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Exterior view of a small shrine beneath a thatched roof of dried palm fronds supported by bamboo poles. The shrine's wall is painted in alternating white and maroon vertical stripes. A turquoise cabinet with red and yellow trim and arched yellow-barred doors sits at the base, with a dark stone object visible on its top ledge. Round yellow and red dot motifs decorate the pillar at right, and green leaves of a tree hang overhead. No people are visible.

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Interior shrine corner of a temple hall with red-and-white vertically striped walls and bamboo poles propping the roof. In the foreground stands a turquoise cabinet-style shrine with a red and yellow top, yellow-barred gates with red frames and arched yellow panels, enclosing a small deity murti. Above it sits a dark stone object, and two dark conical shivalinga-like stones with red dots stand on the right. Strings of tinsel decorate the wall and a purple ornament hangs at upper left. No people are visible.2012-07-08A small turquoise shrine box with yellow-and-red trim and two barred wooden doors, padlocked shut, sits against a red and white striped wall in a covered hall. Inside the grille is a deity murti, and a dark carved item rests on top of the shrine. Two tall dark stone lingams stand to the right, each marked with red and orange tilak spots. Bamboo poles and string support the roof, and paper streamers hang nearby. No people are visible.2012-07-08July 08 20122012-07-08A thatched-roof open shrine in a sandy courtyard with several small orange and red saffron flags on poles. Striped red-and-white pillars stand at the edges, and behind them are statues and murtis set under green cloth backdrops and gold-coloured arches. Trees frame the scene on both sides. No people are visible. The courtyard is quiet and empty.2009-08-06August 03 20092009-08-03A photograph of a small open-sided roadside shrine under a thatched palm-leaf roof with bamboo posts, set among trees and dry scrub. Inside, a deity murti dressed in a green cloth and garland sits on a grey stone platform in front of a grey draped backdrop. A tall brass trident with two golden orbs stands before it. Small orange-painted offerings sit to the right and a conical white-and-red mound is at the left. The ground is bare earth with scattered litter.2007-03-03A photograph of a rustic single-storey building with red-painted walls, lattice-screened windows and a thatched roof of dried palm or grass topped by small golden finials. A bare dirt yard lies in front, with a small purple-painted pedestal, a red and white striped low wall, young trees and a water tank on a stand at the left under an overcast grey sky. No people are visible in the scene.2005-04-07August 08 20092009-08-08A small red-washed mud building with a thatched roof of dried palm fronds and two small gold finials on its peaks stands in a sandy open yard. A wooden-latticed window and a door are set into the red walls, and a narrow gold plaque hangs beside the door. A lilac-painted pedestal stands in the foreground near a low white-and-red striped boundary wall. Tall green trees, a black water tank on a metal stand, and overhead wires sit behind it under an overcast sky. No people are visible.2005-04-07March 03 20072007-03-03A thatched-roof open-fronted hut stands on bare red earth, its palm-leaf roof decorated with garlands of green leaves and hanging paper birds in blue, purple and yellow. Inside the entrance, a seated figure in orange-brown robes sits in the dim interior, with white plastic chairs visible at the side. A concrete approach path in front carries a white floral kolam design. Trees and a utility pole frame the scene under a pale cloudy sky.2004-01-01A photograph of storm-damaged buildings on a residential street. In the centre a small structure with a collapsed thatched roof of dried palm fronds and bamboo rafters is partly exposed, with bare timber poles propping its green wall. Beside it stand white and orange-painted concrete houses, a light green wall and a corrugated sheet roof with debris scattered on the ground in the foreground. No people are visible.2012-01-07