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A photograph of a home shrine set up for a puja on a green cloth with brass plates, lit oil lamps, a brass kalasha, a conch shell, bowls of sweets and flower petals. Two standing cut-out portraits behind the offerings show a saffron-clad figure with long dark hair and rudraksha beads, and a seated figure in a large saffron turban with garlands and ornate gold necklaces. Both portraits are printed images, not physical people, and no living person is visible. Red and orange cloths, marigolds and flower garlands surround the altar.

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A photograph of a small shrine room with yellow walls and a gold-lettered sign reading "KAILASA THONDIARPET BHARAT" above it. A large cut-out standing figure of a bearded man wearing a pink-red turban, red garland with white stripes, and layered beaded necklaces is seated on a red cloth-draped platform, hands raised in blessing; this is a printed image, not a physical person. To its left stands a smaller framed figure with long dark hair, a red garland and a trident. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti with gold border sits and performs a Neivethiyam offering, with his hand over brass plates holding bananas, fruit, a small oil lamp, and a conch, with brass bowls and a kalasha-type vessel nearby. A banner with elephant and leaf motifs hangs at right. A timestamp reads 20 Jun 2025 09:52:47, Tondiarpet, Chennai.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.2025-04-18A photograph of a shrine setup inside a yellow-walled room. Two large printed cardboard cutouts stand on draped tables: a standing figure on the left holding a trident, and a seated, smiling figure on the right wearing a saffron-coloured turban with a gold emblem, a rudraksha-style necklace, a gold chain and a red garland, with one hand raised in blessing. Both cutouts wear red garlands with white stripes. Before them a green cloth holds brass trays, copper cups, a small oil lamp, lime halves, banana-leaf offerings and flower petals. On the right, a man with white hair and a white dhoti kneels and reaches toward the offerings, while a partially visible person in red and gold-embroidered clothing sits at the left edge. A sign reads KAILASA THONDAIYARPET. The image is timestamped 25 Jul 2025 with a Tondiarpet, Chennai location overlay.Indoor puja shrine with a red-and-orange draped altar. In the centre, a large framed portrait shows a smiling bearded figure with a red flower garland and a silver necklace, seated and gesturing, with orange-and-white ribbon-trimmed garlands. To the left stands a second framed portrait of a standing figure in a red-and-white garland. A man in white and gold-bordered dhoti kneels at the right edge, near a small oil lamp. The altar holds brass plates with offerings including fruit, grapes, a coconut-like fruit, copper tumblers, a brass bowl, and small dishes of powder and flowers. Petals are scattered across the red cloth. The image is a photograph with a timestamp overlay.A photograph of a small shrine with no living people present. On the right, a large printed cardboard cutout portrait of a smiling bearded man in a turban and orange-red robe, seated with hands raised in blessing, wears a red and white garland and gold necklaces. On the left stands a smaller statue of a smiling figure with a staff, also draped in red garlands with white bands. Red and gold cloths cover the altar. In front are brass plates holding rice, leaves, a lit oil lamp, a small camphor-style flame, bowls and a large pot of white offering. The scene is a neivethiyam offering in a shrine setting, with a timestamp overlay reading 27 Jun 2025 11:36:44 and a location caption.Indoor shrine photo against a yellow wall. Centre: a large standing cutout portrait of a bearded man with a pink-and-red turban and orange-red robe, hands raised in a blessing gesture, wearing a red garland and a rudraksha-style mala; this is a printed depiction, not a physical person. Left: a statue of a female deity figure with a red garland and a trident beside it. In front: a red cloth-covered altar with a copper plate of offerings, a coconut wrapped in netting with leaves, a small brass lamp with a flame on a gold-coloured thali, a bowl of grains, a copper cup and a partly visible hand at the right edge. A hanging textile with an elephant motif is at upper right. Watermarked timestamp reads 7 Jun 2025 09:51:22 with a location caption. a person depiction is a printed cutout; no physical people are clearly visible other than a partial hand and