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October 09 20062006-10-09July 29 20082008-07-29April 05 20122012-04-05A photograph of the interior courtyard of a South Indian temple with a blue-painted pillared hall. A black Shivalinga stands within a blue square yoni-pitha base in the foreground, draped with white cloth. Two painted stone dvarapala guardian statues flank the dark doorway of the inner shrine, and a painted lotus-petal ceiling medallion hangs above. Tiled floor in red and cream. No people are visible.Photograph of a multi-pillared temple gateway decorated with painted bands and sculptures: a seated deity above the central niche, flanking tigers, a standing ganesha figure and a standing warrior statue on the roof. Below, about fifteen people stand and sit on a paved courtyard in front of the entrance, including men in lungis and shirts, boys, and a man in white with an orange shawl. A Tamil signboard across the entrance reads a devotional phrase. Palm trees and a hanging string of dried leaves frame the scene.2006-10-09A photo of a small open-sided temple shrine under a corrugated metal roof, with a stone platform holding a carved stone shrine canopy and a dark deity murti partly visible behind it. Three people stand on the paved floor: a woman in an orange-red sari with a dark handbag, and two men, one in a dark top and one in a reddish-orange cloth, performing a puja near the shrine with a lamp or offering. Yellow flower garlands hang on a pillar at left, and a white horse figure is visible at the upper left edge. Wet patches mark the stone floor, and blue doors stand behind the shrine.2021-12-28March 01 20182018-03-01April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple entrance with a blue-grey painted facade, decorated with a red, green and gold frieze bearing a white Vaishnava urdhva pundra motif and floral designs. Painted lotus-like emblems flank the doorway, and a dark plaque hangs on the left wall. Through the open doorway, a green-backed inner sanctum shows a deity murti in dress with garlands, and a standing figure in white. Two seated people in white and a shawl sit on the floor at the left, and partially visible people sit at the bottom right near a metal pot.2012-01-04August 09 20102010-08-09A photograph of a grey stone temple shrine with a open pillared hall, standing on a raised platform. Above the roof, stone statues of figures and lions decorate the parapet, and loudspeakers are mounted on the top. A green banner with a deity image is hung on the front pillar. A colourful multi-tiered gopuram tower and palm trees stand behind, with a thatched hut at right. Two men sit at the lower right corner of the platform.2012-01-03