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19 April 2025

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A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti under a gold arch. The central figure wears a blue sari, a crown with pearl-like studs, layered silver necklaces and a white jasmine garland, with red kumkum on the forehead and a red flower offering at its feet. To its right stands a figure in a green sari with a pearl crown and jasmine garland, and to the left another figure in red and gold with a garland. Red and multicoloured flower garlands hang behind. In the foreground is a terracotta Ganesha murti with a red tilak. A small brass figure stands at lower right. No living people are visible.Close photograph of a small metal deity murti decorated for worship, wearing a red headdress with sequins and a gold-and-multicolour crown, draped in long strands of white jasmine garlands. A red kumkum dot marks its forehead and a red stone adorns its chest. Behind it stands a wooden carved shrine or pedestal, and to the right a partly visible figure wears a blue sari with gold border and pearl necklaces. A camera timestamp reads 19 April 2025, 9:16 am. No physical people are clearly identifiable as a person.Close-up photograph of a deity murti. The figure wears a blue sari with gold border, has a white and red forehead mark, red lips, and red kumkum dots on the palms and chest. Behind it are green, yellow, red and orange garland strands and a clear plastic-covered golden arch. A timestamp reads 19 April 2025 9:17 am on a Galaxy M15 5G screen overlay. No people are visible.

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27 distinct dated photos. Source gallery sets may overlap.

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KAILASA AVADI CHENNAI On 18/4/2025

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A photograph of a temple shrine with a deity murti under a gold arch. The central figure wears a blue sari, a crown with pearl-like studs, layered silver necklaces and a white jasmine garland, with red kumkum on the forehead and a red flower offering at its feet. To its right stands a figure in a green sari with a pearl crown and jasmine garland, and to the left another figure in red and gold with a garland. Red and multicoloured flower garlands hang behind. In the foreground is a terracotta Ganesha murti with a red tilak. A small brass figure stands at lower right. No living people are visible.Close photograph of a small metal deity murti decorated for worship, wearing a red headdress with sequins and a gold-and-multicolour crown, draped in long strands of white jasmine garlands. A red kumkum dot marks its forehead and a red stone adorns its chest. Behind it stands a wooden carved shrine or pedestal, and to the right a partly visible figure wears a blue sari with gold border and pearl necklaces. A camera timestamp reads 19 April 2025, 9:16 am. No physical people are clearly identifiable as a person.Close-up photograph of a deity murti. The figure wears a blue sari with gold border, has a white and red forehead mark, red lips, and red kumkum dots on the palms and chest. Behind it are green, yellow, red and orange garland strands and a clear plastic-covered golden arch. A timestamp reads 19 April 2025 9:17 am on a Galaxy M15 5G screen overlay. No people are visible.
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KAILASA AVADI CHENNAI On 19/4/2025

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A photograph of a terracotta-coloured Ganesha murti seated on a red checked cloth before a lit oil lamp in a brass dish. The murti wears a white jasmine garland and a red flower garland, and the lamp flame is lit at its base on a yellow cloth. Behind it stand a garlanded figure in green and blue clothing, a brass kalasha with a garland, and small metal figurines on a gold-coloured altar. A date stamp reads 19 April 2025 9:16 am. No people are visible.
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KAILASA Adikailasa AK On 18/4/2025

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A small shrine niche with dark wooden walls and brass bells mounted on the sides. Above a shrine base hangs a large printed portrait of a smiling figure with swept-back hair, a red-orange wrap, rudraksha beads and white jasmine garlands, with hands raised in a blessing gesture. A sign reads "KAILASA PORUR". In front sits a large brass bowl filled with yellow and red flowers, flanked by gold-and-black decorative panels. To the left stand a small framed image of a deity with a temple-like backdrop, brass lamps and garlands, and to the right a standing brass figure and a lit oil lamp on a tray. A peacock feather stands behind the portrait. A timestamp in the corner reads Chennai Apr 19, 2025. No live people are visible.A photograph of a life-size printed cutout of a seated figure in an orange-red robe, placed in a dark wooden alcove with a white sign reading "KAILASA PORUR" above it. The figure wears a red turban, several white and red-and-yellow flower garlands, and a rudraksha mala with gold beads, and holds hands raised in front of the chest. Its face is a printed image, so it is a depiction rather than a living person. In front of the cutout is a gold-bordered peetha-style base with red and yellow flowers, and a small framed picture of a temple shrine with a deity sits at the lower left. A peacock feather fan stands at the right. No physical people are visible. A timestamp reads Chennai Apr 19, 2025 05:21:30.
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KAILASA BOLIVIA On 19/4/2025