arm at the edge.2025-07-06A photograph of a shrine corner at KAILASA Tondaiarpet with a sign reading "KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT" above. A life-size cutout of a seated figure in a red-brown turban with a sacred mark, wearing layered rudraksha and gold-toned beaded necklaces with yellow flowers, sits behind a red cloth with a trident beside it. Beside it stands a framed printed portrait of a figure with long dark hair, bare-chested, in rudraksha garlands and red-brown dhoti, captioned on the sign area by no legible name. Offerings on red cloth and brass trays include a coconut, banana, betel leaf, flowers, a copper lamp with a flame, a bowl of white powder, and a copper vessel. No people are physically present.2025-04-18A small shrine corner with a yellow wall and a gold plaque reading KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. Two life-size cutout printed portraits stand on a red cloth: the taller one shows a bearded man with a turban, red flower garland, gold necklaces and bare-chested pose; a second, smaller cutout beside it shows a figure in red garland with striped sash. A deity murti with white flower garlands stands at the left edge. In front, a green cloth holds brass plates, a copper vessel, a flame lamp, bowls of food offerings, a coconut and marigold petals. A hand holds a small flame near the right edge while a person in white clothing pours from a vessel. The photo carries a timestamp of 19 May 2025 and an address line in Tondiarpet, Chennai.2025-08-12Indoor shrine photo at KAILASA Tondiarpet, Chennai, with a yellow wall and a sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. Two large cut-out printed figures on the right are garlanded with red and white flower garlands. The right cut-out shows a smiling man in an orange-pink turban and ornate gold necklaces, hands in a blessing gesture, seated before a red cloth. The middle cut-out shows a young figure with long dark hair, bare-chested with rudraksha-style beads, holding a trident. A brass pedestal lamp stands between them. On the left, a gold-and-blue silk-draped altar holds deity murtis garlanded with marigolds, a Ganesha figure, and a teal-blue cloth bundle. In the foreground, a brass tray holds oil lamps, small brass bowls, a mound of cooked food, and a copper vessel. No people are physically present.Photograph of a home-style shrine puja set up on a green cloth floor. In the foreground a seated person in white dhoti with gold border, bare feet, and a bangle on the wrist pours or tends a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame beside a brass tray of offerings, a copper vessel of water, a coconut half, bananas, betel-like nuts and red flowers. Behind them a standing bronze figure of a sage holds a trident, and a large printed cutout photograph shows a bearded figure with a turban, layered beaded malas and gold necklaces seated with raised hand against a yellow wall. A framed photo sits on the left beside draped red fabric and a garlanded image in a teal saree. Incense sticks and a brass aarti tray are nearby. A timestamp reads 3 Apr 2025 19:06:47 Chennai Kailasa Tondaiarpet.2025-03-04A photograph of a small shrine room with a yellow wall and a gold-framed sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. On the right, a life-size cutout depiction of a seated man in orange-red robes, a red and white flower garland, a turban and a large necklace raises one hand in blessing; this is a printed image, not a physical person. Beside it stands a framed portrait with a red garland and a trident leaning on the wall. At the left, a decorated deity murti with a flower garland stands on a gold-cloth-covered platform. In front, a red cloth covers the floor with brass plates of offerings, a lit oil lamp and a small flame. A person in white clothing with a bare arm sits at the lower right pouring from a vessel, performing a puja. A timestamp reads 14 Jun 2025 13:04:58 with the address 43/286 Kasima Nagar 2nd Street Tondiarpet Chennai Tamil Nadu.A shrine corner with three deity murtis draped in maroon and red cloth and garlanded with white flower garlands, seated on an orange-draped platform strewn with yellow marigolds. A brass lamp and a plate of offerings with coconuts and flowers sit on a green cloth in front, with a lit oil lamp. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. At right, a framed painted figure in a maroon robe and pink turban, with a long beard, is shown against a colourful panel. A small framed portrait sits among the offerings. No physical people are visible in the scene.2025-11-07