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A worshipper with short grey hair and a bare upper body, wearing a white sacred thread, sits on the floor facing a shrine with a gold-framed arch and hanging garlands. Inside stand three deity murtis, the central one with a trident and a red and gold garment, flanked by two figures in ornate jewellery and tall crowns. A large cardboard-style cutout of a bearded, turbaned figure with a rudraksha mala, marigold garland and gold ornaments stands to the right beside a small figure and a sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET. Brass plates with offerings and an oil lamp rest on a red cloth in front of the shrine, and a striped flag hangs on the right wall. The worshipper appears to be performing puja.

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A photograph inside a small shrine room showing a seated priest with grey hair, bare-backed, facing an altar draped in orange cloth. On the altar stand three metal deity murtis adorned with yellow marigold garlands and ornate silver crowns and jewellery, with a white sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET placed in front. To the right, a framed printed portrait of a figure in a pink turban, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces sits on a pedestal beside a brass lamp. A small oil lamp burns in the foreground near a green cloth with offerings. A colourful batik-style hanging with elephant and floral motifs hangs on the right. A timestamp reads 26 Jan 2025 19:50:11, Chennai, Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-01-26A photograph of a shrine room with yellow walls. In the centre, a golden arch framed with marigold garlands holds three deity murtis in colourful dress: a figure in a white crown with a red and pink garment on the left, a central figure with a tall crown and blue and white cloth, and a figure in a pink and gold garment on the right, all on an orange and gold draped platform. A brass lamp with a lit flame sits to the right. A shaved-headed man with a bare upper body and white sacred thread kneels on a green cloth in the foreground, facing the altar and holding a ritual item. On the right, a standing figure in a pink turban, rudraksha mala and gold necklace is shown in a printed image beside a sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. A colourful patterned cloth hangs on each side and a timestamp reads 24 Feb 2025 22:54:25 Chennai.2025-02-24Interior shrine photograph at KAILASA Tondiarpet, Chennai. A yellow-walled altar features three standing deity murtis draped in garlands, with a gold-framed arch and gold pillars. To the right, a large figure in an orange-and-saffron turban with rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklaces is shown in a seated-style pose beside a sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. Below, an orange-cloth-covered platform holds brass plates, oil lamps, flowers and a framed portrait. Two people sit on the marble floor before the altar: one bare-chested man in a sacred thread, with a grey head, performing the ritual, and a seated man in a black shirt. Colourful woven cloth banners hang at the sides. A timestamp reads 10 Mar 2025 08:53:45 Chennai.2025-10-03Indoor shrine room with yellow textured walls and a golden arched canopy holding three deity murtis draped in garlands, flanked by a gold-stick standard and brass lamps. A printed sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. To the right, a large printed image shows a person in a pink turban, bare-chested, adorned with rudraksha beads and gold necklaces, hands raised holding a lamp. A seated priest with grey hair and bare upper body, wearing a white sacred thread, performs puja at a green cloth with a brass plate, kalasha-style vessel, lamps and offerings. A timestamp in the corner reads 10 Mar 2025 21:54:47 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-10-03A shrine room with yellow walls and a golden arched canopy decorated with flower garlands. Three deity murtis stand on an orange draped platform: the central figure is blue-skinned with a crown and jeweled ornaments, flanked by figures in pink and purple garments. Gold staffs and a trident stand beside them. To the right, a framed portrait shows a man with a saffron turban, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, seated and garlanded, with a sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT above it. A shirtless priest in the foreground pours or tends an offering near a brass lamp with a flame, with a green cloth and brass vessels on the floor. A camera timestamp in the corner reads 24 Feb 2025 22:54:28 Chennai.2025-02-24Photo inside a small temple shrine with yellow-washed walls. Three garlanded deity murtis stand behind a gold-framed arch and a yellow-draped platform: a central figure in a pink dhoti and a crown, flanked by figures in gold crowns. A standing ornate kalasha-style brass lamp and a Ganesha idol sit on the red-covered floor. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. A large standee of a bearded, smiling man in a saffron-pink turban, rudraksha malas and ornate necklaces stands at right beside a painted figure. An elderly priest with grey hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti, lights a lamp on a brass plate of offerings, while another person's hand holds a small plate in the foreground.2025-02-22A small shrine corner with three deity murtis garlanded in white and red flowers, the central figure in red and gold drapery and the outer figures in white dhoti-style cloth, flanked by tall golden staffs. 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A large framed picture of a robed figure with a garland stands on the right beside a flag with elephant and flower motifs and a plaque reading KAILASA TONDIARPET. Timestamp in the corner reads 23 Feb 2025 17:45:55 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-02-23A photograph inside a small yellow-walled shrine room at KAILASA Tondiarpet, Chennai. Three gilded deity murtis stand in a golden arched niche decorated with red and white flower garlands and blue garlands; the central murti wears a tall crown and holds a trident. A brass lamp stand and oil lamps sit on a red cloth before the altar. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti with sacred ash marks sits on a red mat with palms pressed together, facing the shrine, beside brass trays, a kalasha-style vessel, lamps and flowers. To the right stands a large cardboard cutout of a smiling figure in a saffron turban, rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklaces, seated before a brass lamp and flowers; a small figurine of a standing man holding a trident sits nearby. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. A timestamp shows 23 Feb 2025 17:44:39 Chennai.2025-02-23A photograph inside a small shrine room where a priest with a shaved head, bare upper body and white dhoti sits on a green cloth, performing puja before a gilded arched altar draped in orange silk. Three deity murtis stand on the altar: two with silver crowns and red garments with garlands, and a central four-armed figure holding ritual objects. Beside the altar stands a framed printed portrait of a figure with a saffron turban, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, seated on a throne. In front, the priest is surrounded by brass lamps, a lit flame, a kalasha-like vessel, trays of offerings, fruit and flowers. A cardboard sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. Timestamp overlay reads 20 Jan 2025 20:40:41 Chennai.2025-01-20A priest seen from behind, with a shaved grey head and white sacred markings on his bare upper body, sits on a red cloth before a golden shrine in a temple room. The shrine holds three deity murti adorned with garlands of white flowers and blue beads; the central figure is painted in pink and red and holds raised hands. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style vessel, a plate of offerings and flower petals sit before the shrine. To the right, a cutout photograph of a bearded man in a saffron-and-pink turban, rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklaces sits on a red cloth, with a flower garland at its base; this is a printed image, not a physical person. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT, and a colourful textile hangs at right. A timestamp reads 23 Feb 2025 17:45:59 Chennai.2025-02-23Indoor puja in a small shrine room with yellow-painted walls. Three deity murtis stand on a gold-draped altar beneath a gold arch decorated with marigold and white garlands: the central figure wears a tall pink-and-white crown, and the figures on either side hold tridents and wear white flower garlands. A kalasha and oil lamps sit on the altar. A shaved-headed priest with bare upper body and white sacred thread kneels on a red cloth, holding a lit aarti plate with his right hand. Another person kneels at the lower left. A printed cutout standee of a seated figure in a pink turban, rudraksha mala and ornate necklace stands to the right beside a sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. A hanging cloth panel with lotus and elephant motifs hangs on the right wall. Timestamp reads 22 Feb 2025 22:50:05 Chennai.2025-02-22