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Interior of a small shrine room with a marble floor, where a seated man in a white shirt, seen from behind at the lower right, faces a shrine. The shrine holds several standing deity murtis: a central figure with a tall crown and raised hands, flanked by two figures in colourful garments, all garlanded with flowers. A gold-framed arch and orange-and-red draped backdrop frame them. In front are a yellow cloth-draped platform, brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, plates and offerings on a red cloth, and a small framed sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET. A large printed cutout of a bearded man with a garland, wearing an orange robe and seated in meditation pose, stands at the right beside the altar. Vertical banners with bold patterns hang at the left and right.

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A worshipper with short grey hair and a bare upper body, wearing a white sacred thread, sits on the floor facing a shrine with a gold-framed arch and hanging garlands. Inside stand three deity murtis, the central one with a trident and a red and gold garment, flanked by two figures in ornate jewellery and tall crowns. A large cardboard-style cutout of a bearded, turbaned figure with a rudraksha mala, marigold garland and gold ornaments stands to the right beside a small figure and a sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET. Brass plates with offerings and an oil lamp rest on a red cloth in front of the shrine, and a striped flag hangs on the right wall. The worshipper appears to be performing puja.2025-02-17A photograph of a temple shrine room with three deity murtis in a niche framed by a carved arch and an orange cloth backdrop; the murtis wear garlands and crowns, and the central figure holds a staff. A yellow-and-blue cloth covers the altar below, with brass lamps and offerings. Two men sit in the foreground: one with a bare back and grey hair wears a white sacred thread and holds a lit oil lamp near the shrine, while another in a white vest sits beside him. A large painted or statue figure with a bare torso, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a red-and-white cloth stands to the right beside a banner with an elephant and lotus motif. A sign on the wall reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. A timestamp reads 31 Jan 2025 09:22:46 Chennai.2025-01-31A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a yellow waist cloth sits cross-legged on a green cloth before a shrine in a tiled room. In front of him are brass oil lamps, a kalasha, plates of flowers, fruit and offerings, and a red tray. Behind him stands a shrine with a gold arch, orange drapes and a deity murti, flanked by three figures in crowns and garlands, one holding a staff. A standing portrait on the right shows a man with a pink turban, multiple beaded malas and gold necklaces, and a sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. A timestamp reads 19 Jan 2025 08:49:30 Chennai.2025-01-19Indoor shrine room with a white marble floor and yellow walls. A gilded arch frames three deity murtis on a yellow-draped platform in front of an orange cloth backdrop: a figure with a crown and trident-like staff on the left, a central deity in green with a tall crown and raised hand, and a figure in blue-patterned dress on the right. To the right stands a large framed printed portrait of a bearded figure in an orange turban, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, seated with a large mala in hand, labelled with a printed sign. Two people sit on the floor in front: a man in a yellow shirt seen from behind, and an elderly priest with shaved head in a bare-chested ritual posture performing aarti with a lit oil lamp and a brass thali of offerings. Colourful hanging fabric panels with elephant prints decorate both sides.2025-01-02Indoor photo of a small shrine room with white marble floor at KAILASA Thondaiyarpet. Three devotees sit on mats before an altar: a man in orange top and white dhoti at left, a woman in a cream saree with a red blouse in the middle, and a woman in an orange saree with green blouse at right. The altar holds a gilded arch with three deity murtis draped in garlands, a seated figure in pink and blue with a pink turban and rudraksha mala, and a KAILASA Thondaiyarpet sign. Brass oil lamps, plates of offerings and flowers sit on a green cloth; an orange drape and a colourful hanging banner decorate the wall, and a bedroom is visible through the doorway. Timestamp 24 Jan 2025 09:30:59 Chennai, Kailasa Tondiorpet overlaid.2025-01-24Indoor photo of a small shrine room with white marble floor and cream walls. Two devotees sit cross-legged on woven mats facing a shrine: a man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti at left, and a woman in a teal blouse and white sari with a long braid at right. The shrine holds three painted deity murtis adorned with flower