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A photograph inside a small room with bright yellow walls and a white marble floor. On the left, a man in a white dhoti with grey hair and a moustache sits with palms pressed together, and beside him a woman in an orange blouse and yellow-patterned sari with red bangles sits with folded hands, gazing upward in prayer. At the lower centre, an elderly bare-chested priest with grey hair sits facing a red-cloth-covered altar. On the right, a deity murti in a red garment is decorated with white and multicoloured flower garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace; a brass oil lamp stands before it, and a brass pot and offerings rest on a yellow cloth. A timestamp and the location Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu are overlaid, with a caption reading kailasa tondiorpet laghu pooja.

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A small yellow-walled shrine room with white floor tiles. On the left, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt sits with palms pressed together in prayer, beside a woman in an orange blouse and patterned sari with red bangles, looking up toward the shrine. In the lower centre, a bare-chested older man with grey hair sits near red-cloth offerings and a brass plate. On the right, a tall brass oil lamp stands before a deity murti draped in garlands of orange and white flowers, with a gold-framed backdrop. A timestamp reads 16 Jun 2025 16:49:31 at 278/47 4th Street, Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.A photograph of a small shrine room with yellow painted walls and blue and green paper streamers overhead. Three deity murti stand on a golden-draped platform, garlanded with white and orange flower strands, one holding a tall golden staff. To the right, a large printed portrait of a bearded man in a saffron turban and rudraksha mala is garlanded and set beside a sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. Three seated people face the shrine: a woman in an orange and yellow saree with flowers in her hair on the left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti in the centre, and a bare-chested older priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread on the right. Brass puja plates, a lamp and offering vessels sit on a red cloth in front of them. A timestamp reads 16 Jun 2025 16:49:44.A photograph of a small shrine room with yellow walls and a marble floor. A sign reading "KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT" hangs on the wall, and a yellow-and-red cloth sits in front of a deity murti. A priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged on a red mat before the shrine, performing a puja with lamps and offerings on brass plates. A woman in a light patterned kurta stands with hands folded at left. A man in a turquoise shirt and white dhoti sits on a wooden chair at right, hands clasped. Two older women in red saris sit on a mat at lower right with hands folded in prayer. A digital timestamp reads 23 Feb 2025 15:36:57 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet. a person is not visibly present, only a painted figure on the shrine wall.2025-02-23A photograph of a puja in a small shrine room with cream walls and a golden arched frame. Three standing deity murtis with crowns and tridents stand behind a cloth-draped altar, with an orange and gold cloth and flower garlands. A bare-chested priest with a white shoulder cloth and grey hair holds a lit flame before the altar. Five devotees sit cross-legged on the floor: one in a maroon top, one in white dhoti, one in an orange sari, one in an orange-and-white outfit with folded hands, and a woman in white with a yellow flower in her hair. Banners with elephant and floral patterns hang on both sides. A white placard reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. A date stamp reads 24 Jan 2025 08:36:49 Chennai.2025-01-24A small shrine room with yellow walls and a glossy white marble floor holds three deity murtis draped in flower garlands under a gilded arch, with a yellow cloth-covered platform in front. A standing portrait labelled "KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT" sits to the right. Several women in saris and a man in a blue shirt and white dhoti stand before the shrine with hands folded or raised in prayer. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and folded hands stands beside a younger man in a pink shirt. Ritual items sit on the floor: a brass thali, oil lamp, bell and kalasha-like vessels on a red cloth. Tall triangular flags flank the shrine. A timestamp reads 23 Feb 2025 15:38:40 Chennai, Kailasa Tondiarpet.2025-02-23A small shrine room where five people sit on a white floor during a Laghu Pooja. Behind them an altar holds painted deity murtis with crowns and garlands, a sign reading "KAILASA TONDIARPET", brass lamps and an orange-gold cloth. