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A photograph of a woman in an orange sari performing aarti at a small home shrine. She leans in from the left holding a brass plate with a lit flame toward a deity murti draped in a garland of orange and green flowers. The murti sits on a blue and red checked cloth with a folded red cushion and brass bowls at its base. A brass puja stand on the floor holds incense, matchboxes and small items. A teal cabinet stands at right, and a checked cloth lies on a wooden bench. A timestamp reads 09-May-2025 9:07:03 PM with a location caption.

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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.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. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari stands at left, facing the shrine. A brass tray with a lit oil lamp, a small brass vessel and a plate sits on an ornate brass stand at lower left. A timestamp reads 09-May-2025 9:06:41 PM, Kothainatchiarpuram Road, Pudupalaiyam, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. No a person candidate is visible.2025-09-05A 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 woman in an orange saree with a yellow blouse bends forward to light an oil lamp in a metal dish placed before a small golden deity murti adorned with white flowers. The murti sits on a pink cloth against a pale wall beneath an electrical panel. The scene is a home puja at night, with the lamp flame glowing brightly. A timestamp and location caption appear at the lower right.2025-04-05A woman in a red-and-orange sari with a yellow blouse bends over a small wooden platform in a plain room with pale blue-grey walls and a wall-mounted electrical panel. Beside her stands a brass deity murti with a tall crown and multiple arms holding objects. She is pouring or offering from a steel vessel placed on the floor, and a small brass lamp sits on the platform. A dark rudraksha-style bead necklace hangs at her neck. The floor is wet with scattered white flower petals. A timestamp overlay reads 04-May-2025 6:30:30 PM, Kothainatchiarpuram Road, Pudupalaiyam, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu.2025-04-05A photograph of a woman bending over a small brass deity murti on a low wooden stand against a pale wall. She wears a red saree with a yellow blouse, bangles and a drop earring, and holds a small spoon or ladle near the figure. Beside the stand sit small brass bowls and a large steel pot on the floor. An electrical switch board is mounted on the wall above. A timestamp overlay reads 04-May-2025 6:30:38 PM, Kothainatchiarpuram Road, Pudupalaiyam, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu.2025-04-05A photograph inside a plain room with a corrugated metal roof and pale walls. A woman in an orange sari with a gold border and her dark hair in a bun holds a flame. The murti wears a green sari, a red-and-white forehead marking, a red-stoned crown and a large embroidered, jewelled ornament on its chest, and is set against a green backdrop. A timestamp and location overlay read 23-May-2025 12:51:16 PM, Kothainatchiarpuram Road, Pudupalaiyam, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. One woman is visible, and no depiction of a person is shown.2025-05-23A barefoot person in an orange sari with a gold-bordered waist wrap pours liquid from a golden vessel over a small bronze deity murti with multiple arms, standing on a wooden base against a pale wall. A dark metal pot of liquid sits in the foreground on a wet floor. A timestamp and location overlay appears in the lower right corner.2025-08-06A woman in an orange-red saree stands at left holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small metal vessel in the other, facing a dark-faced deity murti seated before a gold arched prabhavali with a green cloth backdrop. The murti wears a white dhoti with red-and-gold border, an ornate silver-and-gold embroidered chest piece, a tall crown, and holds a veena-like stringed instrument, with white flowers scattered on it. Behind is a painted deity figure on a pedestal and a plain blue-grey wall. A timestamp overlay reads 09-May-2025 8:59:36 PM, Kothainatchiarpuram Road, Pudupalaiyam, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu.2025-09-05A young child monk in orange saffron wrap with a rudraksha mala and bare upper body holds a brass plate with a lit flame and offerings in front of a dark wooden bed-like platform draped with brown cloth. A small golden deity murti stands on the platform beside a small white bowl and a few brass items, with a red velvet curtain behind. A bright lamp flame is visible on the plate. The setting appears to be a morning ritual in a temple sanctum, with a timestamp in the lower corner.2024-06-19Photograph of a temple interior at night showing a woman in an orange saree with a white forehead mark and bun, holding a brass plate with a lit oil lamp in front of black stone deity statues framed by gold-coloured arches. A metal pot sits on the floor between them, and a colourful painted shrine with additional figures is visible behind. A timestamp overlay reads 02-May-2025 6:49:17 PM, Kothainatchiarpuram Road, Pudupalaiyam, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The scene shows a lamp offering (aarti) to the deities.2025-02-05A photograph inside a small shrine with gold-carved doors and a gold arch framing a black stone Shiva lingam wrapped in green and red cloth with white and yellow garlands and a trident emblem. A woman in an orange sari with a white-marked forehead leans in from the left, lighting an oil lamp held near the small gold-framed deity figures on the floor. A brass tray with a lit lamp, incense sticks and small bowls sits in front. A sign reads KAILASA RAJAPALAYAM, and a timestamp shows 16-May-2025 7:12:01 AM, Kothainatchiarpuram Road, Pudupalaiyam, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. No a person candidate is visible.2025-05-16