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A man in a white shirt and white trousers stands at left with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered, as if in prayer. In a yellow-walled shrine room lit by a fluorescent tube, a black stone deity murti sits in an orange-lined arched niche with gold trim, adorned with yellow flower garlands, a green and striped cloth canopy above, and a white and red cloth draped over it. Brass oil lamps stand on a golden tray in front, and a second decorated niche with a draped white and orange cloth appears at right. A timestamp reads 21-Feb-2026 7:18:06 pm, Salem, KAILASA Salem.

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Photograph inside a temple shrine. A bare-chested elderly man with white hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a black stone Ganesha murti seated in an arched golden niche with an orange backdrop. The murti is garlanded with pink and white flower strands, draped with a pink and gold silk cloth, and decorated with yellow and white flowers. Brass oil lamps and offerings in brass bowls with flower petals sit on a wooden platform in front, with a kalasha-like vessel and a lit lamp. A kolam design decorates the floor. The man is a devotee at the puja, with no identifiable distinctive a person cues.2024-02-28Interior shrine room with gold-painted walls and a corrugated metal ceiling fitted with ceiling fans. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at left with palms pressed together in namaste, facing the shrine. Several deity murtis sit in arched niches with orange backdrops and gold frames; some are topped by small umbrellas with green and white patterned covers. At center, a deity murti adorned with flower garlands and a pink cloth sits on a golden pedestal beside a brass trident (trishul) and a red-and-gold canopy. A black stone Nandi bull with a white cloth sits at left, and a brass lamp and offering plates lie on the floor. A timestamp reads 05-Feb-2026 7:15:18 pm, Salem, KAILASA SALEM.2026-02-05A priest stands at left, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, performing aarti with a lit oil lamp held toward a black stone deity murti of Ganesha seated in a gold-framed arched niche against an orange backdrop. The deity wears a pink and gold shawl, a pink flower garland and flower decorations. Brass oil lamps flank the altar, and offerings with yellow plumeria flowers sit on a wooden stand with brass plates on the floor, consistent with puja at a temple shrine. The timestamp reads 28-Feb-2024 6:44:20 pm, Salem.2024-02-28Interior shrine photographed from behind a priest in a white dhoti with gold border and white shoulder cloth, bare-chested with a white head wrap and rudraksha mala, holding a flame in both hands before the altar. Inside the shrine, a black Nandi statue draped in a purple and gold cloth sits on a raised platform, and a dark deity murti with green garland and green cloth stands in an arched niche beside it, with a yellow sign reading KAILASA SA... BHARAT. Brass pots, bowls, a bell, a kalasha and flower offerings line the steps, and a ganesha figure is decorated with pink flowers. Corrugated metal roof, ceiling fan and yellow walls surround the room. A timestamp reads Aug. 10, 2024 7:02:07 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-09-08A photograph inside a shrine room with a dark stone Ganesha murti seated in a gold arched niche with an orange cloth backdrop. A green canopy with hanging beaded fringe sits above the deity. Small brass and gold figurines stand at the base, and a shallow metal vessel is at the lower right. At left, a woman in a purple sari bends forward, her hands near the floor by a lit oil lamp, while bright lights illuminate a wall of small lamps. A timestamp reads 06-Jan-2026 2:37:19 pm, Salem, KAILASA SALEM.2026-01-06A photo of a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white turban with gold stripes, raising a lit multi-wick oil lamp high with his right arm inside a small shrine room. Ahead on a raised platform stands a dark stone Nandi-like bull statue draped in pink cloth and a black deity murti, flanked by a second shrine niche holding a dark deity murti in a green cloth and pink-and-white flower garland. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, a plate of offerings and a bottle sit on the steps. A timestamp reads Jul. 21, 2024 6:29:13 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-07-21A shirtless man with long dark hair and a white dhoti with gold border stands barefoot at the left, holding a brass oil lamp (deepa) toward a black stone Ganesha murti. The Ganesha has four arms, a pink and gold shawl draped across it, a pink garland, a crown, and white and yellow flowers. The murti sits in a gilded arched niche with an orange backdrop. Brass oil lamps, a brass plate and bowls, and plumeria flowers are arranged on the floor below. The timestamp reads 28-Feb-2024 6:44:17 pm, Salem.2024-02-28A temple shrine interior with a golden-yellow painted back wall and a corrugated metal roof with a ceiling fan. A man seen from behind, bare-chested with a white dhoti bordered in gold and a white turban, holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward the altar. Several deity images stand in gold-framed niches with orange backdrops; a dark stone Nandi bull sits before a black idol draped in pink cloth, a green-clad idol wears a garland, and a seated figure on the right holds a trident beside him. Brass plates, bowls, lamps and a red kumkum bowl sit on the tiered platform. A timestamp reads Jul. 21, 2024 6:43:28 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-07-21A shirtless elderly priest with grey hair and a sacred thread stands at left, wearing a white dhoti, and holds a lit lamp or flame toward the head of a dark stone deity murti in a shrine niche. The central murti is a multi-armed form with a crown, flanked by two seated dark figures. Above them hangs a green canopy with mirror-work edging, and the walls are gold-coloured with an orange cloth backdrop. A brass vessel sits on a patterned floor design, and a timestamp reads 22-Feb-2026 5:44:45 pm, Salem, KAILASA Salem. Ritual is shown as a puja/aarti performed before the murti.2026-02-22A photo taken inside a small shrine room with a corrugated metal roof and a ceiling fan. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges and a white and gold headcloth faces away from the camera, raising a lit lamp or aarti vessel toward the ceiling. Before him on a raised platform stand two dark stone deity murti in gold-framed niches with orange backdrops: a Shiva lingam-like figure with pink and blue cloth and garlands, and a four-armed black deity wearing a green cloth and a pink flower garland. Brass plates, bowls, a kalasha pot, flower offerings and a tray of sweets sit on the steps. A timestamp reads Jul. 21, 2024 6:27:48 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-07-21Interior of a temple shrine with a corrugated metal roof and gold-painted walls. A lone priest with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a white turban, stands at left holding a lit lamp aloft toward the altars. Along the shrine are black stone deity murtis, including a seated Shiva-form figure with a trident and a black Nandi bull with a pink cloth, a green-clad standing murti garlanded with flowers, and a seated white figure with a trident and garlands on a throne-like seat. Brass lamps, candles, plates of offerings and a kalasha stand on the stepped platform. A timestamp reads Jul. 21, 2024 6:27:03 p.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-07-21A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-painted walls. A bare-chested elderly priest in white dhoti and shawl leans forward, touching or adorning a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms, flanked by two smaller dark standing figures. A green and silver-sequined canopy hangs over the central deity, and an orange cloth drapes a side niche. A small brass lamp sits on a wooden stand in the foreground, and a timestamp reads 22-Feb-2026 5:44:07 pm, Salem.2026-02-22