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A close-up photograph of a bare-chested man with a shaved-looking head, a red tilak on his forehead, and a thick rudraksha mala and pendant around his neck, holding a lit oil lamp in his right hand toward the camera. Behind him is a blue wall with a paper sign reading KAILASA KORATTUR and a garland of red, white and purple flowers. Three framed images stand on a leopard-print cloth: on the left a standing portrait of a figure wearing a red turban with white flowers, pink-orange clothing, a garland of orange marigolds and rudraksha beads; in the centre a multi-armed deity murti in a golden halo with a red turban-crowned figure seated before it wearing a floral garland; and an ornate gold and black shrine frame on the far left decorated with yellow and white flowers. Lit oil lamps sit before the central figure.

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Indoor photo in a teal-walled room with a wooden floor. A man in a white turban with gold borders and a rudraksha-beaded necklace, wearing a rust-coloured shawl, stands at right lighting an oil lamp and handling a small offering plate of white flowers on a low dark table. Behind him is a leopard-print draped altar: a large gilded multi-armed deity murti with a halo-like backdrop on the left, and a life-size printed portrait of a smiling figure in red-saffron robes with orange and red garlands and a red turban, seated in front of a gilded ornate chair. Beside the chair is a small framed photograph of a woman in a red top, with yellow flowers at its base. Shelves of books sit at right. 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Beside it is a golden deity murti with a framed deity image and red flowers, and a leopard-print cloth lies beneath.2024-11-10A bare-chested man with a red tilak on his forehead and a sacred thread across his chest stands at right, reaching toward a small altar with a lit incense stick or lamp in hand. On the altar, a gilded throne-like backdrop frames a framed photograph of a smiling figure in a red turban with white flowers, wearing rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and an orange-red garland. Beside it, an ornate gold-framed deity murti with multiple arms and a flower garland, plus a small figure in white and red. Marigold and multicolour flower garlands decorate the altar, and a paper sign reads KAILASA KORATTUR on the wall behind. Leopard-print cloth lies on the altar.2024-10-10A small shrine room with turquoise walls and a sign reading KAILASA KORATTUR CHENNAI. A man in white ritual headwear with a white forehead mark and a tilak leans in from the right, holding a flame near the altar. The altar holds a large golden carved deity murti with multiple arms, behind a leopard-print cloth, with lit oil lamps and yellow and red flowers. A printed portrait of a smiling figure in a red turban, orange-red robe and garlands sits in a chair beside the murti; this portrait is not a physical person. A framed picture of a figure in white robes hangs on the left wall. Flower garlands drape over the altar backdrop.A photograph of a shrine room with turquoise walls. On the right, a bare-chested man with a white and gold turban and multiple rudraksha malas kneels and holds a lit brass oil lamp with flowers at its base. On the left, a gilded multi-armed deity murti stands beside a standing portrait cutout of a figure in a pink-and-red garment with orange flower garlands and a rudraksha mala. 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