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A photograph taken inside a temple shrine. In the foreground a bearded man with a shaved head wears a white and gold cloth wrapped on his head, a white dhoti and a dark rudraksha mala, with his bare upper body visible and a red-and-black forehead mark. Behind him on the left stands a black stone deity murti with a crown and a decorated silver-trimmed backdrop. On the right, a seated golden figure in pink and orange cloth, adorned with garlands and a pink turban, sits on a lotus pedestal before a pink curtain, beside a golden trident. In front on a magenta cloth are small figurines in green garments and a silver-ornamented Shiva lingam with a red hibiscus flower, along with brass plates holding flower offerings and a small oil lamp. A date and location stamp reads Jun. 29, 2024 9:25:26 a.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.

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Indoor temple shrine with gold-painted walls and orange-backed gold arches. On the left, a large black Nandi bull statue wears a red cloth and bell-decorated garland, beside a black Shiva-form deity murti in blue cloth. In the centre, a black deity murti wears a pink-red garland. On the right, a bare-chested elderly priest with a white beard, white head cloth with a stripe, rudraksha mala and white dhoti with gold border holds a lit oil lamp aloft in one hand and a bell in the other. Brass plates of flowers and a lamp sit on the floor, with a golden trident and a pink curtain at right. A timestamp reads Jul. 3, 2024 6:39:14 p.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-02-07A photograph inside a small temple hall with a corrugated metal roof, gold-painted walls and a ceiling fan. A priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white head cloth, wearing a brown upper cloth, stands at left holding a lit oil lamp over a steel plate of offerings. On a raised platform are several deity murti: a black stone Nandi with a blue cloth and garland at left, a dark green-faced murti with a green cloth and pink garland at centre, and a seated golden figure with a trident-marked crown, white garland and pink-and-red cloth at right. Brass lamps, a brass trident, flowers, a kalasha-like bowl and small oil lamps surround the altar. A timestamp reads Jul. 21, 2024 6:32:10 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-07-21Photo of a shrine room in a KAILASA Salem temple with a corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and white-and-gold turban, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands at right holding a lit flame aloft toward a hanging lamp. 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A timestamp reads Jul. 21, 2024 6:27:03 p.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-07-21