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A small blue and pink Hindu shrine stands among tall coconut palms in a dusty courtyard. Its tiered roof is decorated with white bull figures and seated stone deities, and the open doorway shows a shrine interior with a white cloth draped over an object and an orange cloth hanging beside it. A metal grille fence and a plaque on the wall are visible, and a date stamp reads 16.10.2006. No people are visible in the scene.

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Outdoor photograph of a small temple shrine decorated with long garlands of red and white flowers strung overhead. A blue-grey temple gateway with a tiled, orange-roofed niche holds a seated deity murti with multiple arms flanked by attendant figures and two white bulls. A yellow sign with green Tamil lettering is mounted on the gateway; the yellow boundary wall, palm trees and greenery surround the shrine under a cloudy sky. No people are visible.2006-10-16A small colourful Hindu temple shrine with a multi-tiered, brightly painted gopuram-style tower topped by a golden finial. The facade shows painted stucco figures including a seated Ganesha deity murti in the centre flanked by white bulls and attendant figures in blue, with a pink and green painted wall beside it. The shrine has a grey block wall, a gold-barred metal gate and a small framed black plaque with Tamil script. Tall coconut palms and a blue sky surround the structure. No people are visible.2009-08-03A photograph of a small temple building painted in white with red vertical stripes and blue door frames. On its roof stand a multicoloured domed shrine with a small kalasha, a figure of a seated deity holding a pot beside a white bull, and a colourful sculpture of Ganesha seated with an orange and red body and an ornate arch behind him. Two loudspeakers are mounted on a pole, and tall coconut palms stand against a pale sky. Two people are partly visible at the bottom edge near the open doorway, which shows a dim interior.2006-10-19A small stone shrine with a colourful tiered gopuram-style tower decorated with painted sculptures of deities and figures in green, red, blue and yellow. The shrine has a dark open doorway with a wooden lattice door swung open, a short flight of steps, and a small raised stone platform. In the foreground at the base, a garlanded linga-shaped deity murti sits beside a small stone object and a clay dish. Palm trees, bushes and a white compound wall surround the shrine, with an ornately carved stone pillared hall visible at right. No people are visible.Photo of a South Indian temple shrine in an open paved courtyard under a pale sky, with tall coconut palms behind. The main shrine has a cream-coloured walls with red pilasters, a domed roof with sculpted deities and figures in stucco, and a dark doorway framed by a small carved niche. Terracotta pots with small plants flank the entrance. Smaller blue-grey shrines with ornate tops stand to the right, and a covered colonnade with white arches lies to the left. No people are visible in the scene.2014-07-01Photograph of a colourful Hindu temple gateway with a tiered, painted gopuram-style tower topped by a kalasha-like finial. Statues on the parapet include two white bulls, a standing figure with raised arms, a seated figure, and a large deity murti of Ganesha with a trunk, flanked by small sculpted figures. A red and yellow banner hangs over the entrance with Tamil script and images of Ganesha and a goddess. No people are visible in the scene.2006-10-16A small blue village shrine with a colourful domed superstructure decorated with painted stucco figures, including a seated deity murti with a bull and attendant figures, beside a thatched hut, a water tower, and tall palm trees under a pale evening sky. A stone pillar with a stepped top stands in front of the shrine, and a low wall encloses the compound. No people are visible.2012-01-06Photograph of a painted temple shrine (Sri Renukambigai Amman alayam) with a central seated goddess figure in yellow and blue sari, flanked by two standing female figures in orange and green, an elephant-headed deity figure on the left and a standing figure on the right, with two white bulls and small kalasha finials on top. A yellow signboard in Tamil at the base reads the temple name and donor names. A date stamp reads 16.10.2006. The shrine is an image of deities only; no living people are visible.2006-10-16A street procession in Tamil Nadu passes a temple lined with palm trees. On the right, a golden-canopied ratha carries garlanded deities, decorated with white, pink and red flower garlands; several men in white dhotis and orange cloths stand on and around it. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some with white flags, crowd the road. A drummer in a red shirt beats a drum at the front. Behind them, a temple shrine has sculpted figures and a sign reading in Tamil. Coconut palms and overhead power lines frame the scene.2006-10-16Exterior view of a South Indian temple complex with a tiered, multicoloured vimana-style tower topped by a golden kalasha, its stepped cream and red-and-green bands rising above a tiled roof. In front, a pillared open pavilion with a painted green and orange roof shelters a stucco Ganesha seated in an arched niche flanked by two white bulls. Tamil signboard text hangs above the pavilion. A flowering oleander bush and palm and shade trees surround the structure, and a small figure stands between the pillars. Only a partially visible person appears at the bottom edge.2006-10-09Exterior view of a small colourful South Indian temple shrine with a stepped, tiered tower roof patterned in red and blue, surrounded by tall coconut palms and a flowering plumeria tree. The walls are pale blue with painted red and gold decorative bands and a golden figure beside the entrance. A low white wall with red and white striped base and a patch of freshly dug earth sit in the foreground. No people are visible.2009-08-031981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda Puri