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August 03 2009

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A small grey concrete shrine with a flat roof and a tiered gopuram-style tower stands in an open dry field of grass and red earth, surrounded by tall coconut palms. A carved stone deity niche sits on the roof with a seated stone bull figure, and dark-barred windows and a wooden door face the viewer. No people are visible.2009-08-03A small white-washed concrete shrine building with a white sculpted tower on its roof, set beside a tree-lined street with a cow walking on the roadside. The shrine has yellow metal grille doors and windows, scaffolding poles along its right side, a red brick base, and a parked white car on the left. A deity murti is carved in relief on the tower, though its form is not clear enough to name. No people are visible.2010-01-19A photograph of a dusty open village street lined with tall coconut palms under a clear blue sky. On the left, a small white pickup truck carries an orange banner with printed Tamil script, and several people in white dhotis and shirts stand beside it. At the centre-right stands a small stone temple gopuram with carved figures and a tiered roof, its doorway shaded and some people sitting on a low bench nearby. A few other figures are scattered along the road and at the right edge, and a tall white vehicle is parked behind the temple.2012-01-04August 03 20092009-08-03January 03 20122012-01-03January 06 20122012-01-06A small blue village shrine with a colourful domed superstructure decorated with painted stucco figures, including a seated deity murti with a bull and attendant figures, beside a thatched hut, a water tower, and tall palm trees under a pale evening sky. A stone pillar with a stepped top stands in front of the shrine, and a low wall encloses the compound. No people are visible.2012-01-06A photograph of a small open-sided roadside shrine under a thatched palm-leaf roof with bamboo posts, set among trees and dry scrub. Inside, a deity murti dressed in a green cloth and garland sits on a grey stone platform in front of a grey draped backdrop. A tall brass trident with two golden orbs stands before it. Small orange-painted offerings sit to the right and a conical white-and-red mound is at the left. The ground is bare earth with scattered litter.2007-03-03August 03 20092009-08-03A photograph of a small roadside Ganesha shrine under a corrugated metal roof on a dirt street. A framed colour image of Ganesha, orange-bodied with a trunk and a red-and-gold background, hangs on a blue-and-red sign above a white stone shrine niche holding a small image and lamp. A printed Tamil banner on the roof reads as a Ganesha temple name, with a picture of Ganesha at left. A person in a light pink garment bends low at the left edge near a stack of red bricks, and a bicycle stands at the right beside a gated concrete house. Palm trees and dense foliage fill the background.2007-03-03July 08 20122012-07-08August 03 20092009-08-03