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A 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.

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A small temple shrine housed in a grilled metal cabinet with hinged doors opened outward, perched on a large pink lotus-shaped pedestal in a courtyard. Inside the cabinet, several dark stone or metal deity murti figures stand in a row, one with a red flower garland. Behind it, a blue-painted wall has a dark signboard with white writing and a staircase with gold railings rises to the right under green foliage.2009-08-08Outdoor photo of a small enclosed shrine structure with a blue-grey metal frame and iron grille doors, some hinged open, set on a large pink lotus-petal pedestal. Inside the grille a dark deity murti is visible on a low platform. A blue-painted building wall and a red-painted boundary wall with a metal gate are behind it, with a tree and palm fronds at upper right. A thin metal stand with a lamp stem sits to the left on the pavement. No people are visible.2009-08-08A small open-fronted metal-grille shrine with a blue-trimmed roof stands on a pink lotus-shaped pedestal in a courtyard with palm trees behind. Inside, dark stone deity murti figures stand under a bare bulb, with a flower garland visible on one figure. A metal stand with a dish sits to the left, and a faint portrait-style image appears on the upper left. No people are visible.2009-08-08Jan 7 2022 sripuram2022-01-07March 13 20202020-03-13A photograph of an open-sided white pillared shrine pavilion with a raised brown plastered platform. On the platform stand several dark stone Shiva lingams, each draped with cloth in orange, red, and blue, and a central black stone Ganesha murti seated with a trunk and crown-like head ornament. Green trees and foliage are visible through the pillars, and the scene is empty of people. +1 copiesA photograph of a grey granite open shrine pavilion with carved pillars and a corrugated metal roof, under which stands a pair of painted deity murtis seated on a platform. The figures wear colourful garments, one in pink and one in white, with a yellow cloth draped over the base. In front sits a lit oil lamp stand, a brass kalasha-style lamp and a garland, with small brass vessels nearby. Bamboo scaffolding and blue tarpaulin cover part of the upper structure, and a large bell hangs overhead. Trees surround the courtyard, and a dark cloth hangs over one pillar. No people are clearly visible in the scene.2007-05-04August 11 20092009-08-11Open white pillared pavilion with a raised white platform holding a row of small black stone murtis, seen from behind, each wearing flower garlands and draped in coloured cloth: red, blue and white. Mango leaf torans hang from a beam above, and a green tree and a white boundary wall stand behind. A red cloth covers an offering table at left, with brass items on it. No people are visible.An outdoor white-pillared open shrine pavilion with a skylight and fluorescent tubes overhead. Five black stone deity murtis sit on a raised platform, garlanded with flower strands; the central figure wears a blue cloth, the figure to the left a red cloth, and the others red, green and white cloth. Mango leaves hang in a festoon from the roof beam, with a tree and boundary wall behind. No people are visible.1978 - Thondaimandala Shaiva Velalar CommunityA photograph of an open-sided stone shrine under a corrugated metal roof at an outdoor temple complex. Inside the granite pavilion stand two seated deity murti figures, one dark-complexioned with a crown and the other in red and gold garments, decorated with garlands. A yellow cloth covers a platform beneath them, with a brass kalasha-style vessel and oil lamps in front. A black cloth hangs down one pillar and blue tarpaulin and bamboo scaffolding are fixed above, indicating ongoing construction. White walls, steps, a gravel floor, and green trees surround the shrine. No physical people are visible.2007-05-04 +1 copies