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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.

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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.Indoor shrine in a yellow-walled room with a large cut-out portrait of a smiling bearded man in a pink-orange turban, rudraksha-style beads and garlands, seated with raised hand, draped in a red and orange cloth on a red-covered platform. To the left stands a smaller figure with long dark hair and red flower garlands holding a trident. Before them are brass plates with offerings, a brass lamp with a lit flame, a metal cup, small bowls and incense sticks. At the right edge an elderly person in white clothing with gold trim sits with palms pressed together in prayer. A water bottle and a colourful painted cloth hang on the wall. The scene shows a neivethiyam offering being made at a KAILASA centre.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 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.A small shrine corner with a yellow wall and a gold-lettered sign reading "KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT" above it. A large cut-out portrait labelled as Swamiji in a pinkish-purple turban with a sacred mark and a red-and-white garland is seated at centre, with a smaller portrait of a figure in a dark-red garland beside it and a trident leaning behind. A person's hand holds a brass oil lamp with a lit wick in front of the portrait. Before the portraits sits a plate of yellow flowers on a red cloth, with brass bells, a small lamp and a bottle at the lower edge, indicating a Neivethiyam offering.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 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 small home shrine in a yellow-walled room with a sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. Two cut-out or printed figures are displayed: on the right a seated figure in an orange-pink robe, pink-orange turban and red garland with a rudraksha-style necklace, and on the left a figure with long dark hair wearing a red garland. A trident hangs behind them. A lit oil lamp sits on a red cloth-covered platform, and brass plates hold a fruit, small cups and lamps in the foreground. A hand holding a small bell or cup is extended into the frame. Some of the figures are printed images rather than physical people.A shrine corner at KAILASA Tondiarpet with a sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT above. A standing silver-and-metal deity murti in an orange sari with white and yellow flower garlands stands at left. At right, a large cut-out printed portrait of a bearded man in a pink-and-gold turban, with a red rudraksha-style garland and ornate gold necklaces, is placed on a red cloth seat. A smaller printed portrait behind it shows a figure with long dark hair and a garland. Offerings wrapped in white cloth sit on a brass plate on a green cloth, with a small brass cup and a steel bowl nearby. A small portrait at far left shows a woman. The photo carries a timestamp of 4 Jul 2025 09:47:39 and a location caption reading 278/47 4th Street, Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.2025-04-07A 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.2025-08-12A 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.2025-04-18Photograph 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.2025-04-18