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A man in a peach-coloured collared shirt with a red tilak on his forehead sits at a white table on the right, looking toward the camera. On the table in front stand a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a small brass dish, burning incense sticks, scattered white flower petals, and a loose red flower. Behind them, a framed printed portrait shows a figure in a peach robe with a striped yellow sash and a rudraksha-style mala, hands raised in a gesture, seated on an ornate golden throne with a trident beside it. The wall behind is plain grey with a pipe and wiring at the left.

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A man in a pink short-sleeved collared shirt with a red bindi on his forehead takes a close selfie beside a small home shrine. Behind him on a white table is a framed printed portrait of a figure with a trident, wearing an orange-and-red garment, a red-beaded mala, and a crown-like headdress, seated before floral decoration. In front of the frame are a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, a brass bell-shaped lamp, incense sticks, a pink flower and scattered papers. A round wall-mounted electrical box and white pipes stand in the background.2024-06-12A small shrine table holds a framed photograph of a smiling figure in a red-saffron robe with a yellow sash, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, and a red-and-yellow turban, seated before an ornate gold throne with a leopard-skin cushion and a trident behind. The framed portrait is a depiction, not a physical person. In front of it stand a small gold ornamental lamp, a lit oil lamp flame, incense sticks burning in a brass holder, a pink flower and rose petals, and scattered ash and paper. The setting appears to be a home or prayer corner with plain grey walls and white pipes behind.2024-06-12A bare-chested man takes a close selfie in a room with peach-coloured walls and a sheer patterned curtain at left. He wears white vertical tilak lines and a red bindi on his forehead, a white sacred thread across his chest, and a gold chain with a pendant. Behind him on a glass shelf sits a framed portrait of a seated figure in red-orange robes and a matching turban, decorated with red and white flower garlands, a gold pendant and gold chain, with its hands folded in the lap. Small oil lamps, a candle and yellow flowers sit on the shelf before it. A gold and navy ornamental cloth hangs from the shelf at right with a yellow flower on it. One person is present.2024-11-23A bare-chested man with white sacred ash stripes on his forehead, chest and arms, a red kumkum dot on his brow, a gold chain and a pendant, and a white sacred thread over his shoulder stands close to the camera in the foreground. Behind him, on a small altar shelf draped with pink and yellow flower garlands, sits a framed printed portrait of a smiling figure in a red-orange turban and saffron robes, garlanded with flowers and seated in meditation posture; this is a printed image, not a physical person. Lit oil lamps, small offerings, a brass vessel and a kalasha-like pot are arranged on the shelf and below it, with a red and purple flower-decorated cloth over the base. Small deity figures appear beside the portrait.2024-12-28Selfie-style photo of a bare-chested man with white and grey sacred ash horizontal stripes on his forehead and a red dot at the centre, a rudraksha and gold pendant on a chain, and a white sacred thread across his chest. He is in front of a wall with a large life-size cutout portrait of a seated figure wearing a red-orange robe, a red-and-white garland with yellow flowers, gold necklaces and a red-orange turban. Below the portrait is a glass shelf with yellow marigold flowers, a small oil lamp, a brass vessel, a framed deity picture and a small deity image. The portrait is a printed depiction, not a physical person. Only one physical person is visible.2024-11-24A close selfie-style photo of a shaven-headed man with white and red forehead markings and a rudraksha mala, bare-shouldered in a brown cloth, holding an incense stick over a small ornate gilded metal shrine with a gold arched canopy and yellow marigold flowers at its base. Behind him a wall-mounted framed portrait shows a figure seated on a throne with a red crown-like headdress, and a second framed picture shows a figure in orange against a tree-like backdrop, with oil lamps lit on the shelf. On the left, a wooden swing-like frame draped with orange and white garlands holds a photograph of a smiling figure wearing