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A 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.

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A 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.2024-06-12Indoor shrine photo at a KAILASA Korattur centre. A man in the foreground with a red tilak on his forehead, a white shawl over bare shoulders and rudraksha malas around his neck holds a small lamp or wick over a gold-coloured kalasha-style vessel decorated with yellow flower petals. Behind him, a sign on the wall reads KAILASA KORATTUR. To the right, a multi-armed gold-framed deity murti sits on a leopard-print cloth with two lit oil lamps in front. Far right, a framed portrait shows a figure in a pink headdress with ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, garlanded with orange and yellow flowers. A wall calendar or framed picture hangs at upper left, and a garlanded swing stands at upper right.2024-09-17A 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.2024-09-19A 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.2024-07-01A selfie-style photo of a bare-chested man with grey-streaked hair, a white horizontal tilak and red kumkum dot on his forehead, wearing many rudraksha malas and a pendant necklace. He stands in a room with turquoise walls, a framed devotional chart, shelves of books, a silver oil lamp (deepa), and a hanging sign reading KAILASA KORATTUR. Behind him a framed figure in ochre garments with a garland stands beside a deity murti with many arms seated under a decorated arch, garlanded with flowers. A second deity or figure appears partly visible in a framed picture on the shelf.2024-08-12A 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 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 bare-chested man with a shaved head, grey moustache and red tilak on his forehead stands at left in the foreground, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a thin sacred thread, with a bangle on his wrist and his hand resting near a stack of books. Behind him, a framed chart of small figures in red and blue hangs on the wall. On the right, a small altar holds a gold-framed portrait of a seated figure on a throne and a framed photo of a long-haired figure in orange, with lit oil lamps, flower garlands and a brass object. Two wooden murti figures stand in front, one garlanded with orange flowers and one with red and pink flowers. Signs on the wall read KAILASA KORATTUR.2024-11-14A bare-chested man with a red tilak on his forehead and a sacred thread over his shoulder stands in a room with turquoise walls, holding a lit incense stick over a brass puja tray with flowers and oil lamps. Behind him is a gilded ornate shrine niche and a printed cutout figure of a seated man in a red turban, garlanded in orange and wearing a rudraksha mala. Other framed images and a lit oil lamp sit on a wooden table draped with leopard-print cloth. A sign on the wall reads KAILASA KORATTUR. No a person candidate is clearly distinguishable from appearance; the cutout's cues are too limited to confirm identity.2024-07-04A 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 selfie-style photo taken inside a small room with mint-green walls and wooden flooring. In the left foreground a shaved-headed man in a plain brown-orange wrap with a rudraksha mala and a small pendant stands close to the camera, with a tilak on his forehead. Behind him, bookshelves hold many books. On the right, a wooden altar table covered with a patterned cloth holds lit oil lamps, a flower bowl with marigolds, and framed religious pictures, including one showing a standing figure in a blue frame. A large gold-coloured ornamental frame or deity murti stands at the right edge, with a sign reading KAILASA partly visible on the wall. Small offerings and a lit lamp sit on a tray in front of the altar.2024-09-21A close-up photograph of a bare-chested man with a shaved-looking head, a red tilak on his forehead, and a thick rudraksha mala and pendant around his neck, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand toward the camera. Behind him is a blue wall with a paper sign reading KAILASA KORATTUR and a garland of red, white and purple flowers. Three framed images stand on a leopard-print cloth: on the left a standing portrait of a figure wearing a red turban with white flowers, pink-orange clothing, a garland of orange marigolds and rudraksha beads; in the centre a multi-armed deity murti in a golden halo with a red turban-crowned figure seated before it wearing a floral garland; and an ornate gold and black shrine frame on the far left decorated with yellow and white flowers. Lit oil lamps sit before the central figure.2024-09-10