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Interior of a South Indian temple hall with carved granite pillars and a colourful painted ceiling of rearing lion and yali-like mythical figures in red, green, yellow and blue. A detailed stone relief of a standing deity with a long staff or spear and attendant figures is carved on a pillar at left. Metal railings with a padlocked gate enclose the area, with a 'ticket at counter and use' sign taped to the gate and a brass plaque with Tamil text on the railing. A steel vessel stands at the far left. No people are visible.

Interior of a stone temple hall with dark carved granite pillars and richly sculpted walls. A golden brass pillar or kodimaram stands on the right, and a small brass or copper figure of a bull (Nandi) sits on a raised stone pedestal, draped with a white and pink flower garland. A small oil lamp burns on a stone ledge in the centre, and a polished silver kalasha-like finial with spikes is in the foreground. A carved stone figure with multiple arms stands on the left. No people are visible.

2012-05-20 +1 copies

Dark granite temple relief sculpture of a multi-armed deity form with a large spear or trident shaft, beside a second standing figure holding ritual objects, with a small attendant figure near the base, set in a temple interior with a gilded brass pillar on the right. A metal railing and a paper sign in the lower centre read BUY TICKET AT COUNTER AND USE, listing Cell Phone Camera, Photo Camera and Video Camera Here. In the lower left corner a partially visible man with curly hair and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands bare-chested. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

2012-04-11 +1 copies

October 12 2012

Interior 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.

May 08 2012

May 10 2012

Interior hall of a stone temple with carved pillars, ornate brackets and a dark sanctum entrance beyond. Steel vessels and yellow containers stand on the grey granite floor near the central pillars. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti and checked lungi stands at the front centre, facing the shrine. Other devotees walk around the hall: a woman in a blue sari on the left, a man in white on the left, and two shirtless men in green lungis on the right. Framed deity pictures hang on the pillars. Blue and white signboards line the left wall.

June 05 2012

February 08 2012

A photograph of the interior of a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars, ornate corbels and a sculpted ceiling beam lit by fluorescent tube lights. A framed colourful painting of a deity hangs on the left wall beside a red notice board, and a gilded deity image in a framed panel sits on the right. A small arched shrine with white deity figures is visible in the centre background, and two people are partly visible at the bottom edge of the frame.

2018-04-29 +1 copies

Interior of an ornate South Indian temple hall with richly carved and painted wooden and stone architecture. A tall polished brass pillar with a decorated base stands at right, and a colourful painted ceiling with ornate carved brackets and a lion-headed corbel is above. Central shrine structure with a multi-tiered painted dome and sculpted deity figures, including a deity murti in the centre flanked by bull (Nandi-like) sculptures and attendant figures. Warm electric lights and a glowing doorway give the scene a golden tone. A few people's shoulders and heads are partly visible at the lower right edge. Scene shows temple architecture rather than a specific ritual.