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A photograph inside a room with teal walls and a wooden floor at a Janmashtami puja. A bald, bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands at the back, facing a framed portrait labelled "PARAMAHAMSA NITHYANANDA" that shows a figure in orange robes and beads seated in meditation. Three children stand in front: a girl in a green blouse, purple skirt and sheer white veil; a young boy dressed as Krishna with a yellow headband, peacock feather, gold necklaces and bare chest; and a boy in a dark navy t-shirt. On a side table a small framed image and a sign reading "KAILASA IN KORATTUR" sit beside brass lamps. On the floor, a blue-skinned Krishna murti is garlanded with yellow flowers beside lit oil lamps, a brass plate of sweets and a small brass vessel. A brass and gold ornate chair and a large dark idol stand against the left wall.

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Indoor photo of three children standing before a home shrine on a wooden floor against a mint-green wall. Two boys at left and centre have hands pressed in anjali (namaskar); the boy at far left wears a checked shirt and the centre boy is bare-chested with a white dhoti and gold chain. A girl in the middle wears a red head veil, a yellow blouse, a patterned skirt and beaded necklaces, consistent with a dressed-up Krishna-themed celebration. Behind them is a decorated deity murti with multiple heads and a golden arched backdrop, a framed Ganesha picture hangs on the wall, and a small Krishna figure garlanded with yellow flowers sits on a tray with oil lamps, savouries and brass vessels. A swing with flower garlands hangs above. Three people are visible.2024-08-28Indoor puja at a home shrine on a wooden floor. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and rudraksha-style beads stands at a golden deity murti of a multi-armed deity seated on a throne, holding a lit flame toward it. Children with folded hands stand in front, a young girl in a green dress and a boy in a white shirt among them, while a woman in a pale veil stands at right. A small blue-and-yellow Krishna-style figure garlanded in flowers sits on a tray with offerings of sweets, lamps and a cradle swing decorated with marigolds at left. Framed portraits hang on the wall, one showing a seated man in orange with a garland and labelled 'Paramahamsa Nithyananda'; a second wall banner shows a figure in white.2024-08-28Indoor puja in a teal-walled room with a wooden floor. A bare-chested priest with a sacred thread and rudraksha-style beads bends forward at a shrine, reaching toward a lit oil lamp. Beside him a woman in a white veil and white sari stands with hands together. Four children, barefoot, stand before the altar with hands in anjali. The central shrine holds a multi-headed deity murti with a halo and a small figure seated on a red cushion, flanked by marigold garlands, a kalasha-like flower-decorated lamp, candles, plantain leaves and a tray of offerings. On the right wall, framed portraits show a man in saffron robes and beads seated beneath a tree, and a man in white seated on an ornate golden throne. A calendar-style print of Ganesha hangs on the left wall.2024-08-28Indoor shrine scene with an orange wall and a golden arched niche framing a blue backdrop. Inside the niche stand decorated murtis draped in marigold garlands, with a kalasha-like brass lamp and oil lamps on the floor before them. A sign reading KAILASA AVADI sits on the blue cloth. To the left, a framed portrait labelled with a figure in saffron and rudraksha hangs on a cabinet. On the tiled floor, a woman in an orange saree with a red blouse holds a young boy in a red top; a girl in a pink dress sits with hands folded; another woman in pink stands behind them. On the right, an elderly man in a white dhoti and shawl sits with palms joined in namaste, a shirtless older man with a sacred thread and a wristwatch smiles beside him, and a shirtless boy sits nearby. Plantains, a plate with food, and a small brass vessel are placed on the floor in front of the shrine.2025-01-19A photograph inside a room with orange-painted walls where devotees perform worship before a shrine. A gilded arch frames a blue backdrop holding a deity murti with a crown and yellow garment, garlanded with flowers, beside a small figure and a sign reading KAILASA AVADI. On a white-draped altar to the right, a standing figure in a tall turban and orange garment is garlanded, with lit oil lamps, flower offerings and small brass vessels arranged in front. A man in a blue shirt stands with hands folded in the foreground. A woman in an orange sari stands at right, and a woman in a red sari with flowers in her hair holds a lit oil lamp, with a child in a dark patterned dress beside her. A woman in a teal sari stands at the far right edge. Lamps and a bell hang nearby, with a timestamp in the corner.2024-12-10Indoor home shrine ritual in a plain room with pale yellow walls and a brown wooden cupboard. