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A photograph of steps leading up to a shrine. Two deity murtis sit in an arched alcove at the top, draped in marigold garlands, with a small orange object at their base. Black metal railings line the staircase on both sides. Striped red and white steps in the foreground, and a grey-and-white pigeon perches on the step at right. A red curtain hangs beside the railing, with green foliage and a decorative yellow-and-red grille behind.

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A grey pigeon pecks at the edge of a red and white painted step in an outdoor temple courtyard. Behind it, a man in an orange robe stands near an orange-red stepped plinth topped with a dark stone shivalinga-style form draped with a yellow and red floral garland. Dark stone deity statues line the left side, and tall palm trees with multicoloured painted pillars frame the background. White steps lead up to the right.2010-11-16Close-up photograph of a grey and white pigeon with black wing bars pecking at grains on a pale stone surface. Its pinkish scaly legs and dark claws are clearly visible. Behind it, out of focus, is a dark stone deity murti draped with a yellow and red garland, with a white structure to the right and a blurred figure in orange cloth at the lower right edge.2010-07-15A grey pigeon stands on a white-and-red painted concrete platform in an outdoor temple courtyard lined with palm trees. Behind it, a man in an orange robe sits near an orange pillar wrapped with a yellow and white garland and a dark stone figure. Rows of small dark stone statues stand along the left, and colourful striped banners hang from a pole on the right.2010-11-16November 05 20102010-11-05November 05 20102010-11-05A white pigeon stands on the white and red striped steps of a covered temple walkway in the foreground. Behind it, a rolled grey mat lies on a green runner leading toward a shrine where a deity murti, possibly a seated form with a crown, is set in an arched alcove with orange curtains and gold-trimmed decorations. Two people's legs are visible at the left edge: one in blue jeans and one in a pale pink and green salwar, barefoot on the steps. Potted plants and greenery stand beyond the railings.2010-07-03 +1 copiesA grey pigeon with black wing bars pecks at grains scattered across a wet, pale stone surface in the foreground. Blurred in the background are a dark stone pillar or statue, green foliage, and two figures in white clothing, one at left and one at right, with a woven basket visible at far right. The bird is the clear subject, with the people and stonework softly out of focus.2010-07-22Close photograph of two grey pigeons on a pale stone surface. The nearer pigeon has its head lowered, pecking at small grains scattered on the ground, and its orange-pink feet and dark claws are clearly visible. A second pigeon stands blurred in the background beside a dark statue draped with a red and yellow garland, and a pale temple structure and greenery fill the soft-focus background.2010-07-15July 08 20102010-07-08A grey pigeon with iridescent purple-green neck feathers and red eyes stands on the edge of a reddish-brown ledge in soft morning light. Behind it, blurred grey stone sculptures of figures and a pillar rise among palm and tropical foliage. At the lower left edge, a figure in orange robes is partly visible, and at the right a person in white clothing sits in the background. The photograph is a close, sunlit outdoor temple-setting image.2010-07-15Close-up photograph of a grey pigeon with a red-orange eye, a white cere at the base of its beak, and black bars on its folded wing, standing against a blurred background of white walls and red-and-white painted stripes at a temple setting. No people or a person present.2010-07-14July 22 20102010-07-22