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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.

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A photograph of a newly built temple gateway and shrine at a dry, open site in Tamil Nadu. A colourful ornamental gopuram-style arch in blue, orange and cream stands at the entrance, topped with painted deity figures and a kalasha-like finial. Flanking pillars are painted with standing female figures. Behind the arch is a small white shrine building with a domed roof and a closed grille door. A coconut palm stands at left, a water tank at right, and a red and white striped boundary wall runs across the foreground. No people are visible.2009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03Photo 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.2009-08-03A photograph taken through a vehicle windscreen of a rural road lined with dry straw stacks and green shrubs. On a raised concrete platform stand two white painted horse statues decorated with coloured patterned saddle cloths and harness. A large spreading tree and power poles stand behind them, and a few distant pedestrians and a cyclist walk along the road. A blue and red painted shrine or decorated structure appears at the right edge. There are no identifiable people in the foreground.2010-01-20August 03 20092009-08-03A 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.2012-01-06A rural roadside scene with two white painted horse statues decorated with coloured saddle cloths and harness on a concrete platform. To the right, a seated female figure statue with red skin, a dark crown and a grey-white garment sits on a green pedestal beside a small blue shrine. Dry straw lies in the foreground, with green trees and open fields behind and power lines overhead. No people are visible.2010-01-20August 03 20092009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03January 03 20122012-01-03August 03 20092009-08-03A 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.2009-08-03