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Photograph of an interior room with cream walls and a marble floor at a KAILASA centre. A man in white dhoti and white shirt sits cross-legged on a striped mat, holding a small object. Behind him a red cloth draped over a chair and a framed portrait on a stand sit beside a brass oil lamp on a tall stand. Small framed pictures hang on the walls, and tall banners with elephant motifs in red, green, and blue stand at the edges. A wooden door with carved panels is on the right. Garlands and small brass items sit at the lower left. A timestamp reads 31 Jan 2025 13:58:59, Chennai, Kailasa Tondiorpet.

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