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A photograph taken indoors in a plain cream-walled room with a white ceiling and a ceiling fan. A man in a pale yellow shirt and blue-and-white checked lungi stands on a raised surface, reaching up with one hand toward a ceiling light fixture while holding a long wooden pole. In the foreground, an older man with short grey hair and a small orange-red shawl over a white undershirt looks toward the camera. A framed picture hangs on the wall, and a doorway with a wooden door is at left. The bottom-right corner shows a timestamp reading 2 Feb 2025 14:04:21 and the location Chennai, Kailasa Tondiorpet.

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Photo 11730057 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small temple room with yellow walls and white tiled floor. A shirtless, grey-haired priest in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at right, holding a small brass bell or handheld object toward a lamp. A man in a light grey-blue shirt at left extends his hands over a lit oil lamp in a gesture of blessing. Behind them, a gold-framed shrine holds three deity murtis draped with white and blue garlands, with a red-and-green cloth hanging on the wall at left. A timestamp reads '1 Mar 2025 08:44:27 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet'.2025-03-01A man in a white dhoti and sleeveless white vest stands on a wooden stool, painting a yellow-gold wall beside an ornate gilded arched niche. Inside the niche, several draped red cloths hang over shrine structures, with an orange and gold silk backdrop behind them. A small tin of paint and rags sit on the stool. A timestamp reads 2 Feb 2025 15:15:29, Chennai, Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-03-02June 03 20212021-06-03A photograph of a shrine room with yellow ochre-washed walls and white marble floor. A golden arched shrine frame with an ornate crown-like top holds orange and gold cloth, with deep red garments draped over the shrine structure. A wooden platform stands in front. A man in a white sleeveless vest and white dhoti stands on a tall wooden stool, painting or washing the yellow wall to the right, with a small tin and cloth on the stool top. No deity murti or a person candidate is visible. A timestamp reads 2 Feb 2025 15:15:51 Chennai, Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-03-02A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth over his shoulder sits cross-legged on a dark mat, raising a lit oil lamp in one hand while holding a small bell or offering in the other. Two seated men in the background, one in a checked shirt and one in a white shirt, have their palms pressed together in prayer on an orange cloth. To the left stands a cut-out standing figure with long hair and a beaded necklace, beside a decorated altar with brass vessels, flowers, a plate of offerings and a water pot. A striped saffron and red cloth hangs from the wall. A framed portrait sits on a red-draped table on the right, and a clock-style date stamp reads 1 Mar 2025 08:43:50 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-03-01A photograph inside a plain room with pale yellow-ochre walls and a white marble floor. Two men stand facing a hanging ceremonial fabric panel on the wall, decorated with green, red, blue and orange bands and motifs. The man on the left wears a checked grey-and-white shirt and holds his palms together in namaskar. The man in the centre wears a white collared shirt and dark trousers, hands folded at his waist, and gazes upward toward the panel. A folded red cloth rests on a stool near the floor at lower right. A timestamp overlay reads 1 Mar 2025 08:44:30 Chennai, Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-03-01A photograph inside an old stone temple hall. A man in ordinary white clothes with an orange-bordered dhoti stands on a wooden ladder and reaches upward with a long cleaning pole, while a second person in white stands nearby. Weathered stone pillars and an open doorway with a metal grille frame the scene, with bare grey plaster walls showing wear from disrepair. The setting suggests temple renovation and cleaning work in progress.2012-05-30A photograph of an unfinished interior room during construction at the Bidadi site. White-plastered walls and ceiling with small fittings protruding from the ceiling. On the right, a man in a checked short-sleeved shirt and grey trousers stands on a raised surface reaching up to the ceiling. In the lower centre, a second man in a striped shirt stands near a doorway with bare concrete frame. A wall-mounted fan hangs on the wall and grey plaster texture is visible on the left column.2009-11-10 +2 copiesMay 30 20122012-05-30A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and long grey hair, seen from the side, performs aarti with a lit oil lamp before three bronze deity murtis in an arched shrine. The central murti is a standing figure with a tall crown and necklace, flanked by a smaller male figure and a female figure in a blue garment. Yellow flowers rest at their feet and an orange cloth hangs in the background. The priest's arm extends toward the central figure, and the floor shows marigold-type flowers. A timestamp reads 27 Jan 2025 16:47:22, Chennai, Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-01-27A bare-chested priest with short grey hair and a white dhoti bordered in gold stands with his back to the camera, reaching up to adorn or bathe a group of wooden statues in a yellow-walled shrine. He holds a small object in both hands above the figures. Standing statues include a figure on the left with raised palm and gold-banded loincloth, a central deity murti with raised arm, and a female figure on the right wearing a dark blue garment and a tall crown. Red and white flower garland decorates the golden arch above, and a small statue sits at the base. A camera timestamp reads 28 Apr 2025 and a location caption reads Kailasa Tondiarpet, Chennai.