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Close photograph of a ritual worship scene at a temple-like shrine. In the foreground a brass tray holds three green citrus fruits and a lit clay oil lamp with a bright flame, beside a small brass bowl with leaves. To the right, a brass plate holds a small bowl of powder. Behind, a small metal deity murti with a conical crown and white and red decorations stands on a stone pedestal, with a bronze lamp and a small brass vessel with flowers. Orange cloth hangs behind, and the lower part of a figure in blue silk garments with gold border is visible at the top. No people are clearly shown facing the camera. A date stamp reads 14-Sept-2024 7:43:04 pm Salem.

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Photograph of a puja arrangement set on an orange cloth in a temple shrine. In the foreground are a brass bell with handle, a brass oil lamp with a lit wick on a tall stand, a brass lamp on a plate with yellow flowers and a red blossom, a large brass vessel with a white cloth-wrapped offering, and a copper cup containing liquid with green leaves. A small brass dish of yellow powder sits nearby, and an incense stick smokes beside the lamp. Behind them, a small silver-and-red ornamented deity murti stands on a maroon cushion, wearing a pink and gold garment, in front of a dark figure draped in a white and green-gold cloth. Brass lamp stands with ornamental tops flank the shrine, and a Salem Tamil Nadu timestamp reads Aug. 22, 2024 6:39:16 p.m.2024-08-22A photo of an empty temple shrine setup with no people visible. 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An elderly priest with a white and gold head cloth, bare chest, white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha beads stands at left, holding a lit lamp toward a black stone deity murti of Vishnu standing in an arched gold niche with orange backdrop. The murti wears a blue and gold garment, a blue sash, a red and white flower garland and a crown. Brass oil lamps, a brass plate with lemons, a small brass pot with leaves and a kalasha-like offering sit on an orange cloth in front. A dark Ganesha murti with a gold-and-pearl necklace and bells is at left foreground. A timestamp reads 14-Sept-2024 7:41:33 pm, Salem. The priest is a person, not a person candidate by appearance cues.2024-09-15Indoor shrine scene with no visible living people. Two small gold-toned standing deity figures dressed in blue patterned cloth with red hibiscus flowers and necklaces flank a central cobra-hooded figure with a red flower and gold headpiece. 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