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A photo taken inside a home shrine during a Neivethiyam offering. In the foreground an elderly man with short grey hair sits bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white dhoti with a gold border. His hand rests on a brass object near a black bowl. Behind him, another person's arm reaches in holding a framed picture of a deity draped with a red garland. An orange-and-red cloth covers the shrine area. A timestamp overlay reads 28 Jun 2025 09:45:15 with an address in Tondiarpet, Chennai.

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A priest in a white dhoti with yellow-gold borders and a bare upper body, wearing a long rudraksha mala, stands pouring liquid from a brass vessel during an abhishekam ritual. A woman in a white top sits on the floor in front of him, her dark hair pulled back, holding a small brass lamp over a wooden box of offerings. Before them is a red-draped table with a brass tray of flowers and a bowl of white powder, and on the floor sit a brass pot, copper vessels, and a red-and-gold cloth holding ripe fruit. A gold-coloured standing deity murti stands at right against a yellow wall. The timestamp reads 30 Jun 2025 12:48:03 at 42A Kasima Nagar 2nd Street, Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.A bare-chested older priest with grey hair and white vibhuti marks on his forehead performs a puja in a home shrine room. He wears a white dhoti with gold borders, a rudraksha mala, and holds a lit oil lamp aloft with one hand while holding a small brass bell in the other. 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He is bare-chested with grey hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a thread over his shoulder, and a beaded necklace. Before him are brass plates and bowls with flowers, a small lit oil lamp, and copper vessels. Behind the altar, a standing picture shows a figure in orange with a trident and a framed photograph of a bearded figure with a crown-like headdress, garlands and beads, beside a decorated doll-like figure in a purple skirt with flower garlands. A cardboard box and an orange cloth are at the left, and a wooden door is in the background.2025-01-19Photo 11714904 +1 copiesPhoto 11709866Two shirtless men sit cross-legged on a wooden floor performing a puja with lit oil lamps. The older man on the left has a bald head, white beard, a blue beaded mala and a white dhoti, and is holding a small flame. The man on the right wears a gold-bordered white dhoti, has a sacred thread and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, and is lighting an oil lamp. In front of them lie brass plates with flowers, a banana leaf, a kalasha-style vessel and small brass items on a yellow cloth printed with Tamil text. A bottle of oil and bags stand nearby, and wooden chairs are placed against a tiled wall. Two other people are partially visible at the edges, one seated in a white dhoti at the right edge and another seated at the back in a striped sweater.2025-12-21A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder sits cross-legged on a dark mat, raising a lit oil lamp in one hand while holding a small bell or offering in the other. Two seated men in the background, one in a checked shirt and one in a white shirt, have their palms pressed together in prayer on an orange cloth. To the left stands a cut-out standing figure with long hair and a beaded necklace, beside a decorated altar with brass vessels, flowers, a plate of offerings and a water pot. A striped saffron and red cloth hangs from the wall. 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