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A small shrine room with turquoise walls and a sign reading KAILASA KORATTUR CHENNAI. A man in white ritual headwear with a white forehead mark and a tilak leans in from the right, holding a flame near the altar. The altar holds a large golden carved deity murti with multiple arms, behind a leopard-print cloth, with lit oil lamps and yellow and red flowers. A printed portrait of a smiling figure in a red turban, orange-red robe and garlands sits in a chair beside the murti; this portrait is not a physical person. A framed picture of a figure in white robes hangs on the left wall. Flower garlands drape over the altar backdrop.

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A bare-chested priest in a white head cloth with gold border and white dhoti stands at right, holding a small brass vessel over a shrine. On the left is a deity murti with many faces and arms against an ornate golden backdrop, decorated with flowers and a lit oil lamp on a dark shelf over a leopard-print cloth. In the centre stands a printed cutout portrait of a smiling figure in a red and gold turban, orange and red garlands, and rudraksha malas, seated on a gold throne. Beside it is a small framed photo with pink flowers. A wall sign reads KAILASA KORATTUR BHARAT.2025-05-13A photograph inside a small room with turquoise walls at KAILASA Korattur. A man in a white turban with gold trim, bare-chested and wearing long rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, holds an oil lamp (aarti) over a golden deity murti with multiple arms on a wooden shelf draped in leopard-print cloth. Marigold garlands and red flowers hang around it. Behind is a framed portrait of a seated figure in red and gold, next to a standing cutout figure wearing a red turban with flower decorations, red robes and orange marigold garlands, and a golden chair. Also visible are a framed deity image, brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and a small sign reading KAILASA KORATTUR.2025-06-02A man with a shaved head and white tilak marks on his forehead stands at right in a small room, wearing a long rudraksha mala draped over bare shoulders and a pendant on a cord, bending forward to tend an offering on a brass tray. Beside him is a shrine: a multi-armed deity murti with a many-headed halo is adorned with flower garlands and seated on a dark altar with a small oil lamp. Next to it stands a cardboard or printed cutout of a seated saffron-clad figure wearing a flower-decorated turban and an orange garland, labelled as a Kailasa shrine display. A golden ornate chair-like seat with yellow flowers sits to the right. A printed sign on the wall reads KAILASA KORATTUR, and shelves of books are at right.A devotee in a white turban with gold border and a rudraksha mala lights an oil lamp at a shrine in a room with turquoise walls. The shrine holds a gilded throne-like altar with a multi-armed deity murti draped in a leopard-print cloth, and a central portrait-style figure of a seated saint in red and orange robes wearing a garland of marigolds and a rudraksha necklace, with a red head-wrap decorated with white flowers. A small framed photograph of a smiling person with a garland sits on a brass stand with yellow flowers. A framed painting hangs at left, and a sign on the wall reads KAILASA KORATTUR CHENNAI. Flower garlands hang from the top of the frame.2025-05-02Indoor shrine room with turquoise walls and a wooden sideboard. A framed portrait of a long-haired figure in saffron clothing sits on the left, beside a framed picture of a seated figure on an ornate throne. A standing life-size cutout figure wears a red and gold turban with white flowers, rudraksha malas and a garland, in front of a golden deity murti with a halo. A leopard-print cloth covers the altar table. A man in a white and gold-bordered head cloth and a brown shawl, seen in profile at right, lights an oil lamp in the foreground, with a framed photo and flower-decorated plate beside him. A sign on the wall reads KAILASA KORATTUR CHENNAI.2025-09-04Inside a small room with turquoise walls, a priest in the right foreground, shown from the side with a shaved head and a reddish-brown shawl, holds a brass vessel and a lit wick over a shrine. On the shrine, a gilded arched backdrop frames a deity murti with many arms, garlanded with yellow, purple and red flowers, and a small oil lamp burns on a dark wooden platform draped in leopard-print cloth. Behind it stands a life-size cutout portrait of a smiling figure with a tall reddish-pink