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A multi-panel collage of food service photographs on a rainbow-bordered background. The central panel shows a bearded man with dreadlocked hair, a white tilak on his forehead, an orange-brown robe and a red and yellow flower garland, seated before an ornate silver throne. Surrounding panels show yellow spiced rice, white rice, a bowl of yellow dal, a brown lentil dish, a vegetable stew with tomatoes and peppers, a boy in a white shirt holding a steel bowl of food, and a bare-chested man in dark shorts carrying a steel bowl through a wooden doorway. The collage depicts Anna Daan food offering; the people shown in the food panels are not counted as physical people in this graphic.A barefoot boy in a white football shirt with red, green and black panels and a club crest on the chest, plus black shorts, stands in a doorway holding a stainless steel bowl of rice with a yellow dal-style food. The walls are white and red-painted at the base, a dark wooden door is behind him, and stacked black plastic chairs sit to the right. A partially visible adult hand holds a small yellow object at the right edge.A photograph taken in a doorway of a plain interior corridor with pale walls and a red painted lower wall. A young shirtless man with short dark hair, holding a yellow torch in one hand, reaches out to hand a steel plate of food to a boy. The boy wears a white and red-green football jersey with black shorts and looks up at the man. The plate holds yellow curry-like food beside white rice. Stacked black plastic chairs are visible behind the man. No a person candidate is visible; the scene shows an Anna Daan food distribution to local people.A photograph of a shirtless young man with short dark hair standing in a doorway of a weathered wooden building with peeling painted boards. He wears dark shorts and holds a stainless steel bowl of food in both hands, offering it outward; the bowl contains white rice, yellow lentil or dal, a sauce and vegetables. No deity, puja setting or swami is visible, and no other people are present.Close overhead photo of a stainless steel pot holding a bubbling, oily liquid cooking mixture. Diced red tomatoes and shredded pale vegetable. Bubbles cover the surface. A red cooktop surrounds the pot. No people, no swami or ritual setting visible; the image shows a cooking pot only.A close overhead photograph of a metal pot or pan containing a cooked, mushy porridge-like food, appearing to be quinoa mixed with mashed vegetables or grains, with small pieces of golden-yellow and darker brown bits scattered through it. The surface is smooth and wet with a slightly glossy sheen, and the scratched steel rim of the vessel is visible around the edge. No people, deities or ritual objects are visible.
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KAILASA Salem On 18/4/2025

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A photograph of a ritual display of three golden murti figures on a green cloth-covered platform, dressed in blue silk saris with gold zari borders. The left figure is a standing male murti in a maroon turban with white flower and red tilak, holding one hand in abhaya gesture and wearing a white beaded mala. The centre is a golden Shiva lingam with a multi-hooded serpent hood behind it, draped in blue cloth and a jewelled crown-like ornament with a red flower on top. The right figure is a standing female murti with a black and silver-studded hair braid, gold bangles, a long necklace and a red flower in her hair, holding a flower. Small brass plates with flowers, a kalasha-like object and a small brass lamp in the foreground are used as puja offerings. Timestamp reads Apr. 19, 2025 10:15:57 a.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.Photograph of a ritual altar arrangement inside a temple hall. Two standing gold-toned figures in blue silk saris with gold borders flank a central seated figure draped in blue silk with a red flower on top and a red-and-white decorated backdrop. The two standing figures are statues, not living people. In the foreground, a large brass plate holds a pair of ornate gold-toned sandal-shaped padukas decorated with flowers and vermilion marks, with white frangipani blossoms scattered around. Two lit oil lamps with golden canopies sit on either side, along with a small red-rimmed brass bowl and an orange cloth beneath. A timestamp reads Apr. 19, 2025 10:17:27 a.m. Salem, Tamil Nadu.A photograph of a large mango tree with a dense canopy of green leaves and many unripe green mangoes hanging from its branches. The thick trunk is whitewashed at its base. Behind the tree, a white box-bodied vehicle with a cab window is parked on bare dirt ground, with scrubby bushes and a rusted metal frame at left. No people are visible. A timestamp in the lower right reads Apr. 19 2025 2:17:58 p.m. and Salem, Tamil Nadu.A photograph of a mango tree in a rocky, leaf-littered outdoor area. Green unripe mangoes hang among dense glossy leaves and thin branches, with a bright blue sky visible through the canopy. Dry reddish soil and fallen leaves cover the ground, with a pale fallen log and weeds at the base of the tree. No people or ritual activity are visible in the frame. A timestamp overlay reads Apr. 19, 2025 2:17:09 p.m. Salem Tamil Nadu.Interior shrine photograph showing several dark-stone deity murtis dressed in colourful saris and silver ornaments within gold-trimmed arched niches against orange backdrops. In the foreground stand two small bronze figures with flowers on their heads and a bronze stepped sri-yantra-like pyramid base on a wooden platform, with yellow flowers scattered on the wet floor and a brass pot nearby. The central deity wears a white dhoti and holds a trident. No physical people are visible. The stamp in the lower right reads 19 Apr 2025 07:52:30 Salem Tamil Nadu.A photograph of a mango tree with dense dark green leaves and many unripe green mangoes hanging from its branches. Behind the tree a pink or salmon-coloured boundary wall is visible, with a concrete area and a couple of pots or containers at its base. Dry grass and bare ground fill the lower foreground. A timestamp overlay in the lower right reads Apr. 19, 2025 2:16:30 p.m., Salem, Tamil Nadu. No people or ritual activity is visible.
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KAILASA TANJAVUR On 19/4/2025

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A standing black stone deity murti in a shrine against a gold-painted wall with a maroon and gold border cloth overhead. The figure wears an elaborate jewelled crown with a green velvet top and red gemstones, layered silver-and-jewel necklaces, and a yellow silk dhoti with green borders and a gold-brocade shawl. It holds a silver trident in its raised left hand, and red-tipped flower offerings lie at its feet on a dark pedestal. The printed caption on the base reads KAILASA THANJAVUR. The photo is stamped Apr 19, 2025 6:44:29 AM, Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.

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