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A small shrine room with red painted walls, photographed indoors. A large printed portrait on the left shows a smiling figure in an orange turban, orange robe, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, with one hand raised in blessing; this is a depiction, and the page-based appearance cues are several (turban, orange clothing, rudraksha, ornate necklace), so it is labelled Swamiji (probable). A white paper sign reads KAILASA ARUPPUKOTTAI in blue letters and hangs at the centre. Below and beside it is a green-cloth altar with brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel, yellow flower garlands and marigolds, a small golden deity murti, and a red-draped table. Framed prints of deities, a Shiva image and other devotional pictures cover the walls, along with rudraksha malas and strings of marigolds. Another framed portrait on the right shows a young figure in saffron robes with a raised hand and pearl mala. No living people are visible.