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Painted temple ceiling viewed from below, showing a circular medallion at top with a black Shiva lingam resting on a grey yoni pedestal, with a red and gold sunset-like halo behind it and a pink rose-like offering on top. Below are several concentric lotus-petal rosettes in green, white, pink and gold on a green background, bordered by gilded frames and small painted figures and motifs along the sides. Fluorescent tube lights run along the ceiling edges. No people are visible.

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A painted temple ceiling with three large circular lotus medallions in concentric rings of green, pink and white, bordered in gold and maroon. The rightmost medallion shows a black Shiva linga against a glowing orange and yellow background. Small painted figures, including what appear to be animals and figures, sit along the bands between medallions. Carved wooden brackets with painted faces hang at the lower edge, and tube lights run along the ceiling. No people are visible.2012-05-20 +1 copiesMay 20 20122012-05-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a long temple wall painted with large circular mandala-style medallions in red, green, blue, orange and white, bordered by ornate orange and brown scrollwork bands and green foliage motifs. Fluorescent tube lights are mounted on the wall between the medallions, and the stone plinth is visible at the lower left. No people are present in the frame.2012-05-30May 10 20122012-05-10September 11 20122012-09-11October 15 20082008-10-15October 23 20062006-10-23Photograph of a stone temple shrine entrance in Tiruvannamalai. A green ceiling panel painted with a large concentric circular medallion in red, orange, yellow, blue and white sits above granite pillars. Beneath it, a dark shrine niche holds a deity murti decorated with a strand of flower garland. Carved stone figures and a carved lion-like guardian figure flank the entrance, and a stone pillar with wooden support beams is at left. No people are visible.2011-05-17July 29 20082008-07-29A photograph of a long temple corridor with a painted ceiling of concentric circular medallions in blue, red, green and yellow on a lavender ground, bordered in gold. Fluorescent tube lights hang from the ceiling. Carved stone pillars with ornate brackets line the right side, and painted murals of temple scenes and gopurams run along the left wall beneath a row of printed black panels. Several people are visible at the bottom edge: a young boy in the foreground, and partially visible heads of others behind him.2008-07-29Photograph of an empty, long colonnade in a South Indian temple corridor, with a dark stone-pillared walkway receding into the distance. The ceiling is painted with concentric rings in red, green, blue and yellow on a lavender ground. The left wall carries a long painted frieze of deity and mythological scenes in red, blue and orange, beneath rows of black panels with text. No people are visible in the corridor.2008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29 +1 copies