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Outdoor temple courtyard view of a gilded stone base with a dark round stone or lingam-like form on top, beside a tall gold-painted pillar and a large bronze bowl on a pedestal. A shirtless man in a white shawl and orange-saffron dhoti, with a rudraksha-style necklace, stands at left near a metal railing. Stone pillars with carved capitals and a thatched roof frame the scene. Tamil signage hangs on a yellow board above.

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Interior of a stone temple hall with dark carved granite pillars and richly sculpted walls. A golden brass pillar or kodimaram stands on the right, and a small brass or copper figure of a bull (Nandi) sits on a raised stone pedestal, draped with a white and pink flower garland. A small oil lamp burns on a stone ledge in the centre, and a polished silver kalasha-like finial with spikes is in the foreground. A carved stone figure with multiple arms stands on the left. No people are visible.2012-05-20 +1 copiesInterior of a stone temple hall with carved pillars, painted ceiling panels and a tall brass lamp stand at centre. A man in a bright orange turban and orange shawl with a red flower garland stands by a dark stone platform holding a bowl and offering, with a white cloth-draped sivalinga-style object before him. Around him stand devotees in white and saffron clothes, a bare-chested young man with a sacred thread, a woman in red and a woman in yellow. A red banner with ritual symbols hangs on the wall behind. Visitors crowd the aisles, and a blue railing is visible at the right edge.2007-08-17December 25 20062006-12-25A photograph inside a dim temple hall of an ornate gold-plated pillar base set on a stone platform, with a gilded canopy shrine enclosing a dark metal Ganesha murti seated on a mount, flanked by slender turned columns. Fruit, bananas and white flowers are laid on a tray at the lower right, and a few partially visible people in white and in saris stand in the background. A small sign on the wall reads Sannathi.2006-09-24July 09 20102010-07-09A photograph of a tall gilded brass or copper temple pillar. Its ornate base has carved figures and a niche with a seated deity relief, and a green banana or palm leaf hangs from its side. Overhead stone beams and a cable are visible. Partially visible at the lower left edge is a bare-chested man wearing a rudraksha mala, close to the pillar.2006-09-24May 13 20152015-05-13A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine under a grey wooden roof on a rainy day, with wet stone flooring reflecting light. A carved grey stone pillared mandapa frames a golden deity murti in red and gold garments, decorated with marigold garlands and a crown, seated on a gilded platform. Brass oil lamps and a brass lamp stand flank the shrine, with offerings and flowers on the stone base. A person in a saffron-orange robe walks past on the left, and a figure in white stands at the edge of the frame. Red curtains hang between the pillars, and a green fence with marigold garlands is visible behind.2010-07-09Photograph inside a South Indian temple hall with a tiled and corrugated roof and red pillars. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and orange shawl holds a lit oil lamp flame toward a tall ornate copper lamp stand. Behind him a man with a bare upper body and pink cloth stands near shrine. Brass and copper vessels and a speaker sit on a shelf. A wooden sign reads photography is strictly prohibited. Above, a painted banner with Tamil lettering hangs on the wall.2006-10-24July 21 20102010-07-21Night ritual at an open-sided temple pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and strings of colourful lights. Gold lion-shaped pillars and a gold-finished railing frame the scene. On the left, a deity murti in a silver palanquin-style base is decorated with garlands of marigolds and red flowers. A man in white dhoti with bare upper body and grey-streaked hair stands with palms joined in prayer. Beside him, a bare-chested man in orange cloth stands behind a blue-draped table, and a younger man in orange garments holds a lit oil lamp in aarti before the deity. Devotees in orange and saffron clothes stand in the background and at the right edge, with brass vessels and flower offerings on the tables.2017-01-08May 24 20122012-05-24