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A temple shrine room with gold-painted walls and a golden arched canopy. Central deity murti with a tall lingam-like form adorned with white and red flower garlands sits on a golden pedestal, flanked by side shrines holding statues in red and blue garments and matching garlands. A framed black-and-white portrait row above the centre shows three photographs, each draped with garlands. A pink cloth table holds brass plates, a bell, and a lamp. On the floor, a long red cloth is laid with dozens of brass bowls of food offerings. A small placard reads KALASA THIRUCHENGODU. No people are visible.

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April 14 20242024-04-14April 14 20242024-04-14A photograph of a temple shrine room with golden walls, showing several black stone or metal murtis dressed in red garments and white and yellow flower garlands, seated in gilded arched niches. A small sign reading KAILASA THIRUCHENGODU sits on the floor in front. Behind the central figure, three framed photographs of a bearded man with garlands are displayed. Before the shrine stands a row of over a hundred steel plates heaped with food offerings, arranged on a striped cloth, as for nivedyam, and a kalasha-like vessel and oil lamps sit on a small table. No people are visible.2024-07-21Interior of a temple-style shrine room during a Guru Poornima offering. A large seated figure in a red turban and dark robe with garlands sits on an ornate silver throne at left, its outline shown in a rendered statue or portrait form. Center stage has two Shiva lingams wrapped in marigold garlands before a gold-trimmed niche with framed photographs of religious figures, red and white draped cloth and a red-and-gold backdrop. Hanging brass oil lamps and a tall brass lamp stand flank the room. A large grid of metal bowls filled with fruit, sweets, grains and flowers covers the floor in front, with pineapples and bananas, and a small pedestal holds more offerings. No people are visible in the room.Temple shrine with multiple deity murtis (statues) on a raised platform draped in red and purple fabric and garlanded with marigold and rose garlands. Central figures wear gold crowns and jewelry; a dark-skinned murti in blue and gold garments with a golden crown stands at right, and a standing figure in a gold-and-orange robe with a tall turban is at left. Gold-framed arches, brass oil lamps (lamps) and a silver plate sit in front. Long rows of food offerings in small bowls cover a green-edged table along the bottom, indicating naivedyam. No people are visible in the image.2019-12-20A photograph of a gold-painted shrine room with a row of murtis garlanded with white and pink flowers. Three framed black-and-white portraits, garlanded, hang on the back wall. Central figure in orange and red garb with a crown, flanked by deity murtis, one seated on a red-draped throne and others in green and red garments. A small sign reads KAILASA THIRUCHENGODE. Oil lamps stand on the floor before the murtis and a row of steel trays holds prepared food offerings. No living people are visible.2025-02-08Indoor shrine with gold-framed arches holding dark-faced murtis decorated with marigold garlands and colourful silk. A standing figure on the far left wears an orange turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial garland, but this is a statue, not a physical person. Centre shows a red-robed deity murti beneath a marigold garland. Right shows a blue-draped seated murti with a crown. Framed black-and-white portraits sit at the back, with a printed caption that is not legible. In front, brass puja vessels, a lit oil lamp, a brass bell, a silver tray with offerings and a conch sit on the floor, with a small placard reading KAILASA THIRUCHENGODU. A date-time stamp appears in the lower right.2024-09-17A photograph of an altar display inside a temple with gold-framed arched backdrop and gold walls. Central statues include a red-robed figure with orange turban and rudraksha mala, seated and holding a hand raised in blessing, flanked by a black-faced deity with crown and trident and a consort in pink and orange silks. To the right stands a black-faced deity in orange silk with a multicolour garland. In front, a Shiva lingam with golden face and rudraksha garland sits on white cloth, surrounded by trays of fruit, sweets and nuts in steel bowls, brass oil lamps and a small brass kalasha. A white sign reads KAILASA OHIO. No living people are visible.2024-06-09A temple shrine photographed from the front, with gold-framed arch behind a central figure seated on a platform. The central figure is a sculptural form wearing a red and gold turban, red and gold garlands and a rudraksha mala, with hands raised, and is the focal point of the arrangement. Behind it stand deity murtis of a dark-complexioned deity with a crown and tilak, flanked by garlands in yellow, orange, red and white. To the right stand two more deity murtis with crowns and flower garlands, one in orange and green cloth. In the foreground, a large golden kalasha-like headpiece adorned with garlands rests on a dark base. Tables covered in blue and red cloths hold steel bowls of sweets, snacks, fruit, pineapples and apples as offerings. No people are visible.2024-04-14Photograph of a gilded shrine niche at night, lit by an oil lamp in the foreground. Three dark-faced murti figures sit in the niche: the left figure wears a teal garment, a jeweled necklace and a turban and holds a trident, a small placard reads KAILASA THIRUCHENGODU, the centre figure is draped in red and orange cloth beneath a red cap, and the right figure wears a magenta garment with jeweled collar and a headdress. Three framed black-and-white portraits hang above in the back, with a red cloth draped across the top of the frame. Brass vessels, a bell, a kalasha-style pot, small plates of offerings and a brass lamp are laid on a cloth in front. No living people are visible. Timestamp reads 25-Jun-2024 21:29:22.2024-06-25Indoor temple shrine decorated for a puja with a large neivedhyam spread. Central figures are a dark-faced deity murti with gold crown and jewelled garments, alongside a seated figure in purple and yellow with a turban and gold necklaces, both garlanded with marigold and yellow-and-red flower strands. Trays and steel plates of fruit, sweets, rice dishes and snacks cover the tables in front, with bananas, apples and a pineapple visible. A brass oil lamp sits at left, and a tall golden kalasha-like vessel stands before a dark garlanded murti at right, with other deity statues in orange and red saris behind. No living people are visible.Photograph of a decorated shrine in an orange-walled room with three deity murtis on a red cloth-draped platform, garlanded with yellow and pink flowers. The central figure is a standing murti with a tall crown and raised hand; flanking figures wear pink and purple garments. Before the shrine, a large floor arrangement of more than a hundred leaf-plates or small bowls holds prepared foods, sweets and fruit, with yellow flowers scattered among them, used as a 108 neivedhiyam offering. A brass lamp with a lit flame, brass vessels and a kalasha-like pot sit in the foreground, with two brass oil lamps and fruit on the platform. No people are visible.