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Indoor shrine scene with an orange wall and a golden arched niche framing a blue backdrop. Inside the niche stand decorated murtis draped in marigold garlands, with a kalasha-like brass lamp and oil lamps on the floor before them. A sign reading KAILASA AVADI sits on the blue cloth. To the left, a framed portrait labelled with a figure in saffron and rudraksha hangs on a cabinet. On the tiled floor, a woman in an orange saree with a red blouse holds a young boy in a red top; a girl in a pink dress sits with hands folded; another woman in pink stands behind them. On the right, an elderly man in a white dhoti and shawl sits with palms joined in namaste, a shirtless older man with a sacred thread and a wristwatch smiles beside him, and a shirtless boy sits nearby. Plantains, a plate with food, and a small brass vessel are placed on the floor in front of the shrine.

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A small shrine room with orange walls and a gold-framed arched niche holding a blue backdrop, garlanded deity murtis and a small sign reading KAILASA AVADI. A group of seven people sits on the tiled floor before the shrine: a girl in a pink dress at left, a woman in an orange sari with a red blouse and forehead tilak, a young boy in a grey shirt, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti, plus two older men in white dhotis with sacred ash markings. A lit oil lamp and a brass plate with offerings sit before the deities, and a framed portrait of a seated person with a turban-like headwear hangs on the left wall. Several people are seated in a devotional gathering.2025-01-19Interior photo of a small shrine room at KAILASA Avadi with orange walls and a gold-framed arch holding deity murtis draped in marigold garlands, with a sign reading KAILASA AVADI on the wall. 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In front, a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl presses his palms together. Beside him, a girl in a red outfit sits at left, and to the right a woman in a white sari with orange border holds her hands in namaskar, a woman in a white sari holds a small child in a pink dress, and another woman in a teal blouse sits at far right. Brass bells, a kalasha, a lamp, fruit and flowers are arranged on the floor before the shrine, indicating a puja.2025-09-03Four people sit on a tiled floor in a small orange-walled shrine room for a puja. Two men on the left are bare-chested with white dhotis; one wears glasses and a sacred thread, the other sits with palms joined. Two women on the right wear sarees, one in red-and-orange floral, the other in green with orange border, both with palms joined in namaste. Before them is a blue-draped altar with a golden kalasha-style lamp, oil lamps, banana, fruit and flower offerings. Behind is a golden arch framing a white deity murti with a crown and blue backdrop, flanked by two garlanded figures, and a printed portrait of a saffron-clad sannyasi with a red turban and rudraksha mala on the left wall. A peacock-feather decorated throne sits on the right, and a sign reads Kailasa Avadi.2025-01-27A photograph of a small temple room with orange walls and a sign reading KAILASA AVADI. Two men in white dhotis sit cross-legged on the floor at the lower left with palms pressed together in prayer, one bare-chested with a sacred thread, the other wearing a white shirt. To the right, two women sit seated with hands folded: one in a pink and orange sari, the other in a green patterned sari. In the centre, a gold arched shrine frames a blue backdrop holding a deity murti draped in a garland, flanked by two smaller deity figures with marigold garlands. A seated figure in a saffron robe with rudraksha beads and a red turban sits to the left. An oil lamp burns on the floor before the altar with a kalasha and offerings.2025-01-27Indoor shrine room with orange walls and a gold arched frame holding a central deity murti in blue and gold with garlands, flanked by two figures with garlands. A purple cloth covers the altar with a brass lamp, a banana and flower offerings. Four people sit on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer: two men in white dhotis, one bare-chested with a mala, and two women, one in a green sari and one in a pink sari with bangles. A framed printed portrait on the left shows a smiling man with a turban and rudraksha mala, labelled as a depiction; no clear appearance cues establish his identity. A sign on the wall reads KAILASA AVADI. Hanging peacock feathers appear at right.2025-09-02A photo of a small shrine room with orange walls where three people sit on a white tiled floor before a gilded arch framing a blue backdrop and deity murtis garlanded with marigold and multicolour flower garlands. The central murti wears a crown and the flanking figures are also garlanded. On the left, a man in a saffron-orange turban and white dhoti with gold border sits with palms joined in namaskar. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits with hands folded. On the right, a woman in a red blouse and pink floral sari sits with palms pressed together. In front, a brass kalasha-like vessel, oil lamps, a brass bell, a tray of fruit and flowers and a camphor flame accompany the puja. A framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron-coloured clothing with a garland stands at the left. A sign on the wall reads KAILASA AVADI. Three people are present.2025-06-07A photograph inside a shrine room with orange walls and a gold-framed arch holding a blue backdrop, where a deity murti stands dressed with garlands and a yellow shawl. A lamp flame burns before it. To the right, a white-draped altar stage displays small painted figures and a portrait with a garland on top. A sign reading KAILASA AVADI sits at the base of the altar. Several devotees stand and kneel in puja, including a man in a blue shirt in the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with hands joined, and a woman in red holding a flame or tray. Another woman in teal stands at the right edge. A timestamp in the corner reads Oct 12, 2024 5:47:34 PM.2024-12-10Seven women and one man sit in a row on a tiled floor in a small orange-walled shrine room, hands pressed together in namaskar. In the foreground a woman in a checked red-and-grey saree and a woman in white with a red border sit near a brass vessel. A woman in a lavender saree and another in orange sit before a red-draped altar holding a small oil lamp, a brass plate of fruit and flower petals. Behind them a garlanded deity murti stands within a gold arch framed by a blue backdrop, with a standing garlanded statue of a saint in pink robes at left and a peacock-feather decoration at right. A signboard reads KAILASA AVADI beside the altar, and the floor is scattered with petals.2024-02-12A photograph inside a room with orange-painted walls where devotees perform worship before a shrine. A gilded arch frames a blue backdrop holding a deity murti with a crown and yellow garment, garlanded with flowers, beside a small figure and a sign reading KAILASA AVADI. On a white-draped altar to the right, a standing figure in a tall turban and orange garment is garlanded, with lit oil lamps, flower offerings and small brass vessels arranged in front. A man in a blue shirt stands with hands folded in the foreground. A woman in an orange sari stands at right, and a woman in a red sari with flowers in her hair holds a lit oil lamp, with a child in a dark patterned dress beside her. A woman in a teal sari stands at the far right edge. Lamps and a bell hang nearby, with a timestamp in the corner.2024-12-10Indoor shrine room with orange walls and a gold-framed arch holding deity murtis draped in blue cloth and garlanded with marigolds and colourful flower strings. A small sign reads KAILASA AVADI. A seated seated statue on the left wears a maroon turban and a garland. In front, a shirtless man in white dhoti with gold border sits with palms joined, and two women in saris sit in prayer; one wears a pink sari with a red blouse, the other a green sari. Brass plates of fruit, a kalasha-style pot, and a small oil lamp with flame sit on the floor before the murtis.2025-06-07Devotees stand in prayer before a shrine in a room with orange-painted walls. At the centre, a golden arched frame surrounds a blue backdrop holding a deity murti with a crown, garlanded with red, green and white flower garlands and dressed in yellow. Beside it sits a smaller murti with a dark crown and mala garlands. A lit oil lamp and offerings sit on a green cloth-covered altar. In the foreground, a man in a blue shirt with folded hands faces the shrine, and a woman in an orange shawl with a red-patterned garment stands in front of a child in a red dress. On the right, a woman in a blue sari with folded hands and another woman in a floral dress stand in prayer. A figure in a blue headdress with a garland stands in a niche on the upper right, partly hidden by the people. A bell hangs from the ceiling.2024-12-10