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A photograph of a dark, clay-like Ganesha murti in a niche against a white wall, its surface smeared with wet orange-brown paste and dotted with red kumkum spots. A smaller companion figure stands to its right, also daubed with paste and red dots, and a red floral-patterned cloth with a yellow flower sits at the far right edge. A timestamp reads Nov 8, 2025 5:47:05 PM, with Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a Ganesha murti in a niche against a white-washed wall, its surface coated in a thick reddish-brown paste. Beside it stands a smaller figure, also covered in the same paste, and a purple cloth with a yellow flower and red flowers sits at the right edge. A timestamp reads Dec 8, 2025 5:46:05 PM, with the location Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible in the frame.2025-12-08A photograph of a dark black stone Ganesha murti seated in a corner niche against a white wall, with red and orange vermilion or kumkum dots marking its trunk, head and body and small scattered grains on its base. To the right, a smaller dark stone deity murti rests beside a shiva-lingam-like form draped in a red cloth with yellow flower decorations. No people are visible. A timestamp in the lower right reads Nov 8, 2025 6:00:51 PM, with Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.2025-08-11A photograph of dark stone or black-finished Ganesha murti in a corner niche against a white-washed wall. The seated elephant-headed Ganesha figure has large ears and is marked with orange-red tilaka dots across its trunk and body, with white dabs of paste or milk on its base. Beside it stands a second, smaller dark deity image with similar red dots, and in the lower foreground a dark stone form is also marked with red spots. At the right edge a red cloth with gold floral print covers part of another object. A date and location stamp in the lower right corner reads Nov 8, 2025 Karanthai Thanjavur Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2025-08-11A dark black stone Ganapati murti stands against a white wall, its trunk and body smeared with white and yellow paste and dotted with red kumkum or sindoor marks. A smaller black stone figure of a deity with similar paste and red marks stands to the right, and a red cloth with gold floral pattern drapes a dark object at the far right edge. The murti appears to be receiving abhishekam or puja offerings. A timestamp in the lower right reads Nov 8, 2025 5:56:53 PM, with the place Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2025-08-11A photograph of an orange-coated clay or turmeric-paste Ganesha murti set in a corner against a pale wall, decorated with yellow marigold flowers and dark red kumkum or vermilion marks. A smaller companion figure with yellow flowers stands to its right, and a figure draped in a red and gold floral cloth with a dark head covering sits at the far right. The ground is smeared with orange paste. No people are visible. The timestamp reads Nov 8, 2025 6:10:31 PM, Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.2025-08-11A photograph of a small corner shrine with black stone murti of Ganesha seated at centre, smeared with yellow-orange paste and dotted with red kumkum. Two smaller black stone figures in front and a third shape at right, the right one draped in a purple silk cloth with yellow flowers. The white-washed walls and concrete floor show the shrine is simple and offering-stained. Ritual abhishekam-style offerings of turmeric or sandal paste and kumkum are visible. No people are present. A timestamp reads Dec 8, 2025 5:57:12 PM with location text Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.2025-12-08A photograph of a Ganesha murti coated in thick yellow turmeric paste, seated in a corner niche against a white-washed wall. Beside it is a smaller yellow-coated figure, and to the right a folded red cloth with gold floral print and a yellow flower are placed on the ledge. No people are visible. A timestamp reads Nov 8, 2025 5:49:56 PM with the location Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.2025-08-11A photograph of a Ganesha murti coated in thick yellow turmeric paste, seated in a corner niche with white plastered walls. The elephant-headed deity has an upturned trunk and large ears, and the yellow paste runs down onto the floor in the foreground. Beside the murti, a small deity figure wrapped in a purple cloth with a garland of yellow and red flowers sits in the same niche. A timestamp in the lower right reads Dec 8, 2025 5:49:29 PM, Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2025-12-08A photograph of a temple shrine corner showing a Nandi bull statue and a tall lingam, both coated in a thick brown-orange paste. A smaller rounded stone with an orange tilak mark sits at right, and pink flowers and a white and orange cloth appear at the lower left. The wall behind is pale grey plaster. No people are visible.2025-12-05A dark grey stone Ganapati murti sits in a corner niche, its trunk curled and its head marked with red dots, now heavily coated in white milk-like abhishekam offering that drips down its body and pools on the base. Two smaller dark stone idols or lingam-like forms stand beside it, also dotted with red and streaked with white liquid. A red and gold patterned cloth is draped at the right edge. No people are visible. The walls are pale and the floor is damp with offerings.2025-08-11A photograph of a shrine corner showing several stone deity murti and sacred forms coated in thick reddish-brown paste. On the left a tall cylindrical lingam stands, beside a seated bull figure (nandi) with a smaller stone form at its base. On the right a conical lingam rises from a rust-coloured cloth-wrapped base. The surfaces drip with the reddish paste. The wall behind is pale and weathered, with a tinsel garland hanging at the top edge. No people are visible. A timestamp in the lower right reads May 10, 2025 5:49:13 PM, with the place Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.2025-12-05A close-up photograph of a stone Shiva lingam and a small stone Nandi bull, both coated in thick orange-brown paste. The lingam stands upright on the left and the seated Nandi sits beside it, with a stone yoni-like base at right. Pink flower petals and a white cloth with red border appear at the lower left edge. The white wall behind is plain. A timestamp in the corner reads Apr 25, 2025 5:49:08 PM, Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2025-04-25