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border, holding a small lamp, stands before a deity figure with garlands of red, green and yellow flowers. Several women in saris, one in a red sari holding a baby and another in green and gold with hands in anjali, along with a young girl, stand in a line with hands folded in prayer. Brass oil lamps with lit flames and peacock feather fans sit in front of the altar, with framed deity pictures on the wall and a small brass kalasha on the shelf.2025-04-24Indoor photograph of a temple-like room with yellow walls and an orange pillar. On the right, a shrine with a golden arch holds deity murtis draped in garlands; a figure in red and gold stands among them. A green-draped altar table holds a small lit oil lamp and offerings. A man in a blue shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded at left. Women in orange, red and gold saris, one in a teal blouse, kneel or bend at the altar and make offerings. A timestamp in the corner reads Oct 12, 2024 5:47:04 PM.2024-12-10Indoor daily puja before a shrine of deity murtis with a shivalinga on a blue cloth at the centre. A woman in a white sari with a yellow blouse stands with palms joined at the left. A barefoot boy with a bare chest and grey shorts and a girl in a maroon skirt with bangles stand with palms joined in front of the shivalinga. Behind them are standing murtis draped in red and white cloth and garlanded with white flowers, plus small figures with flower garlands. A brass plate holds mangoes and a small bowl of offerings, and incense smoke rises at the lower edge.A photograph inside a small shrine room with orange walls and a wooden cabinet. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti performs aarti with a flame before a gilded arch housing deity murtis draped in marigold garlands and a blue backdrop. Four women and a small child stand at left, the woman in a turquoise floral saree with hands folded in prayer. Brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel and a lit oil lamp sit on the floor, and a seated figure in saffron-orange cloth appears at the shrine's right beside the lamp. Small framed pictures and figurines line the top of the cabinet.2025-09-03A small home shrine with an orange wall, a gold arched frame and a blue backdrop hung with marigold garlands, holding deity murtis draped in flower garlands. A framed portrait of a smiling saint in orange and saffron robes, with a rudraksha mala, sits to the left, while a framed photo and a small sign reading KAILASA AVADI hang nearby. In front, a seated priest in white dhoti and shawl presses his palms together. Beside him, a girl in a red outfit sits at left, and to the right a woman in a white sari with orange border holds her hands in namaskar, a woman in a white sari holds a small child in a pink dress, and another woman in a teal blouse sits at far right. Brass bells, a kalasha, a lamp, fruit and flowers are arranged on the floor before the shrine, indicating a puja.2025-09-03A small shrine room with orange walls and a gold-framed arched niche holding a blue backdrop, garlanded deity murtis and a small sign reading KAILASA AVADI. A group of seven people sits on the tiled floor before the shrine: a girl in a pink dress at left, a woman in an orange sari with a red blouse and forehead tilak, a young boy in a grey shirt, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti, plus two older men in white dhotis with sacred ash markings. A lit oil lamp and a brass plate with offerings sit before the deities, and a framed portrait of a seated person with a turban-like headwear hangs on the left wall. Several people are seated in a devotional gathering.2025-01-19A temple shrine interior with a golden-walled backdrop. A bent-over priest in a white dhoti and white shirt, with a bare upper torso visible at the shoulder, holds a brass handbell in his right hand while lighting a small oil lamp on a red-and-white patterned cloth mat in front of a brass stand. Two children stand at left with palms pressed together in prayer: a boy in an orange t-shirt and striped shorts, and a girl in an orange top and patterned pants. Behind them, a central deity murti is decorated with garlands and a sign reads KAILASA THIRUCHENGODE BHARATH. Other deity figures in garlands flank the altar, and framed portraits of a man in white hang above on the wall. A tall brass lamp stand sits at right.2025-05-09