a red turban, pearl and rudraksha necklaces and a garland, beside a small framed deity image on a leopard-print cloth. A white paper sign on the wall reads KAILASA KORATTUR.2024-09-26A bare-chested man with a white tilak and red bindi stands at a shrine, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand and wearing layered rudraksha malas and a pendant. Behind him is a gold-framed deity murti and a golden ornate backdrop with a lit lamp. At center is a large printed photo of a smiling figure in red robes and an orange-and-red turban, adorned with orange and white garlands, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, seated on a leopard-print cloth. A golden decorative throne-back with yellow flower offerings sits at left, and a banner reading KORATTUR partly shows at top. The scene reads as a puja setting with a printed portrait and flowers.A man takes a close selfie in front of a shrine wall decorated with pink, yellow and white flower garlands. He has a white sacred ash line and a red bindi on his forehead, a dark cord with a pendant around his neck, and a bare upper body with a white cloth. Beside him stands a large life-size cardboard cutout of a smiling man seated in lotus pose, wearing an orange-red turban, orange-red robes, rudraksha beads, gold chains and garlands, holding his hands in meditation mudra. Beneath the cutout are yellow and white flowers on a glass shelf, a small framed picture, a printed poster of a deity with a golden crown and a figure of a seated sage, and a framed photo of a deity. Swamiji candidate is a printed cutout, so it is a depiction; appearance cues are orange-red turban, robes, rudraksha beads and gold ornaments, but identity is unsure.2025-01-14A photograph of a shaven-headed man in a brown sleeveless garment and rudraksha malas, with vibhuti on his forehead, lighting an oil lamp at a home altar. The foreground man reaches toward a brass lamp with lit wick and marigold and yellow flower offerings. Behind him stands a large framed portrait of a figure wearing a red and gold turban with white flowers, a pink garment, rudraksha and ceremonial gold necklaces, and a marigold garland; the portrait is labelled with a sign reading 'KAILASA KORATTUR'. Beside it is a golden deity murti with a framed deity image and red flowers, and a leopard-print cloth lies beneath.2024-11-10A photo taken indoors at the KAILASA Korattur centre against a mint-green wall. In the left foreground a bare-chested man with a white-painted forehead, a red tilak dot, a grey moustache and many rudraksha malas stands beside a brass lamp with yellow flowers, touching it with one hand. Behind him stands a large cut-out portrait of a smiling figure in a red turban and red robes with a marigold garland and rudraksha malas, next to an ornate gilded deity murti with multiple arms, draped in garlands. Framed portraits and a small framed picture sit on a wooden cabinet at right, and a sign on the wall reads KAILASA KORATTUR. A leopard-print cloth covers the altar table, and a small oil lamp burns near the front.2024-09-11A close-up photograph of a bare-chested man with a shaved-looking head, a red tilak on his forehead, and a thick rudraksha mala and pendant around his neck, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand toward the camera. Behind him is a blue wall with a paper sign reading KAILASA KORATTUR and a garland of red, white and purple flowers. Three framed images stand on a leopard-print cloth: on the left a standing portrait of a figure wearing a red turban with white flowers, pink-orange clothing, a garland of orange marigolds and rudraksha beads; in the centre a multi-armed deity murti in a golden halo with a red turban-crowned figure seated before it wearing a floral garland; and an ornate gold and black shrine frame on the far left decorated with yellow and white flowers. Lit oil lamps sit before the central figure.2024-09-10A priest in a white head wrap with gold border and a bare upper body wearing a rudraksha mala sits at a small shrine performing ritual worship with an incense stick held in his right hand. In front of him stands a large cutout-style portrait of a smiling figure in red robes, a floral crown, and layered garlands, positioned by a golden throne-like seat with carved detailing. Orange marigold garlands drape over the seat, and a small framed Tamil-titled book cover sits on the altar with yellow flowers. To the left, an ornate golden deity murti with many arms is decorated with garlands, and an oil lamp burns on a wooden table draped in leopard-print fabric.2025-04-27