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March 11 20182018-03-11Photograph of a stone temple shrine entrance in Tiruvannamalai. A green ceiling panel painted with a large concentric circular medallion in red, orange, yellow, blue and white sits above granite pillars. Beneath it, a dark shrine niche holds a deity murti decorated with a strand of flower garland. Carved stone figures and a carved lion-like guardian figure flank the entrance, and a stone pillar with wooden support beams is at left. No people are visible.2011-05-171988 - Ochre Robe Given by Arunagiri YogishwaraAugust 06 20092009-08-061988 - Ochre Robe Given by Arunagiri YogishwaraSeptember 26 20112011-09-26January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a temple shrine in South India with dark stone pillars carved with figures and a stone shrine doorway lit by a small oil lamp flame inside. In the foreground at left, an elderly man with a white head cloth and white shirt, barefoot, bends forward holding a yellow cloth bag. A small stone lingam-like object sits on the floor in front of the shrine. The walls behind are light-coloured with carved stone pillars rising to a roof overhang.December 25 20052005-12-25A 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.January 12 20072007-01-12Low-angle photo of a stone temple pavilion with a painted ceiling of concentric rainbow-coloured rings on a green leafy background, supported by carved granite pillars. A sign above in Tamil and English reads Arunagiri Yogisuwarar. In the lower right a person in an orange-red sari leans forward, visible only from the shoulder and arm, with gold bangles. A steel vessel stands at left. The scene is an outdoor temple structure with no clearly visible ritual activity.2011-05-17