Night photograph of a temple roofline decorated with fairy lights. White stone sculptures of seated saints or sages sit along a ledge beneath a red corrugated roof, several wearing marigold garlands. Red signboards with white Tamil lettering are mounted on the white pillars below the statues. Dark trees and sky fill the background. No living people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night photograph of a temple roofline decorated with fairy lights. White stone sculptures of seated saints or sages sit along a ledge beneath a red corrugated roof, several wearing marigold garlands. Red signboards with white Tamil lettering are mounted on the white pillars below the statues. Dark trees and sky fill the background. No living people are visible.

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