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A young child monk in orange saffron wrap with a rudraksha mala and bare upper body holds a brass plate with a lit flame and offerings in front of a dark wooden bed-like platform draped with brown cloth. A small golden deity murti stands on the platform beside a small white bowl and a few brass items, with a red velvet curtain behind. A bright lamp flame is visible on the plate. The setting appears to be a morning ritual in a temple sanctum, with a timestamp in the lower corner.

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A photograph of a temple ritual indoors. A young woman stands at left seen from behind and partly in profile, wearing an orange sari-style garment with gold border, a rudraksha mala draped across her shoulder and white horizontal markings on her upper arm. She holds a brass vessel and performs an aarti before a deity murti in a carved arched niche, adorned with a gold and red crown, jewelled necklaces and a golden silk garment. A flame burns in front of the murti. A tall brass lamp stand stands nearby, and a white sign with partly visible letters hangs behind.2024-09-07A photograph of a young person in an orange saffron garment with a bare back, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a gilded shrine. The shrine has a golden arched canopy with ornate carvings, red velvet backdrop, and several deity murtis including a seated figure in red and white garlands and figures in red robes with flower garlands on green cloth. A brass standing oil lamp stands at left and small brass lamps sit on the altar. The setting appears to be a puja room with gold-toned decor and a golden stool with a blue cloth at the bottom right.2024-06-11A photograph inside a temple shrine. A young boy with short dark hair, wearing an orange cloth wrapped around his waist and draped over one shoulder with bare back visible, holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a golden shrine with a trident (trishul) finial. Behind the shrine are decorated deity murtis with garlands and ornaments in front of a red curtain, and a pink cloth covers a pedestal below. Gold-coloured tables sit at the left, and a brass lamp stands at the lower right.2024-11-01Kailasa Paramparagatha Surya Vamsa Panchanadikulam SarvajnapeethamA photo of a priest seated on the floor in a golden-yellow room performing a puja. He wears an orange cloth wrap, has white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, and a brown beaded necklace. He holds a silver tray with a small lamp, incense sticks and a bowl of powder, and a brass-coloured vessel is in front of him. Before him is a small brass deity murti on a golden low platform, with a large bronze bowl of liquid and kalasha pots nearby. Shelves behind him hold brass lamps and a wooden box. A timestamp reads 29/03/2025 21:18.2025-03-29A photograph inside a room with red drapes shows a shaved-headed figure seen from behind, bare-backed and wearing an orange dhoti with an orange shawl, holding a lit flame or lamp toward an ornate golden shrine. The shrine holds several small deity murtis and figures decorated with white garlands, set on a green and gold cloth. A brass lamp stand and a brass trident stand flank the shrine, and a small brass vessel sits on a blue cloth in the foreground. A timestamp in the lower right reads 07/02/2025 11:53.2025-07-02A photograph of a temple shrine interior. A person seen from behind, with short dark hair and wearing an orange draped cloth over the shoulder, holds a lit oil lamp toward an ornate gold canopy shrine. Inside the shrine stand deity murtis adorned with red and white garlands, on green-and-gold draped platforms. Gold-and-green cloth decorates the lower altar, with brass vessels and a small plate in front. A timestamp in the corner reads 23/12/2024 09:05. The scene suggests a daily puja aarti in progress.2024-12-23A photograph of a young male priest in orange saffron robes kneeling on a concrete floor in a yellow-painted shrine room. He wears a bare upper body with white tilak marks on his forehead and arms and rudraksha malas, and he holds a brass bell in his right hand while holding a silver plate with a flame, incense sticks and offerings in his left. Before him stands a gold-covered low wooden altar holding a small brass deity figure, with a large brass vessel beside it and several copper pots on the floor. Behind is a yellow wooden cabinet with brass lamps and a framed picture, and a painted portrait labelled Nithyanandam on the left. A date stamp 29/03/2025 21:13 appears in the corner.2025-03-29June 27 20142014-06-27A photo inside a gilded shrine niche with carved golden pillars and frame. A bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti and orange shoulder cloth, holding a tall multi-flame aarti lamp aloft with his right arm, faces the shrine. Inside, a small seated figure in a red-and-gold garment wears a long beaded necklace and a red turban, and stands above an altar draped in red and white cloth, decorated with red flowers and garlands, with a brass trident mounted on the wall beside it. A date stamp in the lower right reads 26-Oct-2024 6:01:47 pm.2024-10-26A four-panel collage of photographs showing a devotee seated on a patterned mat performing puja at a small altar with brass bowls, a small deity murti and offerings of flowers and food. The person wears an orange garment, a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings and arm markings. The background has a red patterned table with items on top and an orange cloth on a chair.2025-01-03Kailasa Paramparagatha Surya Vamsa Panchanadikulam Sarvajnapeetham