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Photograph of a small shrine room with yellow walls and a red cloth on the floor. An ornate golden arched frame with garlands surrounds three deity murti decorated with jewellery and garments. A priest with grey hair and bare upper body sits at the lower right, holding a lit lamp toward the shrine, with brass plates of offerings and a kalasha-style vessel before him. To the right stands a large cutout or printed figure of a turbaned, bearded man in saffron-pink clothing with a rudraksha-style necklace, next to a red, green and orange hanging banner. A small sign reads KAILASA. The scene suggests a puja or aarti in progress.

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A photograph inside a small shrine room with yellow walls and marble floor. Three deity murtis stand on a gold-draped altar garlanded with red and white flowers; the central figure wears a tall crown and the side figures wear crowns too. Brass oil lamps and a brass plate with a lit flame sit on a red cloth in front. A bare-chested priest with grey hair and white sacred ash markings on his body, wearing a white cloth and a necklace, holds a lit lamp or flame aloft. 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 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.2025-02-24A 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.2025-02-17Indoor shrine room with a white marble floor and yellow walls. A gilded arch frames three deity murtis on a yellow-draped platform in front of an orange cloth backdrop: a figure with a crown and trident-like staff on the left, a central deity in green with a tall crown and raised hand, and a figure in blue-patterned dress on the right. To the right stands a large framed printed portrait of a bearded figure in an orange turban, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, seated with a large mala in hand, labelled with a printed sign. Two people sit on the floor in front: a man in a yellow shirt seen from behind, and an elderly priest with shaved head in a bare-chested ritual posture performing aarti with a lit oil lamp and a brass thali of offerings. Colourful hanging fabric panels with elephant prints decorate both sides.2025-01-02A priest with shaved head and bare chest, wearing a white dhoti with a golden border and a sacred thread, kneels on a green cloth before a shrine decorated with gold arches, garlands and marigolds. Three deity murtis stand at the centre and sides, with white garlands on their necks and tall crowns. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like vessel and plates of offerings sit on an orange-gold draped altar. A framed photo of a young woman rests on a red cloth at the front. To the right, a large printed portrait of a bearded man in orange turban, rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklace is seated on a throne-like backdrop. Coloured banners with elephant and lotus motifs hang on both sides of the shrine. The priest gestures toward the altar. Timestamp reads 7 Mar 2025 20:19:03.2025-07-03A 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.2025-02-24A photograph inside a yellow-walled shrine room at KAILASA Tondiarpet. Three deity murtis stand on a golden altar draped in orange cloth, garlanded with white and orange flower strands, one wearing a crown and another a red garment. A standing printed portrait on the right shows a smiling man in an orange turban, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, with a small framed picture of another figure on a stand beside it. A priest with a shaved head and bare upper body performs a ritual, holding a lit oil lamp near brass plates of offerings and a green cloth on the floor, while a seated man in a black t-shirt with folded hands sits beside him. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. A timestamp reads 10 Mar 2025 08:53:39 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-10-03A photograph of a shrine room with a gold arched frame and orange cloth backdrop holding three deity murtis in red and gold garments with silver crowns and jewelled necklaces. A sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET sits on an orange and gold draped altar. To the right stands a large cutout photograph of a bearded man in orange-red robes with a rudraksha mala and a golden crown, with a trident beside it. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with gold border sits on a green cloth, hands folded in prayer, before brass lamps, a kalasha, flowers, and plates of offerings. A bright oil lamp burns on the green cloth. A dark-robed figure with a flower garland is seated at the right edge.2025-01-19A photograph inside a temple shrine in Tondaiarpet, Chennai. A bare-chested priest with grey hair, wearing a white dhoti and a sacred thread, sits cross-legged on a red cloth at left, holding a brass implement and a small flame. Three silver-finished deity murtis stand under garlands of white jasmine and marigold in the shrine, the central one in a tall crown with a red-and-gold cloth behind it. Brass lamps, a brass plate with a conch, bells and small items, a coconut on a tray, marigold petals and brass bowls are arranged on the red cloth. A framed portrait photo of a woman is placed before the deities. A time stamp reads 20 Apr 2025 14:35:42 Chennai Kailasa Tondaiarpet.2025-04-20Photo 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.2025-02-22Interior 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.2025-10-03Photo inside a small temple room with yellow-washed walls and a red cloth floor. A gold-framed shrine holds three decorated deity murti garlanded with white and red flowers, with a central figure in a pink-red garment and a tall silver crown, flanked by two more figures. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. To the right, a large printed cutout portrait labelled with the Kailasa name shows a smiling bearded man in a pink-orange turban and rudraksha malas; the cutout is not a physical person. In the foreground, an older bare-chested priest with grey hair and a white dhoti sits on the floor, holding a lit oil lamp over a brass plate with lamps and a small bell. Another brass plate and vessels sit nearby. A flag with green, red and blue panels hangs on the right.2025-02-22