Night photograph of a small roadside shrine with a corrugated metal roof and a yellow-painted golden metal grille enclosure. Inside, a deity murti sits on a raised altar, lit by a fluorescent tube, with garlands and flowers draped around it. A blue signboard reads a Tamil shrine name, and a tall stand holds a lamp outside. A dim street light glows on the right. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Night photograph of a small roadside shrine with a corrugated metal roof and a yellow-painted golden metal grille enclosure. Inside, a deity murti sits on a raised altar, lit by a fluorescent tube, with garlands and flowers draped around it. A blue signboard reads a Tamil shrine name, and a tall stand holds a lamp outside. A dim street light glows on the right. No people are visible.

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