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Kailasa in thiruchengode 23 july 2021

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Interior of a temple-style shrine room during a Guru Poornima offering. A large seated figure in a red turban and dark robe with garlands sits on an ornate silver throne at left, its outline shown in a rendered statue or portrait form. Center stage has two Shiva lingams wrapped in marigold garlands before a gold-trimmed niche with framed photographs of religious figures, red and white draped cloth and a red-and-gold backdrop. Hanging brass oil lamps and a tall brass lamp stand flank the room. A large grid of metal bowls filled with fruit, sweets, grains and flowers covers the floor in front, with pineapples and bananas, and a small pedestal holds more offerings. No people are visible in the room.December 20 20192019-12-20Indoor temple room with a large framed portrait of a smiling bearded man wearing an orange-and-gold turban, gold ceremonial necklace, saffron shawl and white garland, seated on a maroon cushioned seat with a brass lamp in front; the portrait is a printed image, not a physical person. To the left, three deity murti with dark faces are dressed in colourful garments and flower garlands on a golden platform. To the right, a standing deity figure in orange robes with a garland. In the foreground, over a patterned red rug, about 108 steel plates of vegetarian naivedyam food are arranged in rows, with fruit including pineapple, bananas and apples, a brass kalasha-style offering, and yellow flowers in a vase. No physical people are visible.2020-11-14Photograph of a temple shrine room set up for a Diwali naivedyam offering. Large rows of metal plates and bowls heaped with vegetarian dishes, fruit, sweets and coconut are arranged on a red and cream patterned rug in front of the altar. Behind them, a large framed portrait of a bearded man wearing an orange and gold turban, gold necklaces and a garland sits on a red cushioned seat, with a brass lamp and flowers before him. To the left, three deity murtis draped in garlands stand on a raised platform, and a standing figure in orange garments is visible on the right beside red curtains. No people are visible in the scene.2020-11-14Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamA photograph of a gold-walled shrine room with several deity murtis dressed in white and red garlands. Center stands a seated murti with a white garland, flanked by a standing figure in an orange cloth with a shield-like chest ornament and a seated figure in red with a silver crown. Framed portraits hang in the background, and a small sign reads KAILASA. Steel trays of prepared food offerings in multiple colours line the front, with small oil lamps lit on the altar. No living people are visible.2025-02-08Photograph of a decorated shrine in an orange-walled room with three deity murtis on a red cloth-draped platform, garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. The central figure is a standing murti with a tall crown and raised hand; flanking figures wear pink and purple garments. Before the shrine, a large floor arrangement of more than a hundred leaf-plates or small bowls holds prepared foods, sweets and fruit, with yellow flowers scattered among them, used as a 108 neivedhiyam offering. A brass lamp with a lit flame, brass vessels and a kalasha-like pot sit in the foreground, with two brass oil lamps and fruit on the platform. No people are visible.April 14 20242024-04-14Indoor shrine photograph showing a gold-framed altar draped with a red cloth, with three deity murtis in garlands: a figure with a crown and trident at centre, flanked by two female figures in green and red saris. To the right sits a seated figure in saffron clothing and a saffron turban wrapped with a gold ornament, with a yellow marigold garland and a gold necklace; this is a statue, not a living person. On the floor before the altar are rows of small brass and earthen bowls filled with coloured offerings, yellow and white flower heaps in brass plates, a steel vessel with banana leaf covering, and white cloth bundles. No people are visible.Indoor temple-style shrine room with a marble floor, decorated for Guru Purnima. A seated statue on a leopard-print throne, wearing a red turban and garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds, sits at left. Centre, a Shiva lingam with a silver face and a garland stands on a raised platform. Three framed portraits on the back wall are garlanded, and a black banner at right shows a white trident figure. Brass oil lamps (diyas) burn along the floor and on stands, with brass thalis and a small offering tray in front. No living people are visible.Photograph of a temple shrine during an evening Guru Puja and Naivedyam offering. Two men sit on the floor in white dhotis and bare upper bodies with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces; the man on the left sits with hands resting in his lap, and the man on the right holds a brass bell while a large brass vessel of flowers sits on a low stand. In front of them, a long green cloth is covered with rows of fruit (oranges, apples, grapes, kiwis, watermelon slices), and dozens of small brass bowls of colourful food offerings fill the foreground. Behind them stand three painted deity murti in dressed finery and garlands, with a seated gold-decorated deity murti on a shrine to the right. A maroon patterned wall hangs behind the shrine.2022-07-14 +1 copiesOctober 05 20212021-10-05