turban decorated with flowers, wearing an orange garland, rudraksha beads and a red-and-pink robe, next to an ornate gold-and-leopard-print chair. A printed sign on the wall reads KAILASA KORATTUR, and a framed picture and a poster of small figures hang at the right beside a blue shelf of books.2025-06-15Indoor shrine with a teal wall and a wooden table draped in a leopard-print cloth. On the left, a gilded multi-headed deity murti is garlanded with rudraksha beads and flowers, with a small oil lamp lit in front. Beside it stands a large printed cut-out portrait of a smiling man in a pink-and-maroon robe, a rudraksha mala and an orange marigold garland; this portrait is not a physical person. On the right, a man in a white turban with gold border and bare upper body, wearing a rudraksha mala, leans over a gold-framed altar niche decorated with yellow flowers and lights an oil lamp. Bookshelves stand at the right edge.2025-07-15Indoor shrine room with turquoise walls and a sign reading KAILASA KORATTUR. On a wooden table draped in leopard-print cloth stands a deity murti with many arms and a flower garland. Beside it, a life-size printed cutout shows a smiling figure in a red turban and saffron-red robe, wearing an orange-yellow flower garland and beads. Framed images and brass lamps stand on the left. In the foreground a man with white vibhuti marks on his forehead holds a lit oil lamp in his right hand over a brass tray of white and yellow flowers, performing aarti.2025-02-14 +1 copiesA small shrine room with turquoise walls and a leopard-print cloth draped over a low altar. On the left, a gilded framed image shows a multi-armed deity murti with a seated pair beside it. Centre, a life-size cutout portrait of a figure in a red-orange robe and a pink-and-red turban, garlanded with orange and white flowers and a rudraksha mala, is labelled as a printed portrait. Beside it, a gold-framed photo of a smiling woman sits on a brass pedestal with marigold petals and a small lamp below. On the right, a man with a white and gold-bordered head cloth, sacred ash marks and a rudraksha necklace sits with his hands near the lamp, performing a puja. Bookshelves stand at the far right edge.A close-up photograph of a bare-chested man with a shaved-looking head, a red tilak on his forehead, and a thick rudraksha mala and pendant around his neck, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand toward the camera. Behind him is a blue wall with a paper sign reading KAILASA KORATTUR and a garland of red, white and purple flowers. Three framed images stand on a leopard-print cloth: on the left a standing portrait of a figure wearing a red turban with white flowers, pink-orange clothing, a garland of orange marigolds and rudraksha beads; in the centre a multi-armed deity murti in a golden halo with a red turban-crowned figure seated before it wearing a floral garland; and an ornate gold and black shrine frame on the far left decorated with yellow and white flowers. Lit oil lamps sit before the central figure.2024-09-10A photograph of a small shrine room with turquoise walls and a blue metal shelf holding books. A man in a white dhoti and white turban with gold border, bare-chested and wearing a bead bracelet, leans in from the right and tends an offering on a brass stand with a gold-embossed backplate, lit by a small oil lamp. Behind him on the left stands a large framed deity murti with many arms and a gold arched backdrop, garlanded with flowers, set on a leopard-print cloth with a lit lamp. Beside it stands a printed portrait of a smiling person in a red-and-orange turban and saffron garment, wearing a bead mala and an orange-and-yellow flower garland. A sign above reads KAILASA KORATTUR. The man is the only physical person visible.2025-06-01A photograph of a shrine room with pale turquoise walls. A man in a white and gold-bordered headwrap and bare chest, wearing a long rudraksha mala, leans forward to light or adjust a small brass oil lamp on an ornate gold-and-blue stand decorated with yellow flowers. Behind him is a sign reading KAILASA KORATTUR. On the left stands a framed deity image of a multi-armed, multi-headed figure with a flower garland and red flowers. In the centre, a cutout photograph of a smiling figure in red and orange robes, wearing a red headdress, rudraksha mala and flower garlands, stands beside the lamp. The man is the only physical person visible in the scene. Probable identity cues are not clearly enough to confirm the shrine photo subject as a person, so the a person field is unsure.