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A blurred close-up photograph of a deity murti dressed in a teal and orange garment with a white and gold-bordered dhoti draped at its sides and an ornate pink and gold embellished necklace. In front lies a red and gold-striped cloth holding a red metal tray with small brass bowls of white and dark liquid, a folded white cloth, and round food offerings. A brass plate with lamp-like items sits at the right edge. A timestamp and location overlay reads 14 Jun 2025 at Tondiarpet, Chennai.

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Overhead photo of a puja setup on a green cloth with a red and gold bordered edge. A red-rimmed plate holds a white bowl of milk or curd, a bowl of golden liquid, a small dark bowl, a small white bowl, and a folded piece of bread with brown powder. A brass tray holds red flower petals in a bowl, small brass cups, and a white conch shell sits nearby. A brass lamp with a wick and incense sticks are at the lower edge, and a partly visible hand reaches toward the brass vessels. A timestamp reads 4 Apr 2025 09:15:44, Chennai, Kailasa Tondaiarpet. No people's faces are visible.2025-04-04A photograph of a home shrine set for neivethiyam offering. In the centre, a brass or clay kalasha-like pot wrapped in a teal and gold cloth with a jewelled pink and white decorative collar, topped with dried grass and green leaves with a red flower, sits on a red cloth with a white dhoti-style cloth draped beside it. 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A timestamp in the corner reads 23 Jun 2025 21:45:37 Chennai, with the caption kailasa tondiorpet laghu pooja. +1 copiesA photograph taken from above of a ritual offering arranged on a red cloth. Brass and silver plates hold fruit, a cup of liquid, a flat bread-like offering and a small brass lamp. A hand with bangles and a striped blue sleeve reaches in to adjust items. A yellow and blue cloth, a white and gold-bordered dhoti and a jewelled crown-like piece appear at the top, with a framed picture and flower garland at the right edge. The overlay reads a Neivethiyam timestamp and location.Close overhead photograph of ritual offering trays laid on a green cloth with scattered white and yellow petals. A large brass plate holds a lit oil lamp flame, turmeric and kumkum powder, a conch shell, and small brass vessels. 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No people are visible.A photograph of an indoor puja setup on a green silk cloth with gold borders. In the foreground left, a small figurine of a seated sage in a maroon robe with a yellow flower garland sits on a bronze base on an orange-cloth-covered brass tray, with a yellow flower and a red petal nearby. Center right, a lit brass oil lamp with a flame burns beside a small brass hand bell and a brass lamp stand. On the right, a maroon-rimmed tray holds two brass bowls, one with white liquid and one with yellow liquid. Behind, a brass tray holds a small brass vessel, a dark object, scattered petals and rice, and a maroon cloth covers a table with a small brass lamp. A red-brown bowl sits at the top right. A timestamp on the lower right reads 17 Mar 2025 08:30:51 Chennai Kailasa Thiruvannamalai. No people are visible.2025-03-17A photograph of a home-style shrine set up for puja, with a small bronze deity murti of a standing figure wearing a silver crown and red cloth, beside a white and pink Ganesha figure. The altar is draped with green, red and purple silk cloths and garlanded with white and yellow flower strings. Brass plates hold yellow marigold petals, a copper bowl holds offerings, a lit oil lamp burns in front, and a brass pot with a ladle stands in the foreground. No people are visible.Close overhead view of a puja arrangement on a green cloth with scattered petals. A red lacquered tray holds a brass bell with a figural handle, a small brass cup of liquid, and a brass bowl of white pongal-like food with a green leaf. A brass tray at right holds small brass lamps and oil cups with pink flower petals. Yellow flowers lie on the cloth, and a brass tray at upper right holds a small figure, a bell and a conch. A red cloth covers a platform at top. A woman's gold-bordered white garment appears at lower left. No people are clearly visible.2025-07-02A photograph of a small temple shrine draped in gold and maroon cloth, with white and yellow flower garlands hanging on the sides. At the centre stands a small metal deity murti with a red cloth and a silver-trimmed crown, flanked by a lit oil lamp. In the foreground are brass vessels: a copper pot, a brass lamp stand, a round yellow offering, and a brass plate with small items. No people are visible. A timestamp and location caption in the lower right read 15 Jun 2025, Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.Overhead photo of a ritual offering arranged on red and green silk cloths. Brass plates hold coconut halves, bananas, black grapes, a lit wick lamp in a small dish, yellow marigold flowers, a brass plate with a small conical pile of yellow powder, a brass kalasha-style vessel, brass oil lamps with burning flames, and a bowl of green leaves with yellow flowers. No people are visible. 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