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A bare-chested man with short grey hair performs a backward-arching yoga pose on a white marble floor, looking upward. He wears a red dhoti with a white border and a gold pendant on a gold chain, with a white sacred thread across his chest. Behind him a red cloth drapes over a chair against a cream wall, and a framed print of a figure in orange robes hangs above. A timestamp reads 23 Mar 2025 17:37:59, Chennai, Kailasa Tondaiarpet.

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A photograph taken inside a room with yellow-gold walls and white marble floor. An elderly bare-chested man with grey hair, wearing red trousers, is performing a yoga backbend pose (cobra or upward-facing position) on a mat, palms down and head lifted. Behind him a row of framed black-and-white portraits of seated figures hangs high on the wall beside a wooden door with carved panels and a metal grille. A wooden chair with a green leaf on its seat stands near the door. A timestamp reads 16 Apr 2025 08:58:32 with the location Chennai, Kailasa Tondaiarpet.2025-04-16A bare-chested older man with grey hair performs a forward-bending yoga posture on a white marble floor, palms and toes on the ground, wearing a red garment and a thin white sacred thread across his back. A carved wooden door with a metal grille stands behind him beside a yellow-washed wall, with framed pictures along the top edge and a wooden chair against the wall. A timestamp reads 16 Apr 2025 08:58:37, Chennai, Kailasa Tondaiarpet. No other people are visible, and no figure in the scene clearly matches the a person appearance cues.2025-04-16A photograph of a shirtless older man with short grey hair seated on a light mat on a white marble floor, performing a forward-bend yoga stretch with both arms reaching toward his extended legs. He wears a white dhoti with a gold-and-white striped border and has a thin sacred thread across his bare chest. Behind him, a yellow-washed wall displays six framed black-and-white and colour portraits of saints and gurus in a row. To the left is a carved wooden door and a pink-painted grille gate with a garland, and a small red mat lies on the floor. A timestamp reads 7 Apr 2025 09:05:45 Chennai Kailasa Tondaiarpet.2025-07-04A bare-chested, grey-haired man in rimless glasses sits cross-legged on a red and orange patterned mat on a white marble floor, wearing a maroon dhoti with white border and a thin sacred thread across his chest. A rudraksha-style pendant hangs on a cord at his neck. He is stringing or arranging yellow marigold garlands and handling pink flower petals with both hands. A brass tray of yellow flowers sits beside him, with a red-flower bag and a steel tumbler nearby, and a wooden door and a dark chair are in the background. A timestamp in the corner reads 17 Feb 2025 21:23:35 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-02-17Two men in white dhoti and white shirts perform yoga asanas on a mat in a yellow-walled room. Both are in bent postures with hands on the mat, one in a plank-like pose with bare feet. Behind them is a golden shrine with three decorated deity murtis draped in red and white garlands, a kalasha and a small figure before the altar. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. A timestamp and location overlay show 21 Jun 2025, Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Colourful decorations hang above and a striped pillar stands at right.A woman with a red bindi sits cross-legged on a light mat in a room with yellow textured walls, dressed in white garments with a white shawl draped over her shoulders and a dark red beaded necklace with a pendant. Her gaze is lifted upward in meditation. Three framed black-and-white portraits of seated holy figures hang on the wall behind her, and a garland hangs from a rod near the top right. A timestamp overlay reads 24 May 2025 06:24:24, 280 4th Street, Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and the caption reads kailasa tondiorpet bhogamurthi abhishegam.A photograph of two men performing yoga seated on a striped mat in a yellow-walled shrine room. The man on the left, bare-chested with grey hair and wearing a white dhoti with an orange border, sits cross-legged with arms bent at the chest. The man on the right, in a white dhoti and white shawl, sits beside him in a similar pose. Behind them are three decorated deity murtis draped in red and white garlands, with a golden arch and blue and white garlands above. A lit oil lamp and offerings sit on a low altar, and a sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. A tall colourful pillar decorated with floral and animal motifs stands at right, with a standing figure in red and white clothing beside it.A photo taken inside a home shrine during a Neivethiyam offering. In the foreground an elderly man with short grey hair sits bare-chested, wearing a rudraksha mala around his neck and a white dhoti with a gold border. His hand rests on a brass object near a black bowl. Behind him, another person's arm reaches in holding a framed picture of a deity draped with a red garland. An orange-and-red cloth covers the shrine area. A timestamp overlay reads 28 Jun 2025 09:45:15 with an address in Tondiarpet, Chennai.Two men in white dhotis practise yoga postures on woven mats in a golden-walled shrine room. Both bend forward with hands and feet on the mat in a downward-facing posture, one with bare upper body and a tattoo on his arm. Behind them, a shrine holds three decorated deity murtis draped in red and white garlands, with a central figure wearing a tall crown. A small lit oil lamp and a small figure sit on the floor before the shrine. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. A coloured cylindrical pillar with floral and elephant motifs stands at right, and blue and green festoons hang along the top. A timestamp and location overlay sit at lower right.A woman sits cross-legged on a mat in a meditation posture against a gold-painted wall, dressed in white with a white shawl draped over her shoulders. She wears a red-brown cord with a dark pendant, a small bindi, earrings and bangles, with her hands resting on her knees and her eyes lifted upward. Three framed black-and-white portraits hang on the wall behind her, one showing a figure seated and another a bearded figure in robes. A timestamp and location overlay reads 24 May 2025 at 280 4th Street, Tondiarpet, Chennai, with a caption reading kailasa tondiorpet bhogamurthi abhishegam.A bare-chested man with grey hair sits on a patterned blue rug in a forward-bending yoga pose, his forehead toward the floor, hands gripping his feet, and a rudraksha mala hanging from his neck. Behind him stands a life-size cutout of a bearded figure in a red-orange turban with a saffron wrap, layered rudraksha and white flower garlands, and a gold pendant, seated with raised right hand. To the right, a framed print shows a figure holding a trident inside a circular frame. Below the cutout sit a pink-draped table with a tiger-print cloth, a small framed picture of a dog, and a tiger figurine. A peach-coloured cloth covers a table on the right. The scene is a home shrine-style practice space with a plain cream wall.2024-09-15Two men sit cross-legged on the marble floor of a small room, meditating with eyes closed. The man on the left wears a turquoise shirt and a maroon dhoti with a yellow border, his hands resting open on his knees. The man on the right wears a white patterned shirt and white dhoti, hands in a mudra. Behind them, a brass oil lamp stands beside a small table draped in orange cloth, holding a framed portrait of a robed figure and a bowl. A framed deity picture hangs on the wall, and a carved wooden door with a Ganesha relief is at right. A timestamp reads 30 Mar 2025 19:40:24 Chennai, Kailasa Tondaiarpet.2025-03-30