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Photograph of a temple shrine decorated for Aadipooram. In the foreground, three figures are decorated with white jasmine garlands and red roses: two stand flanking a central smaller figure dressed in green with a beaded bodice and pink flower on its head. A brass plate holds rose petals and a lit oil lamp, next to a tray of colourful sweets and betel-style offerings. Brass bells, a lamp stand and a small pot are set on a teal cloth. Behind them, a golden niche holds three standing deity murtis, the central one with green and gold garments and a garland, flanked by two in pink saris. No living people are visible.

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Behind are larger standing deity statues in saffron-orange robes and white garlands, one with raised hands, under a gold arch. No living people are visible; all figures are statues, so the people count is zero and no a person candidate is present.A temple shrine arrangement with no living people, showing a row of painted and gilded deity murtis on a raised stone platform. Three standing figures stand behind: the central one is a multi-armed deity in a green skirt with a pink-and-gold garland, flanked by a figure in pink and gold dhoti-style dress and a figure in pink sari with a tall black-and-gold hair ornament. Before them a cobra-hood canopy frames a silver-covered Shiva lingam with a white jasmine garland and red flowers, draped on an orange cloth with blue patterns. In front, two smaller murtis stand: a male figure in red with a turban and jasmine garland holding a hand raised, and a female figure in pink with a long braid and jasmine garland. A brass kalasha or pot wrapped in red cloth with a jasmine garland sits on a base, with green bananas, a flower and scattered petals on the floor.2024-07-07A photograph of a temple shrine with a blue cloth laid on the floor holding three gold-toned deity figures. The central figure is a Shiva linga covered with a white and pink flower garland, a red hibiscus flower on top, and a silver crown ornament at its base. Flanking it are two standing gold figures in blue and gold garments with red and white garlands. A small oil lamp with a lit flame sits in front, with pink petals scattered on brass plates. Behind, a dark deity murti in a green turban and green shawl stands in an arched gold frame on an orange backdrop, and a gold trishul rises on the right. A timestamp reads Aug. 14, 2024 10:39:56 a.m. in the bottom right corner.2024-08-14Photograph of a temple shrine niche with three gold-toned statues on a raised ledge against a golden arched backdrop and white drape. 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Central figure in a tall pink crown and pink-and-green dhoti is flanked by a green-clad figure on the left and a pink-saree figure on the right, all wearing white jasmine garlands and beaded necklaces. Below, a golden shivalinga stands on a red and gold cloth with a white flower garland, beside two smaller standing murtis in red and green garments. Orange and teal draped cloths cover the platform, with a brass lamp stand with lit oil lamps in front. No people are visible; the figures are statues.A photograph of a shrine inside a temple, showing a Shiva lingam on a silver-and-gold pedestal draped in pink and magenta silk and wrapped in garlands of white jasmine, yellow marigold and red roses. Behind it stand three deity figures: a central figure in green and gold silk with a green crown and raised hands, flanked by two figures in pink and purple saris with black crowns. In front, two smaller figures in pink and brown stand on either side of the lingam, one holding a folded hand gesture. Offerings are placed at the base: halved coconuts, a bunch of ripe bananas, a steel cup and a plastic bag. Incense smoke rises at the left. No physical people are visible.2024-11-08