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A temple shrine interior with no living people. On the left, a golden statue of a seated figure in a green shawl and green turban, garlanded with marigolds, sits on a lotus pedestal beside a gold trident. In the centre, a large black Shiva lingam wrapped in a red-orange cloth and garlanded with flowers and rudraksha-style beads sits on an orange-and-maroon draped platform decorated with a bull (Nandi) and temple motif. Small brass and gold figurines of standing devotees and deities stand on a blue cloth, and the foreground holds brass plates, a bell, a kalasha-like vessel, pink flowers and oil lamps on an orange cloth. A sign reads KAILASA SALEM BHARATH. A timestamp reads Aug. 15, 2024 10:24:22 a.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.