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November 11 2013

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A brightly painted temple shrine or ratha-like structure in an outdoor setting, decorated with yellow marigold garlands and white flower garlands. The tiered superstructure is painted in pink, teal, blue and orange with geometric patterns, and a carved hooded cobra (naga) hood sits at its base. A dark deity murti or ornamented head crowns the top, with a stone or metal finial above. Bamboo poles and rope lash the scaffolding around it, with banana leaves at the edges and a pale sky behind. No people are visible.2013-11-11June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesFebruary 08 20122012-02-08February 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a shrine façade with a colourful painted dome and scaffolding above it, set against a cream wall with lattice windows. Inside the shrine, a deity murti decorated with white and red flower garlands sits in a gilded arch. In front, a black pot-shaped vessel rests on a wooden platform draped with a white jasmine garland, flanked by brass oil lamps and a fan. Three people in saffron-orange robes kneel and attend the ritual: one with a shaved head and tilak leans in to the vessel, and two others, one with a shaved head and tilak, kneel at the sides. A figure in orange appears to be performing a abhishekam to the linga.2014-06-30February 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesOutdoors on a rural road, a brightly painted pink, turquoise and gold pedestal supports a dark stone deity murti draped in a dark cloth and garlanded with yellow marigolds and white and red flowers. A bare-chested man in a yellow shawl with red border and red dhoti stands at right, one hand raised to his forehead, beside a brass plate holding red kumkum and lit oil lamps. Hills and trees lie in the background under a hazy sky.2013-11-11A photograph of a colourful South Indian Hindu temple gopuram, a tiered gateway tower densely covered with painted stucco sculptures of deities, figures and animals in red, green, blue and yellow. A smaller temple shrine with a golden domed roof and carved finial stands in the foreground left, and a wooden pole frames the view at right. A metal railing crosses the bottom of the frame. No people are visible.2012-05-24A small Hindu temple gateway with a blue-and-yellow painted facade and a colourful sculpted tower above it, filled with painted deity figures and celestial figures. Steps lead up to an open doorway with a green-painted inner shrine and a brass lamp stand standing before the entrance. A tall palm tree and a leafy tree frame the structure beside a cream boundary wall. No people are visible.2012-01-06February 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesA devotee in orange saffron clothes and a bare upper body, with white and red sacred markings and a rudraksha mala, bends forward to offer flowers at a tall, multi-tiered deity or vahana-style sculpture painted in green, red and gold. The structure is adorned with yellow and orange marigold garlands and gold ornaments, rests on carved lions and a coiled cobra base, and sits on a turquoise plinth with banana-leaf and flower offerings below. Behind it stand a white stepped platform with red stripes, green trees and a distant signboard. A red cloth and white lace drape frame the right edge.2014-09-26December 22 20102010-12-22