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A shirtless man with a sacred white thread across his chest stands at left, holding a small brass implement near a flower-garlanded altar. He has a red tilak on his forehead and wears a dark bead necklace and a pendant. Behind him is a cutout of a figure in an orange and white turban wearing garlands, and centre is a gold-toned deity murti with many arms and a crown, adorned with marigold and multicoloured flower garlands. A hanging garland drapes from a chain above. At right stands a framed portrait of a figure seated on an ornate throne in white and orange robes, beside a brass oil lamp on a table. A paper sign reads KAILASA KORATTUR on the teal wall.

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A bare-chested man with a red tilak on his forehead and a moustache stands at right, holding a small ritual object near a golden deity murti with multiple faces and arms. He wears a rudraksha mala and a metal pendant necklace, and a gold bracelet on his wrist. Behind him, a framed portrait labelled "KAILASA KORATTUR" hangs on a turquoise wall. Garlands of yellow, pink, red and white flowers hang from a chain above the murti. To the right, a framed picture shows a figure in white dhoti seated on an ornate golden throne, with an oil lamp burning in front. A cardboard cutout of a smiling figure in red robes, orange garland and rudraksha mala stands at left. A small oil lamp and a brass diya glow at lower right.2024-06-25A bare-chested priest with a shaved head, a vertical tilak on his forehead and a long rudraksha mala with a pendant stands at left, holding a ritual item toward a gold-coloured deity murti with multiple faces and a golden arch backdrop, draped with a garland of yellow, red and pink flowers. Behind them on a wooden cabinet are framed portraits: one shows a seated figure on an ornate red throne against a blue background, another shows a seated figure in saffron-coloured robes with a rudraksha mala. Two brass oil lamps with lit flames, small decorative urns and yellow flower petals sit on the cabinet. A sign on the turquoise wall reads KAILASA KORATTUR. The priest appears to be performing a puja.2024-06-12A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at left in a small room with turquoise walls, holding a lit oil lamp near a gold deity murti with a multi-armed, halo-backed design. He wears a rudraksha mala and a sacred thread across his chest, with vertical tilak on his forehead. A garland of yellow and red flowers hangs above a small sign reading KAILASA KRIYATHUR. Brass oil lamps, a brass plate with offerings and a red-tinted kalasha sit on a white-draped table at right. The setting suggests a home or local shrine puja.2024-10-24A selfie-style photo inside a small room with turquoise walls. A bare-chested man with a shaved head, a red tilak on his forehead, and dark rudraksha beads around his neck stands at left, one hand resting near a brass-and-gold shrine. The shrine holds a large gold-toned deity murti framed by a hanging string of yellow, red and pink flowers, with a hanging sign reading KAILASA KORATTUR partly visible. A lit oil lamp stands on a brass stand at right, and a framed picture and small icons sit on a blue cabinet at left. The man wears a white sacred thread over his shoulder and a saffron-toned cloth. No other people are visible.2024-05-11A bare-chested priest with a shaved head and white tripundra markings on his forehead stands at right, holding a lit oil lamp in his hand and looking down toward it. He wears a long rudraksha mala and a gold bracelet. Behind him on a turquoise wall is a hanging chain with flower garlands in yellow, purple, red and white and a paper sign reading KAILASA KORATTUR. At left is a gold-framed deity murti with many faces and arms, with a standing figure below. Next to it is a cutout portrait of a smiling man in a red-and-maroon turban with a white flower, wearing an orange garland, a maroon shawl and a gold necklace, whose identity is not established by the scene. A brass peetha-style stand is at lower right.2024-06-28A priest in a white turban with gold border and rudraksha malas stands at right, bare-chested, holding a small metal implement over an ornate golden-and-blue box on a small altar. Beside him sits a framed printed portrait of a figure in saffron-red robes with flower garlands and an orange-red headpiece, shown seated; the portrait is a printed picture, not a physical person. On the left is a gold-framed deity murti with multiple arms and a flower garland hanging above it. A paper sign on the turquoise wall reads KAILASA KORATTUR BHARAT. Oil lamp lights glow at the altar.2025-07-03A bare-chested man with a shaved head, white and red tripundra markings on his forehead, and a white sacred thread over his shoulder stands in a small home shrine room with turquoise walls. He wears rudraksha malas and a pendant around his neck. Behind him, a golden deity murti with a multi-armed, flame-like backdrop sits on a draped altar, beside a brass peetha with yellow flowers, oil lamps, a kalasha-like brass vessel, a framed painting, and a hanging swing decorated with marigold garlands holding a small figure. A paper sign on the wall reads KAILASA KORATTUR. Puja items and a brass plate with lit lamps sit on the floor.2024-09-14A shirtless man with a grey-streaked head, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a white dhoti with yellow border, stands at right offering yellow flowers at a golden ornate seat. At left stands a multi-armed golden deity murti with a flower garland, seated on a black pedestal with a small oil lamp. Behind them is a cutout standee of a smiling man in saffron robes with a turban, orange and white flower garlands and rudraksha malas, hands folded in his lap. A paper sign on the turquoise wall reads KAILASA KORATTUR. Leopard-print cloth covers the seats and a brown wooden cabinet stands at left.2025-02-01A photograph of a shaven-headed man in a shrine room with turquoise walls, seen in profile at the right edge, leaning over a brass oil lamp (aarti/puja) lit on a dark cabinet. He wears a bare-chested look with a brown rudraksha-style mala and a wristwatch and bangles on his arm. On the cabinet stands a carved wooden deity murti with multiple arms and a flower garland, a framed photograph of a seated man in orange robes, a framed portrait of a man in white on an ornate chair, a small framed picture of deities, brass lamps and lit diyas. A sign on the wall reads KAILASA KORATTUR. A cutout printed figure of a smiling man in red-and-orange robes, a red turban, garlands and a rudraksha mala sits on a gold chair at right. Only the one physical person is present.2024-07-15A small shrine corner in a turquoise-painted room. A man in a rust-orange shawl and rudraksha mala, with a shaved head and moustache, bends over an altar at right, holding a lit incense stick or agarbatti. On the altar stands a cutout print of a multi-armed, many-headed deity with a crown and a seated figure below, garlanded with yellow, pink and red flowers. Beside it is a standing cutout photograph of a man in a pink robe and red-and-white turban, wearing a rudraksha mala and a garland of orange marigolds. A brass oil lamp burns at left, next to a framed painting and a small metal figure. A white paper sign hangs above reading KAILASA KORATTUR.2025-07-01A selfie-style photo of a shaved-headed man with a red tilak on his forehead, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white cloth, seated before a home shrine. A golden ornate throne stands in front, and a lit oil lamp sits on a brass base at lower right. Behind, a golden deity murti with a multi-armed form sits on a leopard-print draped table. On the right, a framed portrait of a smiling figure in a pink-and-purple robe, wearing a flower-decorated cap, rudraksha mala and orange garlands, is seated on a swing. A paper sign reads KAILASA KORATTUR. Marigold garlands drape the scene.2024-09-19Inside a small shrine room with turquoise walls, a bald man with a brown rudraksha mala draped across his bare chest places a yellow flower on a gold ornate throne. Beside him stands a deity murti with multiple arms and a crown on a black pedestal with leopard-print cloth, and a standing cutout figure in red and saffron robes with a red turban, orange flower garland and rudraksha mala. Behind them hang framed pictures, a brass oil lamp and a flower garland hanging from above. A sign on the wall reads KAILASA KORATTUR.2025-10-01