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A shirtless priest with white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest stands at left with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a white turban and a white dhoti. Beside him a golden statue of a seated sage in orange and red robes, wrapped in a silver-grey turban, raises one hand in abhaya mudra and wears layered rudraksha and bead malas, a ceremonial gold necklace and a red garland. The statue sits on a golden lotus-shaped seat before a magenta drape with a red and white flower garland, under a gold-framed arch. In front are brass and copper puja vessels, a small bell and an offering plate. A brass trishula stands at right beside a sign reading KAILASA SALEM BHARATH with small portrait images, and an overlay in the corner shows the date and place.