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A man in a white dhoti and white head wrap performs a puja at a home shrine, holding a bell and a small lamp flame in his right hand. On a tray before him sit oranges, a white egg, flowers, small brass cups and a bottle. Behind him a gilded deity murti with an ornate arched backdrop stands on a leopard-print cloth, decorated with garlands. To the left, framed portraits show a figure seated on a throne, with a pink and white garment and a red and gold backdrop. A brass kalasha stands at right. The room has turquoise walls and a wooden floor.

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A priest in white dhoti and a white head wrap with gold borders sits on the floor at right, bare-chested with rudraksha mala necklaces, lighting an oil lamp with his right hand. Before him a brass tray holds small brass bowls, a bell and flowers. In the background a carved wooden deity murti with multiple arms sits on a leopard-print cloth-covered stand. Beside it stands a large cardboard cutout of a smiling person in pink and orange robes with orange marigold garlands and rudraksha malas, flanked by a gold-framed picture and a framed photograph of a smiling woman with a printed name caption. Flowers decorate the altar and the room has turquoise walls.A photo of a priest seated on a wooden floor at a home shrine, dressed in a white dhoti and white head cloth with a gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala. He looks down at a brass puja arrangement before him: a brass plate with a small lit oil lamp, a banana, bananas and fruit, a brass bowl of cooked food, small brass cups and a kalasha-like vessel, marigold and rose petals, and white and coloured rangoli lines drawn on the floor. Two brass oil lamps stand on tall stands. Behind them a deity murti with many arms, garlanded with rudraksha, sits in front of a wall of framed pictures and a small figure in orange and pink robes with an orange garland. A brass ornate shrine piece stands to the right, and a leopard-print cloth covers the table.2025-06-24A priest in a white turban with gold border and a red garment sits at right, performing a puja with an oil lamp and offering tray in front of him. Behind him stands a gold-coloured deity murti with multiple arms, decorated with flower garlands, and beside it a cutout image of a smiling man in a pink robe with an orange garland, rudraksha mala and a flower-decorated headdress. A gilded ornate throne-like seat is on the right. Framed portraits and a brass lamp stand on a wooden cabinet at left; a small wall sign reads KORATTUR. The floor is wood and the wall is turquoise.2025-06-06A devotee in a white cap with gold borders and layered rudraksha malas kneels at a gilded altar, lighting an oil lamp with a wick held near a brass stand. Behind him, a life-size cutout-style figure in a red headdress and orange-and-marigold garland stands beside a multi-armed deity murti with a crown and marigold garlands, all set on a leopard-print cloth. Framed pictures hang on the teal wall, and a banner reads KAILASA KORATTUR. Flower petals lie on the altar and a small brass lamp burns nearby.A photograph of a shrine room where a bare-chested priest with a white forehead mark and rudraksha malas, seated at left, tends a small oil lamp in front of a gilded throne. Beside him stands a life-size cutout-style printed figure of a seated man in a red robe, wearing a red and white turban-like headpiece and an orange garland, with a rudraksha mala. Behind a gilded deity murti with a multi-armed halo, a leopard-print cloth covers the altar table, which holds lamps, a garland and small brass vessels. On the wall, framed prints show a goddess in a blue-and-white setting and a seated man in orange garments, with a lit candle stand. A signboard above reads KAILASA KORATTUR. Only the priest is a physical person in the scene.2024-09-28A priest in a white turban with gold border and rudraksha malas performs an aarti with a lit oil lamp in a shrine room with turquoise walls. On the left, a gilded multi-armed deity murti with garlands sits above a leopard-print cloth. In the centre, a printed portrait of a smiling figure in a pink-and-red robe and rudraksha mala is garlanded in orange flowers; the figure's face is not clearly identifiable, and the portrait is not a clear a person candidate, so a person is unsure. On the right, a gilded altar niche holds a framed photograph and yellow flowers. A small banner on the wall reads KAILASA KORATTUR BHARAT.2025-05-13A bare-chested man in a white turban with gold border and a white dhoti with gold waistband stands at a small altar, lowering his hand toward a lit oil lamp on a wooden stand. He wears long rudraksha malas across his chest. On the altar is a gilded multi-armed deity murti draped in garlands, beside a seated figure in a red robe with marigold garlands. Framed portraits hang on the left wall, and a sign reading KAILASA KORATTUR BHARAT is mounted on the turquoise wall. Brass oil lamps and a small kalasha-like vessel sit on a side table.2025-09-05A man with a shaved head, rudraksha mala beads and a white dhoti with a yellow border performs a puja at a home shrine. He leans over a brass stand holding a small object over a brass pot decorated with yellow flowers. Nearby on the floor sit brass plates, a small bell-shaped lamp and offering items. Behind him stands a large carved wooden throne with a deity murti adorned with garlands, flanked by a cardboard cutout of a figure in red and orange robes wearing orange marigold garlands and rudraksha beads, seated on a leopard-print cushion. A printed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" is not visible, so no caption is attributed. The room has a turquoise wall and wooden flooring.2025-09-01A bare-chested priest in a white head wrap with gold border and white dhoti sits at right, wearing rudraksha beads, lighting an oil lamp on a brass stand. Behind him is a large framed printed portrait of a smiling figure in orange-red robes, a rudraksha mala and orange garland, seated, with a labelled Swamiji depiction on the wall. A small framed photo of a woman with a Tamil caption sits on a gilded shrine, adorned with yellow flowers. Left stands a golden deity murti with multiple arms and a kalasha-like altar, and leopard-print cloth covers a low table. Other offerings and a small brass puja lamp rest on the floor.A photograph of an indoor shrine room with turquoise walls and a wooden floor. In the foreground, a shirtless man with a white turban edged in gold and a brown beaded rudraksha mala gestures with his right hand toward a lit oil lamp on a leopard-print covered table. Behind the table stands a carved wooden deity murti with a halo-like backdrop. A large framed portrait of a woman in a red and white outfit is placed on the shrine, adorned with a red and orange garland, and beside it a small framed photograph of a smiling woman in red sits on a gold-trimmed throne. A wooden plaque on the wall reads KAILASA KORATTUR. Framed pictures and a brass lamp are visible on the left.2025-01-05Indoor shrine photo in a teal-walled room. A bare-chested priest in a white turban with gold border, rudraksha malas and a pendant necklace kneels at right, lighting a small oil lamp with an incense stick on a wooden floor. Behind him a leopard-print draped altar holds a gilded deity murti with a multi-armed form and a garland, a tall standing figure in pink-red robes with orange and white flower garlands, and a gold-framed photo garlanded with pink flowers. A framed deity picture hangs at left and a sign reads KAILASA KORATTUR BHARAT.2025-04-05Indoor photo in a teal-walled room with a wooden floor. A man in a white turban with gold borders and a rudraksha-beaded necklace, wearing a rust-coloured shawl, stands at right lighting an oil lamp and handling a small offering plate of white flowers on a low dark table. Behind him is a leopard-print draped altar: a large gilded multi-armed deity murti with a halo-like backdrop on the left, and a life-size printed portrait of a smiling figure in red-saffron robes with orange and red garlands and a red turban, seated in front of a gilded ornate chair. Beside the chair is a small framed photograph of a woman in a red top, with yellow flowers at its base. Shelves of books sit at right. Three people are present in the scene: one physical man, plus printed portraits.2025-08-03