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Photo taken through a vehicle window of a village temple compound on flat dusty ground, with tall coconut palms and banana trees behind it. A large painted statue of a fierce guardian figure with a red face, white headband and gold crown stands centre-right beside a small thatched canopy, and a white horse with a rider in blue and orange stands on a plinth at left. A tall figure in orange and yellow stands at the right edge beside a small shrine. Turquoise walls enclose the central shrine, and a small turquoise building with a corrugated roof sits at left. Two or three people are faintly visible near the left building. A black and white painted post and a yellow and green sign hang from a tree at right.

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Photograph taken through a vehicle window of a roadside village shrine beside a dirt road lined with palm trees. A small turquoise-painted shrine with a multi-tiered, brightly coloured tower of deity figures stands on the left, with a dry drainage channel in the foreground. On the right, a large white horse statue with a saddle and a standing rider figure holding a raised sword is set on a turquoise platform, with a smaller brown animal statue beside it. Two or three figures sit or stand near the shrine, and a white utility pole and a wind-turbine-like pole rise in the background.2009-08-03A photograph of an outdoor statue of a multi-armed deity murti standing on a grey concrete plinth in a dry, open dirt area surrounded by palm trees and green bushes. The figure is painted in bright colours, with a tall ornate gold crown, a moustache, a gold necklace and a red-and-gold garment. It holds many raised arms with weapons and objects, including a sword resting against a blue demon figure lying at its feet. Small white and gold offering vessels and a conical gold item sit at the base. In the foreground, a red, yellow and green striped pole stands beside a black-and-white checkered block, and several iron trishula tridents stand in the ground to the left. No people are visible.2009-08-03September 13 20122012-09-13June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with sandy ground. A single person in an orange saffron robe sits cross-legged on a woven mat inside a circular stone-lined pit with gravel, palms pressed together in namaste. A small brass kalasha or lota sits to the left. Behind, a black stone Nandi bull wearing a red and yellow marigold garland sits on an orange-red pedestal, and rows of dark grey stone deity murtis and nagas line the courtyard. A red-orange tower stands at right and a hoarding with a printed photo collage of figures in white and orange hangs at left. The seated figure's appearance is not clearly established from the image, so the identity is unsure.2010-10-26August 03 20092009-08-03Outdoor temple courtyard with three black stone deity murtis under a gold-painted arch, decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands; the central figure wears a white shawl and gold necklaces. The three figures are labelled on the red and white base. A young man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot toward the right carrying a tray of flowers, while two men in white dhotis stand behind him. Another shrine with a black lingam and garland appears at the right, beneath trees.2011-12-09September 27 20122012-09-27A roadside scene seen through a vehicle window, with a dirt road in the foreground. A large colourful statue of a multi-armed deity murti stands on a low plinth, painted in red, yellow and blue, with a crown, many raised arms holding objects, and a blue figure lying at its feet. A small yellow object and a white animal figure sit beside the base. A checkered black-and-white roadside marker post stands in front, with a red, yellow and green striped pole to the right. A uniformed man in a khaki cap stands near a teal wall at left, with palm and leafy trees behind. No a person candidate is visible.2009-08-03A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with shaded trees and sandy ground. Several shrines stand under golden arched frames, each holding black stone murti figures decorated with red, orange and white garlands. A striped red-and-white low wall encloses the shrines, and potted plants sit on the ground. A woman in a white sari with a gold border and a child in white walk along the left side. A blue-edged woven mat runs down the path toward a central black stone plinth with inscribed text. Other shrines display black stone lingas and figures.2015-05-05Outdoors in a garden shrine setting, a woman in an orange sari with a loose orange wrap stands at right holding a small object in her hands, facing a row of dark stone murti figures draped in yellow and orange garlands. Behind her are black stone statues on a white-and-red striped plinth, arched golden frames, and a dark granite plaque with carved Tamil writing. Small offering plates sit at the base of the statues, with a stone lamp nearby, a potted palm in the foreground, and green trees in the background. No seated a person depiction or appearance-based candidate is visible in the frame.2011-10-09June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copies