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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.

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December 25 20052005-12-25Photograph 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 20052005-12-25Photo of a stone temple shrine entrance with a painted ceiling panel in green, orange and blue concentric rings. A priest in red-orange dhoti and white upper cloth bends forward at the right, his bare shaved head visible and wearing a long beaded necklace. Inside the dark sanctum a small garland hangs on a deity murti, with an oil lamp glowing at the base. Grey stone pillars frame the scene, with a metal pot tied to a pillar at left.2011-05-17August 06 20092009-08-06Photo 11741379July 29 20082008-07-29Photograph 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.2008-07-29July 28 20082008-07-28March 11 20182018-03-11A photograph of a temple courtyard at Tiruvannamalai. In the foreground, a person in an orange-saffron robe with a draped orange shawl and gold bangles bends forward, pressing their forehead and hands against a dark stone shrine structure. The shrine has carved stone pillars, a small lion sculpture, and a ceiling painted with a concentric rainbow-coloured circular medallion. A tall cylindrical stone lingam-style object with a white cloth wrap stands inside the shrine. Bamboo scaffolding and palm trees are visible behind, along with pink-painted temple walls. The person's face is not visible and no identification is made from appearance.2012-10-12Close view of a carved granite pillar in a South Indian temple hall, with a stone bracket capital decorated with scrolling motifs and a circular medallion. The shaft has carved panels with a mythical beast relief. To the left, a painted gopuram-style shrine niche shows a red and orange seated figure and a brightly coloured sculpted deity beneath a pink and green cornice. Through the open archway in the background, a colourful temple tower and a white dome are visible. No people are present.2013-01-06