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A priest with a bare torso and white dhoti with gold border, a white head cloth, and sacred thread stands at left performing aarti with a lit oil lamp before shrine deities draped in bright garlands of yellow, red and orange flowers. The central figure wears a tall silver crown and a blue garment, flanked by two other deity figures with crowns and garlands. On the green cloth altar below are brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot, flower offerings, a small lamp and a ganesha image. A sign on the right reads KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. A bearded deity figure with trident and garland sits at far right, with a red-garlanded figure beside it. A timestamp on the lower right reads 29 Nov 2025 20:51:36 Chennai, and a caption strip at the bottom reads Day6 Hirugartjiga Deepam Nithyananda Brahmotsavam Deeparathana. This is a photo of an evening puja at a shrine, with no living person identifiable as a person.

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