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Photograph of a worship set-up inside a temple room with a yellow wall and a sign reading KAILASA TONDAIARPET BHARAT. Two large life-size cutout portraits stand on a draped red and gold table: on the right a seated figure in a pink turban with a rudraksha mala, white and gold necklaces, and a raised hand, and on the left a standing figure holding a trident, wearing a rudraksha-beaded vest and dhoti. Both are printed portraits, not physical people. In front, a red cloth covers the floor with brass plates holding coconut halves, bananas, steamed rice cakes on leaves, yellow flowers, coins, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a small oil lamp, a bell and a copper pot of water. A timestamp reads 18 Apr 2025 20:15:09 Chennai. No physical people are visible.

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