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March 13 2020

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1978 - Thondaimandala Shaiva Velalar CommunityA black stone Shivalingam is installed outdoors within an ornate golden arch of carved temple-style framing. The lingam, marked with a three-striped tripundra, is draped in a white cloth with red border, and garlanded with yellow and red flowers and white jasmine. The lingam sits on a black pedestal atop a painted base striped in red, white and blue. A tree and corrugated metal structures stand behind, and a sign panel is visible at right. No people are visible.2010-01-08An outdoor memorial shrine under a tree, its stone structure draped with yellow, white and magenta flower garlands. A dark black stone lingam on a yoni-shaped base sits inside a small pillared enclosure, and a carved stone panel on a pedestal below reads a memorial inscription. No people are visible.2020-10-27A small open-air shrine in a dusty courtyard surrounded by a low whitewashed wall. A blue corrugated metal roof is supported by blue steel posts and yellow pillars, and the structure is topped by a decorative grey-blue finial with carved scrollwork. Beneath it stands a raised pedestal with a painted pink-and-white lotus base, holding three dark stone murti figures, each draped in cloth, one in red. Dry leaves and a few bushes surround the enclosure, and the sky is pale in the early light.A black stone shivalinga stands on a square red-and-white painted base inscribed with Tamil text reading ஏம லிங்கம். The lingam is draped with a white cloth bordered in red stripes and crowned with a yellow marigold garland, with red flowers and white jasmine garlands hanging at its sides and a silver tripundra marking with a red dot on its front. A carved bronze arch with a lion-face makara motif frames it, and leafy branches hang above. A woman in a pink-bordered white sari sits at the left edge. Another lingam with a white cloth and flower garland appears at the right. Behind are a white van and a corrugated metal structure.2010-01-08Kailaasa Paramparagatha Suvarnapeetha Sarvajnapeetha Swargapuram SamrajyamJune 17 20142014-06-17Photo 11736535December 07 20132013-12-07Photo 11725618A photograph of an outdoor shrine beneath a large spreading banyan tree. A black stone figure draped in orange cloth and garlanded with multicoloured flower strands stands within a silver arch, set on a mound of red powder with a small brass lamp and an offering placed in front. A second garlanded orange-clad figure or stone is seated at the base, surrounded by a black-and-white patterned rim on a pale circular platform. A reflective black tiled floor fills the foreground. No people are visible.2006-10-06January 08 20102010-01-08