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Inside a small temple room with yellow walls, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti sits cross-legged on a mat in front of an ornate golden shrine. Behind him, a statue depicts a figure wearing a tall turban and a garland, shown beside a sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. The shrine holds three decorated deity murtis in red, blue and pink garments with white flower garlands, under a gold arch with a gold-embroidered cloth. Two seated devotees in white shirts and a checked shirt watch from the front, with plates, flowers and a small flame lit before the priest.

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A photograph inside a yellow-walled shrine room at KAILASA Tondiarpet, Chennai. A shaved-headed priest with a bare upper body and white dhoti sits cross-legged on a mat before a decorated altar, lit by an oil lamp, with a brass plate in front. Behind him, deity murtis in garlanded, coloured garments stand under a gold arched canopy, with a sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT beside them. Two seated devotees in white shirts, one in a checked shirt, watch from the foreground. A statue of a turbaned figure stands at the right edge. The timestamp reads 1 Mar 2025 08:44:14.2025-03-01A photograph of a priest performing puja before a shrine in a yellow-walled room. The priest, seen from behind with a bare upper body, white dhoti with a gold border and a sacred thread, sits on a green mat holding a lit oil lamp and offerings. Two seated devotees in a white patterned shirt and a teal shirt with maroon lungi watch with hands folded. The shrine holds three garlanded deity murtis under a gold arch, with a large framed portrait of a bearded figure in a pink turban and rudraksha malas on the right, beside a sign reading Kailasa Tondaiarpet Bharat. A timestamp shows 30 Mar 2025 20:56:37, Chennai.2025-03-30Indoor 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 photograph of a small shrine room with yellow walls and a white marble floor. Three seated men face a shrine where three deity murti stand under a gold arch hung with garlands. The central figure wears a tall crown and a garland; flanking figures wear white and pink garlands. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. Beside the shrine stands a printed portrait labelled KAILASA Tondiarpet at the frame, showing a bearded man in a saffron-coloured turban with rudraksha and gold necklaces seated with a staff. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread performs puja with a lit oil lamp and a brass plate of offerings. The man on the left wears a white patterned shirt, the man on the right wears a light green shirt with hands folded in prayer. An orange cloth covers the altar and a colourful flag hangs on the right wall.2025-03-30A photograph inside a gold-framed shrine at KAILASA Tondaiarpet, Chennai. Three male devotees sit on the floor facing the shrine: the left man wears a white patterned shirt and white dhoti, the right man wears a light green shirt and maroon cloth, and a shaved-headed priest in a bare-chested pose with a white sacred thread and white dhoti performs a puja with a brass plate of offerings. Three deity statues stand under a gold arch decorated with red and white flower garlands; the central figure wears a tall crown and a garland, the left figure a white turban, and the right figure a pointed crown. A standing statue of a figure with pink turban, rudraksha mala and ornaments stands at the right of the shrine. A signboard reads KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT, and a small framed portrait is placed on the orange cloth-draped altar, with a banner of blue and red floral design at the right. A timestamp reads 30 Mar 2025 20:56:40 Chennai.2025-03-30Photograph 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.2025-03-30A 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.2025-03-30A 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 yellow-walled alcove holding three decorated statues garlanded with white and orange flowers, including a seated figure with a crown and a central deity figure in blue-green drapery. A sign reads KAILASA TONDAIARPET BHARAT. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a gold border and bare upper body sits on a green mat, holding a lit oil lamp toward the altar. Beside him a man in a light green shirt and maroon dhoti sits with palms joined in prayer. A third person's head is partly visible at the bottom edge. A red tray, flowers and offerings lie before the altar, and a painted figure with a turban and rudraksha malas hangs on the right wall. The timestamp reads 30 Mar 2025 19:47:11 Chennai.2025-03-30A 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.2025-01-24Interior 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.2025-10-03Evening 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.2025-01-27