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A shirtless priest in a white dhoti performs aarti with a lit lamp and holds a brass bell in a shrine with a gold-framed arch behind three deity murtis draped in garlands. The central figure wears a tall crown and pink garments, flanked by two figures in purple and gold and blue and gold. In front, a blue silk-draped stone form is garlanded with white and orange flowers, with bananas, a plate of offerings, a small oil lamp and a brass tumbler on the floor. Incense smoke rises in the upper left.

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A shirtless priest in a white dhoti stands at left, lifting a lamp and offering toward a shrine of deity murti dressed in colourful garments and garlands. Central figure wears a red turban-like crown and green robe with a large silver necklace; flanking figures wear purple and green cloth. Fresh flower garlands drape the shrine, and a bunch of bananas, a coconut and a small oil lamp sit on a green leaf before it. The setting is a temple shrine with gold-trimmed yellow and teal draping.KAILASA PUDUVAI 05 SEP 2021A shirtless priest with a shaved-looking head and beard, wearing a white dhoti, lights an oil lamp with a flame before an altar of deity murti. Central figure wears a pink sari, gold jewellery and a red crown with a pink garland; to the right a figure in a blue sari and striped black-and-white headdress. Smaller figures with flower garlands sit on a dark cloth below, with bananas and flowers offered at the base. Gold-framed arch and teal drapes form the backdrop.A shirtless man in white dhoti with a gold border stands bent forward at left, offering something near a brass lamp before a shrine. Behind him, a gilded arched frame with a makara-style top holds three deity murtis decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands: a central standing figure with crown and red garment, flanked by a smaller child-like figure at left and a female figure in green and pink sari at right, against a blue starry backdrop. In front, a colourful checked cloth covers the altar, with a small shrine piece, a kalasha-like pot, brass oil lamps with lit wicks, incense sticks, a bowl of fruit, and a brass thali with small bowls of offerings. The scene shows puja performed at the altar.2025-04-27Kailasa Puduvai 31 August 2021KAILASA PUDUVAI 20 AUGUST 2021KAILASA PUDUVAI 02 Oct 2021A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands with his back to the camera at left, holding a lit flame or camphor aarti toward a shrine. On the shrine, two figures wear garlands of yellow, pink, red and green flowers; the central deity murti has a tall dark crown and ornate silver necklaces, and a smaller consort figure stands beside it in a pink-and-gold sari. Brass plates of offerings and a small oil lamp sit on a red cloth in front, and the golden arched shrine frame stands against an orange wall with a blue starry backdrop. A bell hangs from the ceiling at upper right. A timestamp reads 09/09/2024 15:26.2024-09-09A priest with bare upper body and white dhoti with gold border holds a flaming camphor aarti lamp before a shrine. Behind him, a gold-framed arch frames three deity murtis draped in garlands of white and red flowers, the central figure in a crown with a white and gold dress. Brass lamps stand on a yellow cloth-covered altar, with a small lit oil lamp and a framed picture of a man in the lower centre. Brass puja plates with flowers and offerings sit on a wooden tray in the foreground. This is an aarti puja at a shrine.2025-09-05A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with orange-gold borders stands at left, holding a lit lamp toward a shrine. The shrine has a gold arched frame with a makara-style top and a blue backdrop, holding three deity murtis draped in marigold and multicolour garlands. The central figure wears a white crown with a pink lotus and white robes; the flanking figures wear orange and red-green garments. A green cloth covers the altar, with a lit oil lamp, a copper vessel with bowls, brass pots, and flower offerings in front. A framed portrait with a garland sits to the left, and a peacock-feather decorated stand with a trident and a framed picture is at right. A sign on the wall reads KAILASA AVADI. This appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine.A photograph inside a temple shrine where a priest in white dhoti and a tan turban, with a rudraksha-style mala around his neck and wire-rimmed glasses, holds a lit camphor or flame plate toward three deity murtis. The central murti stands in a blue-backed gilded arch, adorned with white and red garlands and ornaments, flanked by two smaller murtis in red garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on a yellow cloth, a kalasha-like lamp and offerings sit in front, and a framed small photograph is placed to the right. A second figure in the background, blurred and partly obscured, is holding a lamp.2025-09-05A photo inside a small temple shrine. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and orange dhoti leans forward and lights an oil lamp held in his right hand beside a black stone shivalinga on a golden yellow base. Behind him, three marble deity murti stand under a carved arch with garlands of yellow marigolds and red-and-gold cloth, the central one wearing a striped crown. Brass figures and a golden kalasha-shaped object sit on the altar, and a yellow cloth covers the platform. Marigold petals are scattered on the floor.