garlands, on a gold-draped platform with brass oil lamps, a kalasha, plates of offerings and a small kumkum/vibhuti setup. To the right stands a printed portrait of a bearded sadhu with long hair and a rudraksha mala, beside a white sign reading KAILASA TONDIORPET. A pale orange cloth hangs at the right edge. A timestamp reads 1 Feb 2025 09:12:46 Chennai, Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-01-02Indoor shrine room with yellow textured walls and a golden arched canopy holding three deity murtis draped in garlands, flanked by a gold-stick standard and brass lamps. A printed sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. To the right, a large printed image shows a person in a pink turban, bare-chested, adorned with rudraksha beads and gold necklaces, hands raised holding a lamp. A seated priest with grey hair and bare upper body, wearing a white sacred thread, performs puja at a green cloth with a brass plate, kalasha-style vessel, lamps and offerings. A timestamp in the corner reads 10 Mar 2025 21:54:47 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-10-03A photograph of a shrine room with a gold arched frame holding three painted deity murtis in red and green garments, with a cardboard-style sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET on a draped orange cloth. On the right, a large printed portrait of a seated figure with a pink-and-orange turban, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces sits beside a brass oil lamp; the figure is a printed image, not a physical person. Two men in the foreground, one in white dhoti holding a lit lamp and one with grey hair in a white shirt, watch a puja. Green cloth covers the floor with brass plates of offerings, flowers and a covered seat in front. A timestamp reads 20 Jan 2025 08:53:23, Chennai, Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-01-20Interior shrine photograph at KAILASA Tondiarpet, Chennai. A yellow-walled altar features three standing deity murtis draped in garlands, with a gold-framed arch and gold pillars. To the right, a large figure in an orange-and-saffron turban with rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklaces is shown in a seated-style pose beside a sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. Below, an orange-cloth-covered platform holds brass plates, oil lamps, flowers and a framed portrait. Two people sit on the marble floor before the altar: one bare-chested man in a sacred thread, with a grey head, performing the ritual, and a seated man in a black shirt. Colourful woven cloth banners hang at the sides. A timestamp reads 10 Mar 2025 08:53:45 Chennai.2025-10-03A photograph of a shrine room with a gold arched frame and orange cloth backdrop holding three deity murtis in red and gold garments with silver crowns and jewelled necklaces. A sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET sits on an orange and gold draped altar. To the right stands a large cutout photograph of a bearded man in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala and a golden crown, with a trident beside it. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with gold border sits on a green cloth, hands folded in prayer, before brass lamps, a kalasha, flowers, and plates of offerings. A bright oil lamp burns on the green cloth. A dark-robed figure with a flower garland is seated at the right edge.2025-01-19Evening puja inside a small shrine room with cream walls and a gilded arched frame. Three deity murtis stand on a gold-and-blue draped platform before an orange cloth backdrop: the central figure wears a tall crown, green garment and beaded necklaces, flanked by two figures with crowns and dark ornate robes. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits in front. Two men kneel at the lower left and centre: one in an orange garment with hands folded in prayer, the other bare-chested with a sacred thread, performing the offering with a lamp or flowers. Woven banners in green, red and blue hang on each side. At right stands a printed portrait of a bearded man with long hair, crown and garlands, beside a placard reading KAILASA TONDIARPET. A timestamp reads 27 Jan 2025 20:45:53, Chennai, Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-01-27A small shrine room with yellow ochre walls and blue-and-green paper garlands strung across the top. Three metal deity murtis stand on a red brocade-draped altar beneath a golden arch, garlanded with white and red flowers; the central figure is taller and wears a crown and holds a staff, with a small Ganesha figure at the base. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread sits cross-legged at the left, attending brass plates, bowls, a coconut, flower offerings and oil lamps for abhishekam worship. To the right stands a large cutout poster of a smiling man in orange-red turban and rudraksha malas, next to a sign reading KAILASA TONDIAPET BHARAT. A timestamp reads 20 Apr 2025 14:25:43 Chennai.2025-04-20