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Interior of a stone temple hall at Thiruvanaikaval showing a large carved granite pillar with an ornate bracket capital featuring rearing lion-like yali figures and foliate carving. Several paper notices are pasted on the pillar: a yellow Tamil sign advertising a Rs 100 ticket for darshan of the Amman/Swami, a red-bordered Way to Amman Temple sign with a deity picture, and a blue sign listing video camera fees of Rs 150 and camera ticket Rs 20. A framed deity picture hangs on the left and a green signboard is partly visible. No people are visible in the frame.

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August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01February 08 20122012-02-08February 08 20122012-02-08October 15 20082008-10-15A carved grey stone sculpture of a female figure stands on a pedestal inside a temple hall with wooden ceiling beams and stone pillars. The apsara-like figure wears an ornate headdress, layered jewellery and a flowing skirt, holding a musical instrument and a small object. Devotees' heads are visible at the lower edge of the frame, and a stone carved panel and painted red and green architectural trim appear at the right. This is a sculpture, not a living person, and no visible person matches the presentation cues for a person.2008-07-29May 08 20122012-05-08Interior of a stone temple hall showing a large carved granite pillar with a rearing lion-like yali sculpture, its head turned downward and body wrapped in ornate foliage carving, with a painted circular motif on the adjacent wall. Heavy carved brackets and beams overhead, a small barred window at right and a dim corridor behind. At the bottom edge, the tops of a few partially visible heads are seen near the base of the pillar. No a person is visible.2012-05-31 +1 copiesFebruary 08 20122012-02-08A photograph of the interior of a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars, ornate corbels and a sculpted ceiling beam lit by fluorescent tube lights. A framed colourful painting of a deity hangs on the left wall beside a red notice board, and a gilded deity image in a framed panel sits on the right. A small arched shrine with white deity figures is visible in the centre background, and two people are partly visible at the bottom edge of the frame.2018-04-29 +1 copiesFebruary 08 20122012-02-08Interior of a South Indian temple hall with carved granite pillars and a colourful painted ceiling of rearing lion and yali-like mythical figures in red, green, yellow and blue. A detailed stone relief of a standing deity with a long staff or spear and attendant figures is carved on a pillar at left. Metal railings with a padlocked gate enclose the area, with a 'ticket at counter and use' sign taped to the gate and a brass plaque with Tamil text on the railing. A steel vessel stands at the far left. No people are visible.2012-04-11 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20102010-01-07