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A photograph of a shirtless older man with short grey hair seated on a light mat on a white marble floor, performing a forward-bend yoga stretch with both arms reaching toward his extended legs. He wears a white dhoti with a gold-and-white striped border and has a thin sacred thread across his bare chest. Behind him, a yellow-washed wall displays six framed black-and-white and colour portraits of saints and gurus in a row. To the left is a carved wooden door and a pink-painted grille gate with a garland, and a small red mat lies on the floor. A timestamp reads 7 Apr 2025 09:05:45 Chennai Kailasa Tondaiarpet.

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A photograph taken inside a room with yellow-gold walls and white marble floor. An elderly bare-chested man with grey hair, wearing red trousers, is performing a yoga backbend pose (cobra or upward-facing position) on a mat, palms down and head lifted. Behind him a row of framed black-and-white portraits of seated figures hangs high on the wall beside a wooden door with carved panels and a metal grille. A wooden chair with a green leaf on its seat stands near the door. A timestamp reads 16 Apr 2025 08:58:32 with the location Chennai, Kailasa Tondaiarpet.2025-04-16A bare-chested older man with grey hair performs a forward-bending yoga posture on a white marble floor, palms and toes on the ground, wearing a red garment and a thin white sacred thread across his back. A carved wooden door with a metal grille stands behind him beside a yellow-washed wall, with framed pictures along the top edge and a wooden chair against the wall. A timestamp reads 16 Apr 2025 08:58:37, Chennai, Kailasa Tondaiarpet. No other people are visible, and no figure in the scene clearly matches the a person appearance cues.2025-04-16Two men in white dhoti and white shirts perform yoga asanas on a mat in a yellow-walled room. Both are in bent postures with hands on the mat, one in a plank-like pose with bare feet. Behind them is a golden shrine with three decorated deity murtis draped in red and white garlands, a kalasha and a small figure before the altar. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. A timestamp and location overlay show 21 Jun 2025, Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Colourful decorations hang above and a striped pillar stands at right.A photograph of two men performing yoga seated on a striped mat in a yellow-walled shrine room. The man on the left, bare-chested with grey hair and wearing a white dhoti with an orange border, sits cross-legged with arms bent at the chest. The man on the right, in a white dhoti and white shawl, sits beside him in a similar pose. Behind them are three decorated deity murtis draped in red and white garlands, with a golden arch and blue and white garlands above. A lit oil lamp and offerings sit on a low altar, and a sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. A tall colourful pillar decorated with floral and animal motifs stands at right, with a standing figure in red and white clothing beside it.A bare-chested man with short grey hair performs a backward-arching yoga pose on a white marble floor, looking upward. He wears a red dhoti with a white border and a gold pendant on a gold chain, with a white sacred thread across his chest. Behind him a red cloth drapes over a chair against a cream wall, and a framed print of a figure in orange robes hangs above. A timestamp reads 23 Mar 2025 17:37:59, Chennai, Kailasa Tondaiarpet.2025-03-23A photograph inside a yellow-walled temple room during a yoga session. A bare-chested elderly man with short grey hair, a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti with a gold border sits on a striped mat in a seated forward-bend pose, arms extended. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a dark pendant necklace sits in a seated yoga posture, hands on her knees. Behind them is a gilded shrine arch decorated with garlands, holding three deity murti dressed in red and white garlands. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. Small oil lamps and brass items sit on the floor, and a tall colourful cloth hangs on the right. A timestamp reads 21 Jun 2025 06:47:15, Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.Two men in white dhotis practise yoga postures on woven mats in a golden-walled shrine room. Both bend forward with hands and feet on the mat in a downward-facing posture, one with bare upper body and a tattoo on his arm. Behind them, a shrine holds three decorated deity murtis draped in red and white garlands, with a central figure wearing a tall crown. A small lit oil lamp and a small figure sit on the floor before the shrine. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. A coloured cylindrical pillar with floral and elephant motifs stands at right, and blue and green festoons hang along the top. A timestamp and location overlay sit at lower right.Two seated participants practise yoga in a yellow-walled shrine room with a gilded arch and deity murtis decorated with white and red garlands. On the left, a shaved-headed, bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands joined in his lap. On the right, a woman in a white sari with a red border and a beaded necklace sits with palms together. A small figure and brass lamps lie on a yellow cloth-covered platform, and striped mats cover the floor. A tall kalasha-like painted pillar stands at right. A sign reads KAILASA Tondiarpet, and a bottom-right timestamp shows 21 Jun 2025 06:46:46.A photograph inside a temple shrine room with yellow walls and a gold-framed arch decorated with red and white garlands. Two people perform yoga postures. On the left, a shirtless older man balances on one leg in a standing backbend, arm extended forward, wearing white dhoti with gold trim. On the right, a woman in a white sari with gold border bends forward with arms outstretched. Behind them stand deity murtis draped in garlands, and a brass lamp and small offerings sit on a gold-cloth altar. A timestamp reads 21 Jun 2025 05:59:26, with the location 42A Kasima Nagar 2nd Street, Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and a caption reading kailasa tondiorpet pvk 108 yogasana.Two men perform a standing yoga balance pose facing each other inside a yellow-walled room with a shrine. The man on the left, bare-chested with grey hair, balances on one leg with the other extended behind him, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border. The man on the right, in a white dhoti and shawl with gold border, leans in and clasps hands with him in a counterpose. Behind them stands a gold-draped altar with garlanded deity murtis, a kalasha-like decoration and an oil lamp on a tray in front. Floral garlands hang along the top of the room and the floor is covered with striped mats.A yoga practice in a yellow-walled shrine room. A shirtless man with white hair and a white dhoti with a gold border stands on one leg in tree pose, hands pressed together at his chest. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a gold border balances on one leg with her foot raised, hands joined. Behind them, a gold-framed altar holds three deity murtis draped in red and white flower garlands, with a small oil lamp and offerings in front on a gold cloth. Strings of blue and green tinsel decorate the top of the wall and a striped mat covers the floor.Two men sit cross-legged on the marble floor of a small room, meditating with eyes closed. The man on the left wears a turquoise shirt and a maroon dhoti with a yellow border, his hands resting open on his knees. The man on the right wears a white patterned shirt and white dhoti, hands in a mudra. Behind them, a brass oil lamp stands beside a small table draped in orange cloth, holding a framed portrait of a robed figure and a bowl. A framed deity picture hangs on the wall, and a carved wooden door with a Ganesha relief is at right. A timestamp reads 30 Mar 2025 19:40:24 Chennai, Kailasa Tondaiarpet.2025-03-30