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Evening puja inside a small shrine room with cream walls and a gilded arched frame. Three deity murtis stand on a gold-and-blue draped platform before an orange cloth backdrop: the central figure wears a tall crown, green garment and beaded necklaces, flanked by two figures with crowns and dark ornate robes. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits in front. Two men kneel at the lower left and centre: one in an orange garment with hands folded in prayer, the other bare-chested with a sacred thread, performing the offering with a lamp or flowers. Woven banners in green, red and blue hang on each side. At right stands a printed portrait of a bearded man with long hair, crown and garlands, beside a placard reading KAILASA TONDIARPET. A timestamp reads 27 Jan 2025 20:45:53, Chennai, Kailasa Tondiorpet.

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A photograph inside a small shrine room of a shrine with three gilded deity murtis under a gold arched frame, the central figure in green and gold with a tall crown and a raised hand, flanked by two figures in blue and gold garments. A gold kalasha-like lamp and a small oil lamp burn before them, with yellow and marigold flowers on a gold-and-blue cloth. Two men sit on a red mat at the front: one at left in an orange shirt and white dhoti, and a bare-chested priest at right in a white dhoti and sacred thread, holding a lamp toward the deities. A plate of offerings, a steel cup and small bowls lie on a tray in front. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET and a framed photograph of a woman is visible at right. A timestamp reads 27 Jan 2025 20:46:30 Chennai, Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-01-27A photograph of a temple shrine room with three deity murtis in a niche framed by a carved arch and an orange cloth backdrop; the murtis wear garlands and crowns, and the central figure holds a staff. 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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.2025-10-03A small shrine room with yellow walls and marble floor. Three deity statues stand under a gold arch hung with flower garlands: a figure in a white turban and gold necklaces on the left, a central figure with a tall crown and garlanded body, and a female figure in a pink sari on the right. A saffron cloth covers the altar and a copper oil lamp with lit flame sits in front. Three people sit on the floor facing the altar: a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with sacred thread, holding a plate with a lit lamp and offerings, a man in a patterned white shirt seen from behind, and a man in a light green shirt with hands folded in prayer. A framed printed portrait of a bearded man in a pink turban and rudraksha mala hangs on the right wall, and a sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. A timestamp reads 30 Mar 2025 20:56:18 Chennai.2025-03-30Photo 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. 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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.2025-01-26Indoor temple-style shrine with a gold arched canopy framing three decorated deity murtis draped in marigold garlands, set against orange silk cloth. A printed cutout portrait of a figure wearing a pink-and-gold turban, rudraksha malas and ceremonial necklaces, seated in meditation pose, stands at the right beside a brass lamp. 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A white sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET.2025-01-26Two men sit on a red cloth before a shrine niche with an ornate gold arch. Three deity murtis stand in the centre, decorated with garlands, crowns and ornaments, one in green with a tall crown. A brass oil lamp stands at left and a leaf-wrapped offering sits on the gold-cloth altar. At right, a cutout standee of a bearded man with a turban and beaded necklaces stands beside a KAILASA TONDIARPET sign. The seated man at left wears a white vest and is seen from behind. The older man at right is bare-chested, wears a white dhoti with gold borders and holds a small ritual item over a lit lamp, performing puja. The room has white marble flooring.2025-01-31A photograph of a shrine inside a small room with cream walls and a ventilation grille. Three deity murti stand under an ornate gold arch against an orange cloth backdrop, dressed in red garments, jewelled crowns and garlands. 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