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A 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.

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A 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 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 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 small shrine corner with stone sculptures smeared in thick yellow-orange turmeric paste. A tall cylindrical lingam-like pillar stands at left, a seated bull (Nandi) with a smaller figure beside it sits at centre, and a conical shivalinga-style form with a carved face stands at right, all coated in yellow and red-orange pigment that drips down the stone plinth. A string of gold tinsel hangs at the top right against a whitewashed wall. The shrine appears to be an abhishekam-style offering of turmeric on murtis, with no people visible. A timestamp reads May 10, 2025, 5:53:01 PM, with a location caption.2025-12-05A close-up photo of a Shiva lingam and a Nandi bull statue, both coated in thick yellow-orange turmeric paste. The lingam is the tall vertical form on the left, and a seated Nandi figure sits in the centre, with a smaller yellow-coated stone block to the right. Paste drips down onto a grey stone base. At the lower left edge, a black stone object wrapped with a white cloth and decorated with pink flowers is partly visible. The plain white wall forms the background. A timestamp reads Apr 25, 2025 5:52:09 PM with the location Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2025-04-25A 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.2025-08-11A photograph of a Shiva lingam in a shrine, its dark reddish-brown body covered with thick orange-yellow paste. The top shows a rounded conical mukha-style form with a dark mark. A plain whitewashed wall stands behind it, and a second dark lingam partly visible at the right edge is also smeared with orange. Timestamp overlay reads Nov 18, 2024 10:33:20 AM, Karanthai, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. No people are visible.2024-11-18A 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 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.2025-04-25A 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 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 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.2025-12-05