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A photograph of a devotional puja inside a room with pale teal walls and a wooden floor. Several women sit on the floor in saffron, purple and yellow sarees, along with a man in a white shirt and cream dhoti seated at the left. Before them is a white rangoli kolam with a lotus and swastika design, and brass plates hold fruit, flowers, betel leaves and lit oil lamps. A tiered display of many small colourful deity figurines decorated with marigold garlands stands at the back, alongside a larger seated deity murti under a gold canopy. Framed portraits hang on the left wall, and a hanging sign reads KAILASA KORATTUR.

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A photograph of a devotional puja inside a small room with turquoise walls. Devotees sit on the floor in a circle around a central puja arrangement with lit oil lamps, brass plates of fruit and flowers, and a decorated deity murti in orange and gold dress. Behind them a tiered shelf display is covered with small figurines and marigold garlands, and a wall shelf holds more figurines. A woman in a purple sari sits near the back and leads the rite, and a woman in a brown sari with a young child sits to the right. A man in a white shirt and a man in a green kurta sit on the left, and a girl in a green dress with a white flower in her hair stands at the right foreground. A white rangoli kolam decorates the floor. No printed text or a person depiction is visible.2024-05-10A Navaratri Kolu display in a room with pale blue walls and a wooden floor. A tiered golcustom stepped stand holds rows of small dolls and figurines, lit with fairy lights and draped with marigold garlands. Before it sits a seated deity murti in orange and red, flanked by brass lamps and offering plates of fruit, sweets and flowers. A white kolam with a swastika design is drawn on the floor. A woman in a pink and teal sari sits on the left with a small book, while on the right a woman in a green floral dress holds a small child and a young boy kneels with hands folded in prayer. Signs on the wall read KAILASA KORATTUR and a framed picture hangs nearby.2024-07-10Indoor Navaratri golu display in a room with pale turquoise walls. A tiered step arrangement of colourful clay dolls and deity figures, decorated with marigold garlands and fairy lights, rises at right. In front, a seated deity murti in orange and gold draped clothing sits among brass oil lamps, fruit offerings, and flower-decorated plates. Two seated devotees are visible: a person in a white-and-grey striped shirt and white dhoti at left, and a woman in a magenta and gold silk saree at right, facing the display. Behind the golu, a cutout photograph stands beside a gilded deity figure and a sign reading KAILASA KORATTUR. The scene suggests a puja in progress.2024-06-10A photograph of a home puja room decorated for Navaratri with a golden-yellow tiered display of many small clay and painted doll figurines, garlanded with marigold and green leaves. In the centre, a deity murti in orange garments sits on a golden platform surrounded by oil lamps, bowls of flowers and fruit, and a kalasha. A woman in a maroon saree with gold border stands at right, lighting a lamp on a shelf lined with figurines. Two seated devotees in white and dark clothing sit at left, and a woman in an orange-brown kurta and a child sit at right. A white rangoli with a swastika decorates the floor. No one can be identified as a person.2024-05-10A photograph of a home Navaratri golu display in a room with pale turquoise walls. A tiered stepped display on the left is covered with rows of small clay and painted dolls, marigold garlands and a white cloth, with a red-and-orange deity murti at its centre. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like brass pot, plates of fruit and offerings, and a decorative kolam are arranged on the floor in front of it. Four women and two men sit on the floor for the puja; a woman in a pink sari sits left, a woman in a blue floral dress faces away at centre, a woman in a gold-bordered blue sari kneels right, and on the right a man in a red shirt holds a small child while two young men in plain shirts sit beside him. Shelves on the right hold more dolls, and a red curtain hangs by the window.2024-11-10A photo of a small shrine room with orange walls and wooden cabinets. At the centre, a deity murti pair stands within a gold arch draped with blue cloth, garlanded with marigolds, with a kalasha-style offering and fruit before it. To the left, four women sit on a striped floor mat: a woman in a teal blouse, a woman in a green sari, and two women in pink and maroon saris, one holding a phone and another a small book. On the right, a man in a grey-green shirt and black trousers sits with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him a garlanded framed picture and a tiered display of small painted figurines are arranged. A sign above the shrine reads KAILASA AVADI, and a framed portrait of a bearded figure in saffron-coloured robes and rudraksha mala hangs on the upper right wall, labelled by the sign context rather than identified by name.2025-09-22A photo of a Navaratri golu display in a room with pale turquoise walls, where women in silk sarees gather for a puja. Tiered steps are covered with clay dolls of deities and figures and framed with marigold and green garland decorations. A woman in a green and orange saree holds a silver plate while a woman in a bright pink saree applies a mark or offering to her, and a seated man in a maroon shirt and white dhoti watches. Other women in pink, mustard, purple and blue sarees stand or kneel nearby, and a kumkum-decorated rangoli sits on the floor. Brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels and fruit offerings are arranged at the left, and shelves on the back wall hold more small deity figures.2024-06-10A room set up for Navaratri worship with a tiered display of many colourful clay dolls and deity figurines arranged on white-draped steps, decorated with marigold garlands and green leaf swags. A large deity murti dressed in an orange sari with gold jewellery and a flower garland sits at the centre. In front are brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass pot, plates of bananas, flowers, sweets and coconut halves, and a banana leaf spread with rice, pulses and fruit as offerings. A framed portrait printed with a golden multi-armed deity sits at left, beside a larger printed portrait of a bearded man with a flower garland and rudraksha mala, standing before a gold throne. A sign on the wall reads "KAILASA KORATTUR". No people are visible.2024-11-10Indoor shrine room with turquoise walls and a wooden-look floor, showing a Navaratri-style golden-somanid display. A large golden deity murti with many arms sits on a throne at left, a portrait-style figure in red and orange garments with a white turban and marigold garland stands beside it, and a tiered Golu-style display of small dolls and figurines in red, pink and green decorates the centre under garland strands. Brass oil lamps burn on the floor, with a brass tray of flowers, pink petals in a bowl, a plate of fruit and a small book in front. A sign reads KAILASA KORATTUR. No people are physically present.2024-05-10A decorated indoor shrine room with turquoise walls and a wooden floor, set up for Navaratri. On the left, a golden ornate deity murti with multiple arms sits on a draped table beside a standing statue of a robed figure wearing an orange-and-red turban and a rudraksha mala, seated near an empty ornate golden chair. A tiered display in the centre holds many small colourful figurines and garlands, with a deity in orange and red at its base. Brass plates, a kalasha-style vessel, lamps and offerings sit on the floor, and shelves on the right hold rows of small clay figures lit by string lights. Signs reading KAILASA KORATTUR hang on the wall. No living people are visible.2024-09-10A devotional puja in a temple room with a tan wall and framed pictures. On the left, two large statues of Krishna and Radha stand in blue and pink garments with gold crowns. Rows of small dark figures in orange and gold dress line the back wall. A woman in a green sari kneels at a brass tray of offerings and fruit, while others in saris and white clothes sit on white cloths around brass oil lamps (diyas) and puja plates. A standing woman in a white top speaks at a microphone stand. Few details suggest any single leader, and no one is identified in the scene.2021-08-29A photograph of an indoor shrine room with a yellow wall and blue and green paper streamers at the top. Three large deity murtis draped with white and red garlands stand on a raised orange-draped platform, with a gilded arch behind them. In front, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti sits on the floor with his hands together, flanked by four women in saris, several with their palms pressed together in prayer. A brass tray with oil lamps and offerings sits on the floor in front. On the right, a table covered with white cloth holds many colourful painted figurines of deities, animals and devotees. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. A caption at the bottom right reads 22 Sept 2025 18:21:36.2025-09-23