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A selfie-style photo of a woman in the foreground wearing a red and maroon printed sari, gold necklaces, a red bindi and white vibhuti lines on her forehead, with a small nose stud. Behind her, a shrine with three white deity murtis garlanded with white flowers stands on a red cloth. A priest with shaved grey hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti, performs a puja with a lamp and offerings on a brass plate, while a seated woman in a yellow top watches. A framed picture on the right shows a turbaned figure with a rudraksha mala, and a sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. Two other people are partly visible at the bottom edge.

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A photograph of an indoor shrine room with cream-yellow walls and white marble floor. Three large standing deity murtis with silver crowns and garlands stand within a gold arched shrine on a red cloth. A framed portrait labelled "KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT" hangs beside the shrine, showing a figure in an orange turban and ornate gold necklaces. A priest with bare upper body and white dhoti holds a lit lamp toward the shrine, while a child in yellow sits on a green cloth nearby. Devotees in dark green and orange sit on the floor facing the shrine, and a brass tray of offerings lies before them.2025-03-04A photo of a puja at a shrine in a yellow-walled room. Three deity murtis stand on a gold-draped altar, garlanded with white and red flowers, with a small Ganesha figure and a framed photo in front. A cardboard cutout of a bearded figure in an orange turban and rudraksha malas stands to the right beside a sign reading KAILASA TONDIAIARPET BHARAT. Three women and a man kneel on a green cloth; one woman in white holds a brass plate with lamps and offerings, another woman in a white top sits beside her, and the man in an orange shirt presses his palms together. A timestamp reads 29 Mar 2025 21:06:26 Chennai.2025-03-29Indoor puja in a small shrine room with yellow-painted walls. Three deity murtis stand on a gold-draped altar beneath a gold arch decorated with marigold and white garlands: the central figure wears a tall pink-and-white crown, and the figures on either side hold tridents and wear white flower garlands. A kalasha and oil lamps sit on the altar. A shaved-headed priest with bare upper body and white sacred thread kneels on a red cloth, holding a lit aarti plate with his right hand. Another person kneels at the lower left. A printed cutout standee of a seated figure in a pink turban, rudraksha mala and ornate necklace stands to the right beside a sign reading KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. A hanging cloth panel with lotus and elephant motifs hangs on the right wall. Timestamp reads 22 Feb 2025 22:50:05 Chennai.2025-02-22Photo of a neivethiyam ritual at a temple shrine on a yellow wall with an orange-draped altar. Three deity murtis stand behind, garlanded in white flowers, with a gold trident and staff on either side. A framed portrait sits on the altar, and a sign above reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. At the right, a bare-chested elderly priest in white dhoti kneels with his back to the camera, facing the altar. A young boy in dark clothes kneels in front of brass ritual vessels on a green cloth, and another child in pink sits at the right. Several figures are visible near the altar, and a banner with red and blue panels hangs on the right wall.A woman with long dark hair and a white tilak with red bindi takes a selfie in front of a shrine labelled "KAILASA TONDIARPET" on the altar cloth. Behind her, three deity murtis stand under a golden arch with garlands, flanked by decorated poles and a framed picture. Two priests in white dhotis, one bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, sit at a banana-leaf offering table with plates, lamps and flowers, while a woman in a yellow sari sits nearby. A timestamp reads 24 Jan 2025 07:19:52 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this scene.2025-01-24Photo inside a small temple shrine with yellow-washed walls. Three garlanded deity murtis stand behind a gold-framed arch and a yellow-draped platform: a central figure in a pink dhoti and a crown, flanked by figures in gold crowns. A standing ornate kalasha-style brass lamp and a Ganesha idol sit on the red-covered floor. