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Outdoor temple courtyard with three black stone statues under golden arches, set among green trees and potted palms. The central statue depicts a deity holding a trident, wearing an orange crown, a red garment and garlands of red and yellow flowers, with a blue-garbed figure seated at its base. Flanking arches hold further black stone figures adorned with garlands. A black plaque with Tamil text stands on a dark stone platform, red and white striped borders surround the bases, and white kolam designs decorate the ground. A woven mat runs down the steps.

Outdoor shrine in a leafy compound with three gold-framed arched niches on raised red-and-white striped platforms. The central niche holds black stone deity murtis adorned with a red garland, a white garland and a garlanded figure in ornate clothing. A small seated figure in orange robes sits in front of the central platform. Flanking niches hold black stone murtis in white and purple garments. Striped mats in front carry brass lamps, flower offerings, a thali and a white cloth, indicating puja. A black plaque with white Tamil lettering stands on the central platform. Potted palms and trees surround the shrine under a pale sky.

Outdoor shrine with three golden arched niches framing dark stone murtis. The central niche holds a standing deity murti with a trident and a crown, adorned with orange and green cloth and marigold garlands, beside a consort figure in a blue sari. Flanking niches hold seated and standing murtis, one in orange and white, others in pink and orange garments. A small seated figure in red and white sits on a red-and-white striped plinth before a black plaque. Potted plants, a woven mat and a small red cushion lie on the ground. Trees surround the shrine.

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Outdoor shrine among trees showing several sculpted deity murtis under gilded arched niches on red-and-white striped bases. The central niche holds a dark-stone murti of a couple, one wearing a red and white garment and the other in orange and gold, with garlands draped over them. Another gilded arch on the left shelters a dark elephant-headed murti in orange and white cloth, and on the right another murti wears a white dhoti. A small orange-robed statue of a seated sage sits in front of the central base. A stone inscription plaque is set on the platform, and potted plants stand in the foreground.

October 02 2011

A photograph of an outdoor shrine garden with three gold-framed arched niches set against trees and banana plants. The central shrine holds dark stone deity murtis adorned with orange and yellow marigold garlands, with a red-clad seated figure before them. Flanking shrines hold more garlanded murtis on black pedestals. Red and white striped plinths and a black slab with white kolam designs sit in front. A black plaque with Tamil lettering is mounted on the central plinth. Two people in saffron or orange clothing stand at the left edge.

September 13 2012

Outdoor temple scene with black stone murtis under a golden arched frame, surrounded by green trees. On the left a seated deity murti holds a trident and wears a garland, with an orange turban-like cloth behind. In the centre, a black deity murti with a yellow floral garland stands beside two orange-clad murtis. In the foreground, a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl walks past carrying a plate, and a second man in a white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala holds a plate of offerings. A black-plaqued inscription board and a red-and-white painted pedestal sit at the front, with potted palms nearby.

Outdoor temple shrine with large black stone deity statues under trees. On the left, a tall black figure holds a trident and wears an orange-and-gold turban and orange garments with a jewelled necklace, seated beside a consort in orange sari with a crown. A small red-clad figure stands at the base. Center: a gold-framed arch above several black murtis, including one in blue and gold and another in red and orange. A standing man at right wears an orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala, hands joined in greeting, and a white-clad attendant stands behind him. Potted palms, oil lamps, and red-and-white painted pedestals surround the shrine, with a black stone plaque with Tamil text at left.