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May 20 20122012-05-20May 10 20122012-05-10Interior photograph of a long temple corridor lined with carved stone pillars with rearing lion-like yalis and ornate brackets. The ceiling above is painted with concentric circular medallions in pink, yellow, green and blue. Dozens of people walk and sit along the stone floor, including a man in a white shirt and dhoti, a woman in a red sari, and a small child in yellow. Some people sit on the floor in a group at the left. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this scene.2012-05-20May 10 20122012-05-10July 29 20082008-07-29Interior corridor of a South Indian temple with ornately carved dark stone pillars topped by painted brackets and mythical lion-headed figures, and a colourful concentric circular painted ceiling in pink, yellow, green and blue. Several people walk along the stone floor, including a man in white dhoti and shirt and others in saffron and orange saris, while two women in orange and yellow sit near a metal barrier at the left. A painted green and red serpent figure stands on a pillar at left. Warm lamp light fills the long aisle.2012-05-10Interior colonnade of a stone temple hall with carved pillars and corbels showing animal and floral relief work, opening through an arch toward a bright outdoor courtyard. Several people walk through the corridor: a man in a white shirt and dhoti at left, a woman in a purple sari at centre, and figures in white garments at right near a counter. Steel water urns and yellow metal barricades stand at left, and framed devotional pictures hang on the pillars. Hindu temple setting consistent with a visit to the Tiruchendur Subramaniya Swami temple.2018-03-17Dim 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.2007-08-17Interior of an ancient stone temple hall with heavily carved granite pillars. Large rearing lion-like yali sculptures and mythical animal figures project from the pillar bases and brackets, with ornate corbels overhead. Small barred windows let in light on a plain wall. A low dark wooden bench sits on the stone floor at right, beside a tall polished steel vessel. A faint red and gold floor pattern is visible at lower right. No people are clearly visible in the scene, apart from a partially visible figure near the right edge. The hall's architecture is the main subject, with no ritual activity shown.2012-05-31 +1 copiesInterior of a stone temple hall at Thiruvanaikaval showing a large carved granite pillar with an ornate bracket capital featuring rearing lion-like yali figures and foliate carving. Several paper notices are pasted on the pillar: a yellow Tamil sign advertising a Rs 100 ticket for darshan of the Amman/Swami, a red-bordered Way to Amman Temple sign with a deity picture, and a blue sign listing video camera fees of Rs 150 and camera ticket Rs 20. A framed deity picture hangs on the left and a green signboard is partly visible. No people are visible in the frame.2009-08-01October 15 20082008-10-15February 08 20122012-02-08