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. A large standee of a bearded, smiling man in a saffron-pink turban, rudraksha malas and ornate necklaces stands at right beside a painted figure. An elderly priest with grey hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti, lights a lamp on a brass plate of offerings, while another person's hand holds a small plate in the foreground.2025-02-22Photo inside a small temple room with yellow-washed walls and a red cloth floor. A gold-framed shrine holds three decorated deity murti garlanded with white and red flowers, with a central figure in a pink-red garment and a tall silver crown, flanked by two more figures. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. To the right, a large printed cutout portrait labelled with the Kailasa name shows a smiling bearded man in a pink-orange turban and rudraksha malas; the cutout is not a physical person. In the foreground, an older bare-chested priest with grey hair and a white dhoti sits on the floor, holding a lit oil lamp over a brass plate with lamps and a small bell. Another brass plate and vessels sit nearby. A flag with green, red and blue panels hangs on the right.2025-02-22A photograph of a puja inside a small room at a KAILASA centre. Three deity murti stand on a gold-and-orange draped altar beneath a gilded arch: the central figure holds a trident-like staff and wears a tall crown and garlands, flanked by two figures with crowns and yellow marigold garlands. In front, a woman in a teal blouse and white sari with gold border sits on the floor performing aarti with a brass lamp. A man in an orange shirt sits with his back to the camera before offerings of banana leaves, brass cups, flowers and a lit oil lamp on a green cloth. To the right stands a framed portrait of a bearded man in a pink turban and rudraksha malas, seated beside a brass lamp. A banner with elephant and floral motifs hangs at right. A white sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET.2025-01-26A photograph inside a yellow-walled shrine room at KAILASA Tondiarpet. Three deity murtis stand on a golden altar draped in orange cloth, garlanded with white and orange flower strands, one wearing a crown and another a red garment. A standing printed portrait on the right shows a smiling man in an orange turban, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, with a small framed picture of another figure on a stand beside it. A priest with a shaved head and bare upper body performs a ritual, holding a lit oil lamp near brass plates of offerings and a green cloth on the floor, while a seated man in a black t-shirt with folded hands sits beside him. A sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET BHARAT. A timestamp reads 10 Mar 2025 08:53:39 Chennai Kailasa Tondiorpet.2025-10-03A photograph of a puja in a small shrine room with cream walls and a golden arched frame. Three standing deity murtis with crowns and tridents stand behind a cloth-draped altar, with an orange and gold cloth and flower garlands. A bare-chested priest with a white shoulder cloth and grey hair holds a lit flame before the altar. Five devotees sit cross-legged on the floor: one in a maroon top, one in white dhoti, one in an orange sari, one in an orange-and-white outfit with folded hands, and a woman in white with a yellow flower in her hair. Banners with elephant and floral patterns hang on both sides. A white placard reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. A date stamp reads 24 Jan 2025 08:36:49 Chennai.2025-01-24A selfie-style photo inside a small yellow-walled shrine room with a ceiling fan and tubelights. In the foreground a woman with glasses, a red bindi and a forehead mark looks at the camera. Behind her, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white head cloth stands holding a ceremonial staff, facing a raised altar. The altar holds three decorated deity murtis draped in garlands of white and orange flowers, with a red cloth backdrop and brass lamps, plates and offerings below. A framed portrait stands among the murtis, and a second woman with folded hands stands at the left edge. Painted pillars with blue and green patterns flank the altar, and a sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET, BHARAT. A timestamp reads 14 Apr 2025 23:14:40 Chennai.2025-04-14A photograph inside a small shrine room where a priest with a shaved head, bare upper body and white dhoti sits on a green cloth, performing puja before a gilded arched altar draped in orange silk. Three deity murtis stand on the altar: two with silver crowns and red garments with garlands, and a central four-armed figure holding ritual objects. Beside the altar stands a framed printed portrait of a figure with a saffron turban, rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, seated on a throne. In front, the priest is surrounded by brass lamps, a lit flame, a kalasha-like vessel, trays of offerings, fruit and flowers. A cardboard sign reads KAILASA TONDIARPET. Timestamp overlay reads 20 Jan 2025 20:40:41 Chennai.2025-01-20