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A photograph of an empty stone-paved temple corridor at Thiruvanaikaval, with a row of carved stone pillars on the left beneath a low roof and a tall plain sandstone wall on the right. Coconut palms rise behind the corridor under an overcast sky. A small stone lamp post stands near the right wall, and a distant pavilion with columns sits at the end of the passage. Only one tiny figure is visible far down the walkway, and no ritual or event is in progress.

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A photograph of an open stone courtyard at a temple complex, with a long colonnade of carved pillars along a weathered sandstone wall. Palm and other trees stand behind the wall. A small stone well or tank sits at left, and a red metal lamp post stands at right. One lone figure in light clothing stands near the colonnade at the center-right. No ritual, deity or a person candidate is visible in the scene.2009-08-01August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01Photograph of the stone colonnade of a temple corridor at Thiruvanaikaval. Rows of sturdy square granite pillars with carved capitals support a flat stone roof over a wide paved courtyard. Two small figures in light clothing walk in the distance, and a plain high stone wall runs along the right side. No deity, ritual, or a person is visible.2009-08-01Dim, low-angled view of a stone temple courtyard paved with worn grey flagstones. A long raised stone wall with small carved finials runs along the left, with a doorway-like opening and a tall palm tree beyond. On the right, a colonnade of heavily carved pillars forms a shaded pavilion. Sunlight glows through the hazy sky at the far end. Two or three tiny distant figures stand near the left wall and centre. No ritual, deity or clearly identifiable a person appearance is visible.2006-09-18August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01A group walks barefoot along a stone colonnade with a long row of carved pillars and a weathered brick wall behind, palm trees above, at a temple complex. In front, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks beside several people wearing orange and saffron robes; one saffron-robed figure holds a bouquet of flowers. On the right, a man with long hair and a saffron shawl over white clothes walks toward the group while another man in a striped shirt and grey trousers follows. A shirtless man with a sacred thread and a pink-striped dhoti and a woman in a red patterned sari stand at the left edge. The white-and-orange-clad figures are visibly the sannyasi and devotee group. a person candidate: the man with long swept-back hair and saffron shawl, appearance uncertain.2009-08-01Dusk view across a long paved stone courtyard of a temple complex, with a low stone wall topped by small carved finials on the left and a row of pillared mandapa colonnades on the right. A sunset glows through clouds at the far end, with a lone palm tree silhouetted against the sky. Two or three small distant figures stand in the courtyard, silhouetted and indistinct. The scene is dark and shadowed, with the carved stone pillars of the right-hand structure in deep shade.2006-09-18Photograph of the stone colonnade along the outer wall of a South Indian temple, with carved pillars and a sculpted moulded plinth in the foreground. A tall, ornately carved gopuram tower rises at right beside a plain compound wall. Five people walk along a paved path near the pillars: four men in white dhotis and shirts and one woman in an orange-red sari. Overcast sky and trees at the right edge. Setting suggests the Dharapuram temple complex.2006-09-18August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01Empty temple courtyard paved with reddish-brown brick, with a long diagonal crack running across the floor. A row of carved stone pillars with ornate capitals lines the right side under a yellow-ochre wall and terracotta-topped roof. Straight ahead, a stone-walled pavilion with a domed roof leads to a covered hall. In the background rises a tall gopuram tower wrapped in scaffolding, with a smaller ornate shrine tower to the left under a bright sky. A single distant figure in white clothing stands near the pillars on the right. Stone lions or sculptures sit on the roofline.2012-05-22August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01