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread and tripundra holds a sheet of paper while reading, and another bare-chested man sits with folded hands. A woman in a mustard-yellow blouse and white sari sits at the left, and a man in an orange shirt and white dhoti sits at the right. A green cloth in front holds brass plates, a kalasha-like vessel and offerings.2025-01-24Two people practise yoga on a striped mat in a yellow-walled room beneath a shrine. On the left, an older man with grey hair and a reddish-brown top bends forward in a seated forward-fold posture. On the right, a person in white clothing and a dark head covering bends forward in a similar pose. Before them lie a small brass lamp, offerings and a figure on a low altar. Behind, three decorated deity murtis stand in garlands beneath a golden arch, with a kumkum-marked shrine panel and a sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET. Blue and green paper streamers hang across the top of the room.Indoor photo of a devotional shrine in a yellow-walled room with a gold arched frame strung with white and red flower garlands. Three sculpted deity murtis stand under it, flanked by a gilded pillar. In front, an orange-brown cloth covers the altar. A framed portrait labelled "KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT" sits to the right beside a large printed poster of a bearded man with a pink turban, rudraksha-style necklaces and a saffron shawl, seated with a hand raised. Two seated devotees in patterned and light clothing face the shrine, and a priest in a bare-chested white dhoti sits holding a lit oil lamp on a plate. A third devotee on the right sits with palms joined in prayer, wearing a teal shirt. Brass bowls, flowers and shoes lie on the floor, and a colourful banner hangs on the right wall.2025-03-30A photo of a small home shrine room with cream walls and a white marble floor. On the left, a standing figure in pink and orange ceremonial clothing, with a pink turban, rudraksha-style beads and a flower garland, stands beside a brass lamp and a red-draped altar laden with brass plates, flowers, offerings and a kalasha-like pot. A woman in a white saree with a gold border sits cross-legged on a mat near the wall. In the foreground, a man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti sits in meditation on a dark patterned mat, hands resting on his knees. Framed pictures hang on the walls and a brass lamp stands on a stool by a red cloth on the right. A timestamp reads 1 Feb 2025 09:12:34 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-01-02A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with gold border stands in a yellow-walled shrine room, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) in his right hand while performing puja. Two women devotees stand to the left, one in a pink saree with gold border, the other in a green saree with gold jewellery, both with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them is a golden arch framing deity murtis decorated with white and red flower garlands, with a kalasha-like altar and brass puja plates, lamps and flowers on the red-covered floor in front. On the right, a sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT and a framed printed portrait shows a bearded figure with a turban, rudraksha malas and ornate necklaces. A timestamp reads 23 Feb 2025 17:46:54 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-02-23Four people sit on a tiled floor in a small orange-walled shrine room for a puja. Two men on the left are bare-chested with white dhotis; one wears glasses and a sacred thread, the other sits with palms joined. Two women on the right wear sarees, one in red-and-orange floral, the other in green with orange border, both with palms joined in namaste. Before them is a blue-draped altar with a golden kalasha-style lamp, oil lamps, banana, fruit and flower offerings. Behind is a golden arch framing a white deity murti with a crown and blue backdrop, flanked by two garlanded figures, and a printed portrait of a saffron-clad sannyasi with a red turban and rudraksha mala on the left wall. A peacock-feather decorated throne sits on the right, and a sign reads Kailasa Avadi.2025-01-27Photograph of a puja inside a yellow-walled room at KAILASA Tondaiyarpet, Chennai. Three men sit on the marble floor facing a shrine decorated with white and red flower garlands and a gold arch. Three deity murtis stand in the shrine: the central figure wears a tall crown and holds raised hands, flanked by two figures in turbans and pink clothing. Before the shrine lie an orange cloth, a framed photograph, oil lamps and offerings. The seated man in the centre, bare-chested with a white dhoti edged in gold, performs the ritual. The man on the left wears a white patterned shirt, and the man on the right wears a light green shirt and presses his palms together. To the right stands a large printed portrait of a bearded man in an orange turban and rudraksha malas with gold necklaces, seated in a meditative pose; its appearance is consistent with Swamiji but it is an uncertain match. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT.2025-03-30