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June 01 20212021-06-012002 - Adi Kailash Kutir - first humble abode of The SPH in Adi KAILASA +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a row of copper kalasha pots filled with a dark liquid, set on a wooden table in a row receding toward the background. Several brass or gold-toned vessels and a white woven-patterned pot sit behind them, softly out of focus. No people are visible in the frame.2020-07-04Two blue plastic crates hold many unglazed terracotta clay pots, stacked and nested in rows. Most are small bowl-shaped vessels with flat or rounded bases, some with tapered tops, all in the same orange-brown clay. No people, deities or a person figure are visible.2015-07-11A photograph of many stacks of brown glazed clay oil lamps (deepam) with white-rimmed scalloped edges and petal-patterned centres, arranged in rows on a woven straw mat. Several stacks are taller than others. At the top edge, two footed brown clay lamp stands are partly visible, and a light blue and white cloth sits at the left. No people are visible. A blue timestamp in the lower right reads 2 Dec 2025 8:01:52 pm, Deepam 60 nos, with hashtags #Kailasa Madurai #Devalaya.November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesDecember 05 20162016-12-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a ground-level cluster of old household items set against a weathered yellow-beige wall with green weeds growing at its base. In the foreground sit a large dark, cracked clay pot with a wide mouth, a stack of thin terracotta dishes with a tall hollow terracotta stand rising from them, several tall narrow terracotta chimney-like pieces, a blue plastic bucket with a handle, a dented black metal bucket and a dark metal basin. A small white ceramic cup and a bundle of dry twigs lie on the dirt, with a stack of flat round wooden or cardboard discs at the upper right. No people are visible.Overhead photo of children's clay modelling on a blue plastic sheet over a light cloth. Several clay pieces lie on a pale board: a small figure at left, a rectangular base with a raised mound and small pillars at centre, a seated figure and kalasha-like shapes at right, and small rounded lumps at top. Hands in grey and khaki clothing reach in at the edges, and an orange cup of liquid sits at lower left.2007-05-01A top-down photo of several brown glazed clay oil lamps (diyas) arranged in stacks on a woven straw mat. Each lamp has a raised rim decorated with scalloped edges and a fan-shaped floral pattern in pale cream lines around a central wick hole. Some lamps are stacked in groups, and a small orange cloth edge appears at the top right corner. Yellow overlay text in the lower right gives a timestamp and notes the lamp count.A ground-level still life of old household items on bare red earth beside a pale yellow wall, with small green weeds growing around them. A blue plastic bucket and a dented metal bucket sit at the back, a large black clay pot with a wide open mouth stands on the left, and a metal vessel lies at the far left edge. In the centre is a stack of terracotta plates topped by a tall terracotta cup, with several plain glass tumblers and four upright terracotta chimney-shaped pieces arranged around it. No people or ritual activity are visible.January 17 20072007-01-17 +1 copies