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Two 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.

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A photograph of a small plain cream-walled room with a polished marble floor. Two men sit cross-legged on mats in meditation or prayer: the man on the left wears a teal short-sleeved shirt and a dark cloth, and the man on the right wears a white patterned shirt and white dhoti with a striped border, hands resting in his lap. Behind them stands a brass oil lamp (deepa) beside a small altar covered with an orange cloth, holding a framed picture and a bowl. A carved wooden door with a Ganesha relief hangs on the right, and a row of framed black-and-white portraits in gold frames is mounted high on the wall. A timestamp reads 30 Mar 2025 19:41:02 and the location Chennai, Kailasa Tondaiarpet.2025-03-30A 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 photograph of two people seated cross-legged on a striped mat in a yellow-walled shrine room, performing yoga practice. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth sits on the left with hands resting on his knees. A woman in a white saree with a gold border sits on the right with hands in a meditative pose. Behind them is a golden arch framing three garlanded deity murtis, with a brass lamp and a kalasha-like offering on a gold-draped altar. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. Partially visible at the right edge stands a decorated tall structure and a standing figure in red. A timestamp overlay shows 21 Jun 2025 05:53:09 with Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and the caption kailasa tondiorpet pvk 108 yogasana.Two 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.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.Two seated participants practise yoga in a yellow-walled shrine room with a gilded arch and deity murtis decorated with white and red garlands. On the left, a shaved-headed, bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with hands joined in his lap. On the right, a woman in a white sari with a red border and a beaded necklace sits with palms together. A small figure and brass lamps lie on a yellow cloth-covered platform, and striped mats cover the floor. A tall kalasha-like painted pillar stands at right. A sign reads KAILASA Tondiarpet, and a bottom-right timestamp shows 21 Jun 2025 06:46:46.A photograph inside a yellow-walled room at a KAILASA centre, with a shrine behind two seated yoga practitioners. A bare-chested older man in a white and gold-bordered dhoti sits cross-legged on a red mat with both palms pressed together overhead. Beside him a woman in a white sari sits on a striped mat, arms raised with palms joined. Behind them stands a gold-framed shrine with garlanded deity murtis, a small lamp and offerings on a gold cloth. A tall painted pillar and a portrait of a robed figure appear at the right. A timestamp reads 21 Jun 2025 05:53:47.Indoor photo of five people lying prone on floor mats in a tiled room during a yoga session. 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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.2025-07-04Photograph inside a yellow-walled temple room at KAILASA Tondiarpet, Chennai. Two men sit cross-legged on striped mats in front of a shrine with golden decorations and a garlanded deity murti flanked by garlands. The man on the left is bare-chested with a saffron-yellow cloth and bows forward; the man on the right wears a white dhoti and white shirt and bows forward with hands together. A small figure and brass oil lamps sit on a golden cloth before the shrine. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET, and a colourful striped pillar stands at right. Garlands of blue and green paper hang across the top. Timestamp and location overlay at bottom right.A photograph inside a yellow-walled temple room during a yoga session. A bare-chested elderly man with short grey hair, a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti with a gold border sits on a striped mat in a seated forward-bend pose, arms extended. Beside him a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a dark pendant necklace sits in a seated yoga posture, hands on her knees. Behind them is a gilded shrine arch decorated with garlands, holding three deity murti dressed in red and white garlands. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. Small oil lamps and brass items sit on the floor, and a tall colourful cloth hangs on the right. A timestamp reads 21 Jun 2025 06:47:15, Tondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.A 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.2025-03-30