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A photograph of a home shrine in a small room with a white wall. A woman in an orange saree with gold border, hair in a bun, stands at left, bending over the shrine and tending a lit oil lamp. On the left bed-like platform draped in a blue, orange and yellow checked cloth sits a deity murti garlanded with orange and white flowers, with brass bowls and an orange cushion. On the right, a silver-ornamented deity murti wearing a green garland stands on a blue and maroon checked cloth with brass bowls in front. A silver-coloured tray with a brass lamp, incense and a green-lidded jar sits on the floor at lower left. Timestamp overlay reads 09-May-2025 9:08:02 PM, Kothainatchiarpuram Road, Pudupalaiyam, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu.

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A woman in an orange sari stands at the left edge of a small home shrine, holding a lit oil lamp toward two small deity figures seated on draped cloth. The left figure wears an orange-yellow garment and a decorated crown, with a garland of orange and white flowers. The right figure wears a green sash, a gold crown and a garland of orange and white flowers, and stands before small brass bowls on a red cloth. Both sit on a bed-like platform covered with blue, red and checked cloths. A brass tray with a decorated border sits on the floor in front, holding a jar, small boxes, a bell-like item and a small brass lamp. The wall behind is pale and stained.2025-09-05A photograph of a small domestic shrine in a plain room with white walls. Two deity murtis stand on checked cloth-covered platforms against the wall, decorated with orange and white flower garlands. The left murti has an orange garment, and the right murti wears a green garment and a crown. Small brass bowls sit before them. 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