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July 29 20082008-07-29Interior of a stone temple hall with carved pillars, painted ceiling panels and a tall brass lamp stand at centre. A man in a bright orange turban and orange shawl with a red flower garland stands by a dark stone platform holding a bowl and offering, with a white cloth-draped sivalinga-style object before him. Around him stand devotees in white and saffron clothes, a bare-chested young man with a sacred thread, a woman in red and a woman in yellow. A red banner with ritual symbols hangs on the wall behind. Visitors crowd the aisles, and a blue railing is visible at the right edge.2007-08-17August 17 20072007-08-17May 08 20122012-05-08Dim interior of a temple hall with carved granite pillars rising on the right, their relief sculptures of rearing figures and mythic beasts visible. Above, a painted wooden ceiling with coloured floral and geometric panels. A tall brass pillar-lamp stands at left beside a wall plaque. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a group at the lower right, one wearing a bald head and gold bracelet, others gathered near the pillars; in the centre a figure in orange-saffron robes stands near a blue metal railing, raising a hand. Devotees crowd the central passage.2007-08-17August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01February 08 20122012-02-08May 20 20122012-05-20May 10 20122012-05-10February 06 20172017-02-06May 20 20122012-05-20Interior photograph of a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars and yali sculptures, lit by overhead fluorescent tubes. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts walks through the aisle around a large dark stone pedestal-base. A figure in saffron/orange robes stands near the centre-left, while a bare-chested man with a green cloth at the waist stands at right. A woman in a yellow sari and orange blouse is at left, and a woman in a white outfit with a red and yellow badge is near the pedestal. A wicker-framed structure.2007-08-17