A photograph of a temple complex with two thatched, rounded roofs of straw over whitewashed walls, set behind a low pale wall and surrounded by trees. In the foreground stands a blue signboard with white Bengali script reading the temple name, a tall temple shrine is partly visible behind the trees, and the scene is empty of people. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a temple complex with two thatched, rounded roofs of straw over whitewashed walls, set behind a low pale wall and surrounded by trees. In the foreground stands a blue signboard with white Bengali script reading the temple name, a tall temple shrine is partly visible behind the trees, and the scene is empty of people.

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A photograph of a blue signboard on a wooden post in front of thatched-roof temple structures with white-washed walls and a pink boundary wall. The sign bears Bengali text headed by the temple name. Trees and power lines frame the scene. No people are visible.

A photograph of a thatched-roof mud-walled temple complex behind a pale pink boundary wall, shot in daylight among leafy trees. A blue roadside sign on a metal post stands in front, its white Bengali script reading a heading and a block of text. No people are visible. The thatched domed roofs are sloped and rounded over the cream-coloured walls, with small windows and a utility wire running overhead.

A photograph of a blue signboard on a metal post in front of two thatched-roof mud huts with pale walls behind a low pink boundary wall. Dense green trees and a few leafy branches frame the scene. The blue sign carries a long block of Bengali-script text in white letters, and its heading reads Mrityunjay Shiva Mandir. No people are visible.

A pink-washed gateway with a small open domed pavilion sits at the left of a whitewashed compound wall. Behind it, two round mud huts with thatched conical roofs stand under large leafy trees. A tall iron gate with ornate scrollwork is set into the gateway, and a blue information board with white and orange printed text stands by the wall. A small painted sign with Devanagari lettering hangs on the gate. No people are visible.

A photograph of a pink-painted gateway with an arched open roof and a decorative roundel, set beside a low pink boundary wall. Behind the wall stand two thatched, dome-shaped huts with mud-coloured walls under a leafy tree. Rusted barbed wire runs across the foreground. A tall blue information board with white text stands at the wall, and a small sign hangs on the gate. No people are visible.

A photograph of the gated entrance to a pink-washed compound. A pink arched gateway with a small domed pavilion on top carries the blue-and-white sign reading "শ্রীরামকৃষ্ণ মঠ" (Sri Ramakrishna Math). Grey metal gates stand open onto a paved path. Beside the gate, a tall blue signboard lists contact numbers and notices in Bengali script, and a second blue sign with Bengali text stands on a post at the right. Behind the wall, a thatched-roof hut with a grey plastered wall sits under a large leafy tree. No people are visible.

Photograph of the gate of a temple compound with ornate red wrought-iron scrollwork between pink pillars. Behind it stand two thatched, dome-roofed shrine structures under leafy trees and a flowering tree with red blossoms. A blue sign with white and Devanagari-style text is mounted on the gate. Two men in white shirts stand outside: one photographs the shrines with a camera held to his face, and the other, on the right, pushes the gate open. A third person is partly visible at the left edge.

Outdoor photo of a temple complex seen through leafy branches. A tall sandstone shikhara-style spire rises at left behind a large thatched dome roof. A white temple structure with red-and-cream decorative arches sits at right. Overhead tangled power lines cross the sky. A solar-powered street lamp stands at left among green shrubs. Only the tops of a few heads are visible at the bottom edge, in the lower crowd.

A photograph of an outdoor signboard mounted on a white pillar beneath a shaded roof. The board has a dark blue background with a white border and long rows of white Bengali script describing a Shivaratri-time episode. Above the board, a black silhouette of a mythic creature is painted on the wall. Green trees, leaves and palm fronds surround the sign, and a pale sky shows through the branches. No people are visible.

A photograph of the entrance gate of the Sri Ramakrishna Math, a pale pink concrete gateway with a domed open pavilion roof. The gate's arch bears the name in Bengali script, and a round emblem sits above it. Beyond the wrought-iron gate, a path leads through green foliage under a large, old spreading tree. To the right stands a thatched hut beside a low pink wall. A blue signboard beside the gate lists visiting hours and notices asking visitors to maintain silence and avoid mobile phones and taking photographs. No people are visible in the scene.

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