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December 25 2005

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Low-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.2011-05-17Photograph 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.2011-05-17December 25 20052005-12-25Photograph of an empty, long colonnade in a South Indian temple corridor, with a dark stone-pillared walkway receding into the distance. The ceiling is painted with concentric rings in red, green, blue and yellow on a lavender ground. The left wall carries a long painted frieze of deity and mythological scenes in red, blue and orange, beneath rows of black panels with text. No people are visible in the corridor.2008-07-29Empty long corridor inside a South Indian temple with rows of carved grey stone pillars and yellow lion-shaped brackets projecting from their capitals. The ceiling is painted with large concentric circular medallions in pink, yellow, blue and green, lit by a line of ceiling lights receding into the distance. A stone floor runs down the centre; no people are visible.2012-05-29Photo 11741379May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28May 10 20122012-05-10July 29 20082008-07-29Exterior view of a colourful South Indian temple gateway with a long colonnade of carved grey stone pillars topped with rearing lion-like brackets. The ceiling is painted with circular rosette medallions in pink, blue, green and yellow. Above the entrance, painted shrine niches hold deity murti figures and a gopuram-style tower decorated with small shrines. Several shrines on the roofline are visible, and a few partially visible people stand at the bottom of the frame, with a banner hanging on the right.2008-08-02Photo 11730516