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A photograph of a small shrine room with a golden-yellow wall and green cloth on the floor. Two silver-crowned deity murtis stand in an arched alcove on the left, draped in red and garlanded. In the centre, a KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT sign sits above a standing figure garlanded in blue and green flowers, and a cardboard-style cutout of a bearded man with a saffron turban and rudraksha mala is garlanded in green and blue. A brass lamp with a flame, brass plates and bowls of offerings lie on the green cloth. A white-haired elderly priest in white dhoti and shawl sits at right, performing puja with a spoon. A small framed photograph hangs near the left alcove. A timestamp reads 7 Apr 2025 21:00:23 Chennai Kailasa Tondaiarpet.

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A photograph inside a yellow-walled shrine room where a priest with grey hair and a bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti and a sacred thread, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp in front of a small altar. Behind him, a line of standing deity murtis draped in garlands of white flowers and a gold-bordered orange cloth covers the altar base. To the right, a cutout-style printed image of a seated figure in a pink turban and rudraksha malas, with a shawl over the shoulders, is labelled by a sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. Brass plates hold flowers, fruit, a small bowl and offering items on a green cloth, with a red cushion nearby. A timestamp reads 23 Mar 2025 21:00:06 Chennai Kailasa Tondiarpet.2025-03-23A priest with short grey hair and bare upper body, wearing a white dhoti and gold sacred thread, performs puja at a shrine with a yellow-orange wall. 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In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white ritual clothing sits on a green cloth with brass puja vessels, performing an aarti or puja. A vertical banner with an elephant motif hangs at right.2025-07-04Photograph of a small shrine room with yellow walls and a white marble floor. Three large painted deity statues stand behind a red cloth-draped altar: the left figure wears white with a crown and holds a staff, the centre figure has a crown and garland, and the right figure wears a crown and garland. A sign reads KAILASA TONDAIARPET BHARAT. To the right stands a statue of a bearded figure in a pink-brown turban and blue garland, beside a framed portrait of a woman. In the foreground, a bare-chested elderly man seated on a green cloth performs puja, holding a lit lamp over a brass plate with offerings, next to small bowls and a kalasha. A banner with floral and elephant motifs hangs at right. Timestamp reads 7 Apr 2025 13:56:19 Chennai, Kailasa Tondaiarpet.2025-07-04