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March 31 20242024-03-31A photograph inside a golden-framed shrine niche at a temple. A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti sits cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer, his head bowed, with white sandalwood markings on his arms and chest and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him stands a black-stone deity murti adorned with a silver crown, a red and gold cloth, a silver necklace and yellow and white flower garlands, with a tall brass lamp stand beside it. Red and yellow flowers rest on a dark pedestal, and a small red figure with flowers sits at the priest's side. Marigold and leaf offerings in brass bowls and a plate lie in the foreground, along with a small brass Ganesha figure.2022-01-14April 20 20112011-04-20Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamA woman seated on the left in a cream and white striped saree with a magenta blouse, rudraksha mala around her neck, a tilak on her forehead and a blue bangle, sits with palms pressed together in prayer before a decorated deity murti of Devi Lakshmi. The goddess sits enthroned in a gold carved shrine with white jasmine garlands and pink flower garlands, wearing a silver crown and an orange-red sari. In front stands a red-draped altar with a decorated kalasha topped with a red cone, marigold and rose offerings, brass bowls, an oil lamp, incense sticks and a bell. The setting is a Varalaxmi Vratham puja.2024-08-16A photograph of a shrine room where a bare-chested older priest with white hair and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a striped rug, facing a gilded throne. On the golden throne sits a large printed portrait of a man wearing an orange turban with a tilak, a red-orange shawl and a flower garland, raising one hand in blessing; this is a printed depiction, not a physical person. In front of the throne are a framed deity image garlanded with flowers, bananas and mangoes, a red-cushioned seat, a brass bowl, a coconut, oil lamps, a red and orange umbrella overhead, and gold trident-topped stands. The priest performs puja offerings. A timestamp reads 24 Dec 2025 9:11:49 am, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.A photograph of a ritual worship scene in an indoor hall. A man with white hair and a bare upper body, wearing a pink-and-white patterned cloth and a rust-coloured lower garment, bends forward to offer something on a striped rug. Before him stands a golden ornate throne with a framed portrait of a man in a pink turban and white garland, behind a red cushion and a decorative red umbrella. The portrait is labelled as a depiction on a throne, not an in-person figure. Surrounding it are fruit, flower garlands, brass lamps with lit flames, brass vessels, a kalasha-like pot and offerings of bananas and marigolds. Framed black-and-white photographs hang on the wall at right, and a timestamp reads 24 Dec 2025 9:20:34 am, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.A bare-chested priest in an orange dhoti sits cross-legged in a gold-framed shrine niche, hands pressed together in namaskar before a black stone deity murti draped in red and gold silk and adorned with a silver crown, yellow and white marigold garlands and a silver necklace. Red and yellow flowers lie on the altar in front of the murti, with a small red-clad figure and brass oil lamps on either side. White sacred ash marks the priest's arms and forehead, and a rudraksha mala hangs around his neck. Flowers and leaves are arranged at the bottom of the frame.2022-01-14Indoor temple puja in a yellow-walled room with three deity murtis on a raised dais, garlanded with marigolds and dressed in gold and red garments. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on the left, hands joined in prayer, before an offering set on a red cloth with fruit, flowers, brass plates and a steel vessel. A person in a pale yellow hooded top and white trousers sits at right. Paper diyas hang on the right wall and oil lamps hang from above.2023-02-02April 28 20082008-04-28A small room with a cracked white wall and a metal cabinet. A bare-chested man in white dhoti sits cross-legged on a mat with palms pressed together in namaskar, puja items spread before him, including a lit oil lamp, flowers, a brass vessel and a small bowl of beads. Beside him stands a cutout figure in a pink turban and pink robe with a rudraksha mala and flower garlands, hands raised in greeting, seated on a pink cloth-draped platform with a flower-decorated kalasha and a gold-backed chair. Behind hangs a gilt-framed painting of a figure in orange robes seated under a tree, with a rudraksha mala draped across the frame. A small framed deity image sits on the cabinet area.2025-09-20A photograph of an indoor shrine with a gold-painted wall. A seated elderly priest with a shaved head and white beard, bare-chested, wears a white and gold-bordered dhoti and a rudraksha mala. He sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste before a seated golden statue of a saint wearing an orange turban, red robes and a beaded garland, shaded by a red and green canopy umbrella. Brass trishul staffs flank the statue, and small painted figures, a kalasha-like vessel, brass plates of food, flowers and oil lamps sit on a stone platform in front. A date stamp reads 27-Dec-2021 12:01:43.