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December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai

A photograph of an empty, dim interior corner with a closed metal lattice grille fixed in front of a recessed alcove. The grille has a diamond-pattern mesh and a small brass latch in the centre. Faded painted walls surround it, with a blue panel and a red-and-white circular medallion at right, and a strip of blue and cream painted border along the lower edge. No people are visible. Worn grey plaster and dark damp stains mark the left wall.

September 18 2006

2006-09-18 +1 copies

September 15 2015

Photograph of a shrine niche set into a yellow-ochre wall between pinkish speckled granite pillars. A red-and-gold cloth hangs over a barred iron grille with a dark red wooden door, and marigold garlands and offerings sit inside on a low ledge. A small opening and steps lead to a doorway at right. No people are visible in the scene.

May 20 1989

September 14 2015

Interior of a stone temple hall. Strings of marigold and multicoloured flower garlands in orange, yellow, purple, white and green hang in swags across the hall. Several seated devotees in colourful saris and shirts sit on the stone floor behind the railing, with a few uniformed guards standing in the foreground. A colourful rangoli design lies on the floor near the railing. Hanging ceiling lamps and a few bright lights illuminate the scene. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

Photograph of an ornate stone temple entrance with carved pillars and a dark wooden lintel, viewed through a blue metal gate. Inside the doorway, several devotees in saffron, yellow and blue clothing stand close together near a red-draped shrine. A woman in a yellow sari stands at the gate, and a child in blue is nearby. Pink and white kolam patterns decorate the stone floor in front. Several people in white clothing stand at the left edge. No identifiable a person appearance is visible.

2012-09-11 +1 copies

September 14 2015

Photograph of an ornate golden-brown wrought-iron gate with scrolled and spindle-shaped bars, a large circular radiating spoke design at its centre, and a padlock hanging from the lower latch. Behind the gate a large tree trunk with rough bark rises into green leaves. The surrounding pillar and arch are plastered in gilded, flaking paint with carved lotus-petal and fan-shaped relief motifs. No people are visible.

A night photograph of a small stone shrine with a barred iron-grilled door set into a carved sandstone-coloured stone niche. Two tall square granite pillars support a flat stone roof over a paved stone platform, with dark trees behind. A small blue-and-yellow sign is affixed to the shrine wall and a yellow-and-blue notice is pasted on the lower door. The shrine is closed and empty of visible people.