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A photograph inside a small shrine with gold-painted walls and a corrugated metal roof. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold borders and a white turban with gold edging raises a round handheld aarti lamp toward the deity. Rudraksha beads are visible at his neck. On a raised platform, a black stone Shiva lingam-form murti is draped in pink cloth, adorned with flower garlands and a gold-embroidered cloth, flanked by brass plates, bowls, lamps and a kalasha. A timestamp reads Jul. 21, 2024 6:35:19 p.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu. The image shows a single priest performing aarti.

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A photo taken inside a small shrine room with a corrugated metal roof and a ceiling fan. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold-bordered edges and a white and gold headcloth faces away from the camera, raising a lit lamp or aarti vessel toward the ceiling. Before him on a raised platform stand two dark stone deity murti in gold-framed niches with orange backdrops: a Shiva lingam-like figure with pink and blue cloth and garlands, and a four-armed black deity wearing a green cloth and a pink flower garland. Brass plates, bowls, a kalasha pot, flower offerings and a tray of sweets sit on the steps. A timestamp reads Jul. 21, 2024 6:27:48 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-07-21A temple shrine interior with a golden-yellow painted back wall and a corrugated metal roof with a ceiling fan. A man seen from behind, bare-chested with a white dhoti bordered in gold and a white turban, holds a lit oil lamp aloft toward the altar. Several deity images stand in gold-framed niches with orange backdrops; a dark stone Nandi bull sits before a black idol draped in pink cloth, a green-clad idol wears a garland, and a seated figure on the right holds a trident beside him. Brass plates, bowls, lamps and a red kumkum bowl sit on the tiered platform. A timestamp reads Jul. 21, 2024 6:43:28 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-07-21Interior of a Kailasa temple shrine in Salem with yellow walls and a corrugated metal roof with a ceiling fan. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border and a white-and-gold turban raises a lit oil lamp toward the shrines at the right. Before him a black stone Nandi with a purple and gold cloth and a flower garland sits on a plinth, and beside it a deity murti in green garments and garlands stands in a gold arch. A banner reads KAILASA SALEM and BHARATH. Brass vessels, offering plates and flower petals sit on the altar ledge. The room is lit by a fluorescent tube, and a timestamp reads Aug. 10, 2024 7:04:19 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-09-08A photo of a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white turban with gold stripes, raising a lit multi-wick oil lamp high with his right arm inside a small shrine room. Ahead on a raised platform stands a dark stone Nandi-like bull statue draped in pink cloth and a black deity murti, flanked by a second shrine niche holding a dark deity murti in a green cloth and pink-and-white flower garland. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, a plate of offerings and a bottle sit on the steps. A timestamp reads Jul. 21, 2024 6:29:13 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-07-21A priest with a shaved head and white beard stands with his back to the camera, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a white shoulder cloth with gold edging, and a white and gold turban. He holds a lit oil lamp aarti flame aloft toward a shrine. Inside the shrine, a black Nandi bull sits on a pedestal draped in a purple cloth, and beside it a black deity murti in a green cloth and garlands stands in a gilded niche. Brass bowls, flower offerings, a bell and a kalasha-style pot are arranged on the steps, and a banner in the corner reads KAILASA. The yellow walls and red curtain frame the scene.2024-09-08A photograph inside a small temple shrine with yellow walls, a corrugated metal roof and a red curtain at left. A bare-chested priest with a white-and-gold head cloth and white dhoti with gold border stands with his back to the camera, holding a lit lamp in his right hand while facing a black stone Nandi bull with a purple and gold cloth, and a second black deity in a green shawl and flower garland under a gold arch. Brass bowls, plates of flowers, lamps and a small image wrapped in pink garland sit on the steps of the altar. The timestamp reads Aug. 10, 2024 7:08:40 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-09-08A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with gold border and white head cloth with gold border raises a multi-flame brass aarti lamp toward a black stone Nandi bull shrine. The Nandi is draped in a pink cloth and adorned with gold jewellery and garlands, set in a gold-framed arched niche with an orange backdrop. Offering plates, brass vessels, kumkum and vibhuti sit on the raised platform, and a metal ceiling fan and tin roof are visible overhead. A timestamp reads Jul. 21, 2024 6:27:11 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-07-21Interior shrine photographed from behind a priest in a white dhoti with gold border and white shoulder cloth, bare-chested with a white head wrap and rudraksha mala, holding a flame in both hands before the altar. Inside the shrine, a black Nandi statue draped in a purple and gold cloth sits on a raised platform, and a dark deity murti with green garland and green cloth stands in an arched niche beside it, with a yellow sign reading KAILASA SA... BHARAT. Brass pots, bowls, a bell, a kalasha and flower offerings line the steps, and a ganesha figure is decorated with pink flowers. Corrugated metal roof, ceiling fan and yellow walls surround the room. A timestamp reads Aug. 10, 2024 7:02:07 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-09-08A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-painted walls. On the left, a black Nandi bull statue draped with a red and gold-bordered cloth and garlanded with white flowers sits beside a dark deity murti in blue silk. In the centre, another dark deity murti in a red cloth and pink garland stands in an orange-backed arch. A standing man in white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested, white headband and rudraksha malas lights an oil lamp with his right hand before brass plates of flowers and a brass pot. At right, a trident and a small doll-like murti in blue sit on a pink-covered table with brass plates. A timestamp reads Jul. 3, 2024, Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-02-07A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with gold border and a white head cloth performs aarti with a lit lamp held high in his right hand, standing at the left of a shrine room with corrugated metal roof and gold-painted walls. Along the back platform sit several deity murti: a dark stone figure with a blue cloth and pink skirt, a black multi-armed deity garlanded in pink and white flowers with a green cloth, and a white-robed Shiva-form murti with trident and rudraksha garlands before a red backdrop and orange flag. Brass lamps, plates of offerings, flower garlands and a kumkum bowl lie on the steps. A timestamp reads Jul. 21, 2024 6:43:25 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.2024-07-21A photograph inside a temple shrine with a gold-painted wall and a corrugated metal roof. A priest stands at left, bare-chested, wearing a white dhoti with gold border and a white head cloth, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the shrine. Three shrine niches with gold arches hold dark deity murtis garlanded with flowers; the central one wears a green cloth and flower garland. At right, a seated deity figure with a trident and flower garlands sits on a raised platform beside a trident (trishul). Brass oil lamps, plates, kalasha-like vessels and offerings are arranged on the steps in front. A timestamp reads Jul. 21, 2024 6:26:56 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.2024-07-21Photograph inside a shrine room with golden-painted walls and orange-draped arches. A bare-chested priest with a white turban and rudraksha mala stands at right in white dhoti with gold border, holding a bell in one hand and an oil lamp in the other, offering it before a large black stone Nandi bull with a garland. Behind the Nandi, a black deity murti with a green cloth stands in an arched niche, and a small brass stand holds a lamp at right. A timestamp reads Apr. 25, 2025 6:13:41 p.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu. The priest is a devotee performing pradosham puja, with no appearance-based cues for a person.2025-04-25