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A small indoor room with pale yellow walls and a glossy tiled floor shows a seated group performing a puja. In the foreground, a shirtless man with grey hair wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a red pendant necklace; he holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame and a small brass bell. Beside him, a grey-haired man in white dhoti and shirt, wearing a rudraksha-style mala and a red pendant, sits with hands clasped. Behind them, a woman in an orange saree with a red-bordered orange shawl raises joined palms to her forehead, and another woman in a yellow saree and white blouse performs a gesture with her hands near her head. A man in a purple shirt leans in from the right and places a hand on the seated devotee's shoulder. A framed photo of a smiling woman sits on a chair with a laptop, and red cloths hang nearby.

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Five devotees sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in anjali mudra on a white marble floor inside a small room with cream walls and a carved wooden door showing a Ganesha relief. From left, a man in an orange shirt and white dhoti sits with hands folded; a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border sits in front; a woman in a white sari with gold border and a woman in an orange sari sit near a red-cushioned mat; a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with glasses sits beside a man in a purple shirt and white dhoti. Framed deity pictures hang on the wall, and a laptop sits on a table. Brass puja vessels and a green plate with offerings lie in the foreground.2025-01-24Indoor ritual scene in a plain cream-walled room with a row of framed photographs and portraits hung high on the wall. Five people sit on mats in prayer posture with palms pressed together. In front, a man in an orange shirt and white dhoti sits with eyes closed. Beside him, a shirtless man with white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth sits with hands folded, with a brass plate and brass lamps at his right. Behind them a woman in an orange saree and a woman in a yellow saree with glasses sit, and a man in a purple shirt sits at the back. A colourful patterned cloth hangs on the right wall. A timestamp reads 24 Jan 2025 08:38:06, Chennai, Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-01-24Indoor photo of a small room with cream walls and a carved wooden door showing a Ganesha relief. Five people sit on the floor on mats for a puja. On the left, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with gold border and bare chest sits with a sacred thread. Behind him, a man in an orange shirt with a tilak sits. A woman in a white saree with gold border and a woman in an orange-red saree sit in the centre, one holding a brass plate of yellow items. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and a purple shirt sits on the right. A framed picture hangs on the wall and a laptop sits on a chair. Timestamp reads 24 Jan 2025 08:37:34 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-01-24A small shrine room where five people sit on a white floor during a Laghu Pooja. Behind them an altar holds painted deity murtis with crowns and garlands, a sign reading "KAILASA TONDIARPET", brass lamps and an orange-gold cloth. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread and tripundra holds a sheet of paper while reading, and another bare-chested man sits with folded hands. A woman in a mustard-yellow blouse and white sari sits at the left, and a man in an orange shirt and white dhoti sits at the right. A green cloth in front holds brass plates, a kalasha-like vessel and offerings.2025-01-24A photograph inside a small temple room where a group of men sit on the floor performing a puja before a shrine of three deity murtis with garlands and flowers. The central figure of the shrine wears a tall crown and holds a staff, flanked by two figures in red and green garments with crowns. In front, a low table draped in orange cloth holds brass oil lamps, bananas, fruit, flowers and offering plates. Four men sit in the foreground: on the left a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a sacred thread; next a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and red tilak; a man in white dhoti and glasses holds a small book and a phone; at the front right a man in an orange shirt with a white tilak. Colourful painted cloth banners hang on both sides, and a sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. No a person candidate is visible.2025-01-24A photograph of a puja in a small shrine room with cream walls and a golden arched frame. Three standing deity murtis with crowns and tridents stand behind a cloth-draped altar, with an orange and gold cloth and flower garlands. A bare-chested priest with a white shoulder cloth and grey hair holds a lit flame before the altar. Five devotees sit cross-legged on the floor: one in a maroon top, one in white dhoti, one in an orange sari, one in an orange-and-white outfit with folded hands, and a woman in white with a yellow flower in her hair. Banners with elephant and floral patterns hang on both sides. A white placard reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. A date stamp reads 24 Jan 2025 08:36:49 Chennai.2025-01-24A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder sits cross-legged on a dark mat, raising a lit oil lamp in one hand while holding a small bell or offering in the other. Two seated men in the background, one in a checked shirt and one in a white shirt, have their palms pressed together in prayer on an orange cloth. To the left stands a cut-out standing figure with long hair and a beaded necklace, beside a decorated altar with brass vessels, flowers, a plate of offerings and a water pot. A striped saffron and red cloth hangs from the wall. A framed portrait sits on a red-draped table on the right, and a clock-style date stamp reads 1 Mar 2025 08:43:50 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-03-01A photograph of a small room during a puja at a KAILASA centre. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands on a green cloth beside a brass plate of flowers, fruit and offerings, with small brass cups and bowls around it. A standing deity murti with a trident and a decorated figure in a red-and-purple dress stand on the left, and a painted portrait of a deity with a crown and garlands hangs at the far left edge. A man in an orange shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged on a dark red mat with hands folded in meditation. A woman in a light pink and cream sari sits on a floor mat with eyes closed, and another woman in an orange sari sits on a chair against the wall. A timestamp reads 24 Jan 2025 09:30:45 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet. Three people are visible.2025-01-24A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with gold border stands in a yellow-walled shrine room, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) in his right hand while performing puja. Two women devotees stand to the left, one in a pink saree with gold border, the other in a green saree with gold jewellery, both with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them is a golden arch framing deity murtis decorated with white and red flower garlands, with a kalasha-like altar and brass puja plates, lamps and flowers on the red-covered floor in front. On the right, a sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT and a framed printed portrait shows a bearded figure with a turban, rudraksha malas and ornate necklaces. A timestamp reads 23 Feb 2025 17:46:54 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-02-23A photograph inside a small temple room with yellow walls and white tiled floor. A shirtless, grey-haired priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at right, holding a small brass bell or handheld object toward a lamp. A man in a light grey-blue shirt at left extends his hands over a lit oil lamp in a gesture of blessing. Behind them, a gold-framed shrine holds three deity murtis draped with white and blue garlands, with a red-and-green cloth hanging on the wall at left. A timestamp reads '1 Mar 2025 08:44:27 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet'.2025-03-01A photograph of a small shrine room with yellow walls and a marble floor. A sign reading "KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT" hangs on the wall, and a yellow-and-red cloth sits in front of a deity murti. A priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged on a red mat before the shrine, performing a puja with lamps and offerings on brass plates. A woman in a light patterned kurta stands with hands folded at left. A man in a turquoise shirt and white dhoti sits on a wooden chair at right, hands clasped. Two older women in red saris sit on a mat at lower right with hands folded in prayer. A digital timestamp reads 23 Feb 2025 15:36:57 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet. a person is not visibly present, only a painted figure on the shrine wall.2025-02-23A photograph of a home ritual in a yellow-walled room with a white marble floor. A bare-chested priest with grey hair, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha-style necklace, sits on the floor holding a flame on a lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other. In front of him are brass plates with flowers and fruit, small oil lamps, a brass vessel, coconut halves and a bowl of nuts. A seated woman in yellow holds a small child on her lap, a young girl in a yellow outfit sits with palms pressed together, and a bearded man in a dark green shirt and white dhoti sits on an orange cloth. A green and red hanging with an elephant motif is on the left, and framed pictures hang on the walls. A timestamp reads 3 Apr 2025 19:07:10 Chennai Kailasa Tondaiarpet.2025-03-04