellow-painted wall at a temple ritual. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with white sacred ash markings on his arms and back stands on the left, reaching toward a row of deity murtis. An older man with grey hair, also bare-chested with white markings, leans forward holding a small golden bowl over the central dark murti, which wears a blue cloth and garlands. Flanking murtis include a green-clad figure, a golden standing figure, and a figure in orange cloth and red garment. A small golden kalasha sits at the base, with brass lamps and vessels on a low platform. A seated devotee in a red striped shirt and a long chain of white beads occupy the lower foreground. A framed picture hangs on the upper wall. A timestamp reads Dec. 27, 2025 10:53:33 a.m. Pallipalayam, Tamil Nadu.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine with yellow walls. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti stands at left with white sacred ash marks on his back and shoulders, bent forward and touching a small brass figure on a wooden stand. Behind him are a dark-faced deity murti with a crown and a blue-robed deity murti decorated with white and multicolour flower garlands, and a golden-orange clad figure beside them. A brass shrine structure sits in front, with a small oil lamp burning on a low gold-coloured wooden platform, a flower on a brass plate, brass bells and a kalasha-style pot. At lower right a seated man in a pink checked shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged with head bowed in worship, beside an ornate gold chair with pearl garlands. A timestamp in the corner reads Dec. 27, 2025 10:53:44 a.m., with Pallipalayam, Tamil Nadu.2025-12-27Inside a golden-walled shrine, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with white sacred ash markings on his arms and back stands before a small altar, touching a brass figure with his hand. Behind him an older man in white leans forward. On the altar are a bronze murti in an orange-robed form, a dark deity murti in a blue garment with flower garlands, a brass shrine-shaped object, a lit oil lamp on a small wooden stand, and a brass plate with flower petals. A seated man in a pink striped shirt watches at lower right. A framed picture hangs above the altar. The photo has a timestamp reading Dec. 27, 2025 10:53:46 a.m. and Pallipalayam, Tamil Nadu.2025-12-27A photograph of a gold-painted shrine room with a corrugated roof. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits on a wooden seat at a yellow-cloth-covered table of brass plates and offerings, tending the rituals. A standing man with a bare upper body and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in front of the shrine. Behind them, a central shrine holds a Shiva linga draped with white and orange flower garlands, flanked by a red-clad deity murti with a crown and garlands on the right and a framed portrait of a bearded man in a white turban on the left. Framed photographs of seated robed figures in orange and red line the wall above. A large black stone linga lies in a wooden basin in the foreground, with brass lamps and vessels nearby. A timestamp reads Dec. 27, 2025 11:16:35 a.m. Pallipalayam, Tamil Nadu.2025-12-27Interior of a small temple hall with gold-painted walls and a corrugated roof, a ceiling fan overhead. A shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at left with hands folded in prayer, facing the altar. An older man seated on a low wooden stool at the altar, bare-chested with white sacred markings, performs a puja. The central altar holds a Shiva lingam draped in garlands with a deity figure in a red-draped niche behind; a second gilded niche at right holds a seated figure in garlands. Framed photographs of a figure in saffron-orange robes hang on the upper walls. Floor offerings include brass plates, a basket with cloth-wrapped items, a brass pot and a wooden platform. A timestamp reads Dec. 27, 2025 11:16:26 a.m. Pallipalayam, Tamil Nadu.2025-12-27Photo of an abhishekam in a shrine room with orange walls and a gilded arched frame draped with a blue cloth and marigold garlands. A bronze-toned standing figure of a bare-chested saint with a raised hand and a seated, orange-draped figure with a white crown stand inside the frame. On the right, a bare-chested priest in an orange turban and white dhoti with gold border pours liquid from a vessel over the figures. Two men in white dhotis with gold borders stand at left, one with palms joined in namaskar and one in a white head cloth, both with sacred ash on their arms. A brass vessel sits on the floor, a small offering plate rests near the altar, and white cloths lie on the floor at lower right. Small framed portraits of seated figures line the top of a wooden cabinet at left.2025-03-18A shirtless priest in a white dhoti pours water from a brass pot over metal figures during an abhishekam at a temple shrine. He has white sacred marks on his arms and chest. Before him sits a brass shivalinga-style vessel on a wooden stand with brass kalasha pots, a lit oil lamp and marigold petals. Behind are black stone deity murtis with garlands and blue and green skirts, a central white-clad murti under a green umbrella, and gold-framed niches. A timestamp reads 05-Jan-2026 6:51:58 am, Salem, KAILASA SALEM.2026-01-05Photo inside a temple shrine. A shaved-headed priest with a grey beard and rudraksha mala, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with gold border, pours liquid from a brass vessel over a small gold-toned murti of a standing figure. Beside it stands a second gold-toned standing figure holding a cup, on a gold base with a metallic sri yantra-style meru piece in the middle. A brass plate with flower petals and a brass oil lamp sit nearby. Behind them is a gold seated deity murti garlanded with flowers under a magenta cloth, a blue-clad deity figure, a dark stone murti, and orange drapery in an arched niche. This appears to be an abhishekam being performed. The priest is a person, not a statue.2025-09-05A bare-chested elderly priest in a white dhoti and a red rudraksha mala pours water from a brass vessel over a small gold-toned metal deity figure on a low wooden stand during abhishekam. Beside it stand a gold-toned metal figure in orange cloth, a golden sri yantra style pyramid, and several brass pots and kalasha vessels. In the background, dark-stone deity murtis with crowns and blue-green skirts flank a central white-clad deity murti beneath a green umbrella inside golden arches. Marigold petals lie on the floor, and a timestamp reads 05-Jan-2026 6:52:02 am Salem KAILASA SALEM.2026-01-05A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white head cloth bending forward to pour water from a gold kalasha over small metal deity figures on a low wooden stand. Behind them is a gilded arch framing dark stone murti with gold-yellow draped garments, one figure holding a trident-like staff and a crowned figure on the right, set against an orange cloth backdrop. A rudraksha mala hangs around the priest's neck. The scene appears to be abhishekam ritual bathing. A timestamp overlay reads Sep. 9, 2024 12:55:12 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-09-09A bare-chested older priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread pours liquid from a brass vessel during abhishekam at a shrine. He stands at a wooden table holding small brass deity figures and a golden pyramid-shaped stand. Behind him, a white-clad deity murti with a silver crown sits under a green and gold umbrella, flanked by two dark deity figures in blue and green garments. A gilded wall, orange cloth hanging and a pink-draped niche surround the shrine, with a brass kalasha and lamps nearby.2026-01-05A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-framed arches and orange drapes. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white-and-gold head cloth pours a yellow liquid over a dark deity murti seated in an arched niche. A small golden figure and a golden vessel rest on a brass tray before the murti. A pink-robed deity figure with a crown and jewelled necklace stands in the adjacent niche, and a red and yellow floor kolam decorates the floor. A visible timestamp reads Jul. 12, 2024 8:23:42 a.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu. The priest's clothing and rudraksha mala are consistent with ritual abhishekam, but his face is not clearly identifiable.2024-11-07Photograph of a small temple shrine room with orange walls and a hanging brass bell. A gold-framed arched niche with a blue backdrop holds two metal deity murtis standing on pedestals, one with a green garment and one with a trident-like staff. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis stand before the shrine; the nearer priest raises his arm and pours or offers something toward the deity, while the other stands with palms joined in prayer. Garlands and white flowers lie on a yellow cloth at the base. A person in white is partly visible at the right edge and another at the left, and a framed picture sits on a shelf to the left.2024-09-12