Hindu temples: daily life... halls and prakara
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Priests locking a door in the Vaikunta Perumal temple, Kanchipuram, TN. LAP48.



Priest explaing the "elephant/buffalo" relief, Airavateshvara temple, Darasuram, TN. LBF33.



Sanctum of the Achyutaraya temple, Vijayanagar (Hampi), Karnataka. LAH12


Pilgrims sleeping in the prakara of the Meenakshi temple, Madurai, TN. LP44.



Children jumping in the holy tank (tirtta) of the Ekambara Natar temple, Kanchipuram, TN. LAH05


Entrance of the temple of Nandi Hill, KA. LAQ17



People relaxing in the prakara (open space surrounding the shrine). Brihadishvara temple, Tanjore, TN. LBH16



Family praying at the Ganesha shrine, Bhojeshvar temple in Bhojpur, Madhya Pradesh. LBF46


Pillars representing mythical animals (yali) and little girls, Kailasa Natar temple, Kanchipuram, TN. LQ16



Pilgrims drying their clothes in the outer prakara (courtyard around the temple). Ekambara Natar, Kanchipuram, TN. LJ39



Vihara with view of Buddha in the sanctum and the dvarapala. Ellora, Maharashtra. LAQ28


Priest in front of the Nandi shrine, Airavateshvara temple, Darasuram, TN. LBF38.



Inner prakara (halls around the sanctum), with a view of the mango tree. Ekambara Natar, Kanchipuram, TN. LM17



The pyramid (vimana) over the main shrine, the main hall and prakara, Brihadishvara temple, Tanjore, TN. 2A22.


Sarada temple, with young priests reading on the porch, Sringeri, KA. LY19



Paddy drying in the outer prakara of the temple, Vaitishvaran Koil, TN. LN14.



People relaxing in the prakara (open space surrounding the shrine), Brihadishvara temple, Tanjore, TN. LBG42


Inner prakara (halls around the sanctum), with a view of the mango tree. Ekambara Natar, Kanchipuram, TN.LAQ12



Temporary mandapa (tent) being built for a festival. Jalagandishvara temple, Vellore, TN. LBA21



Outer shrines of the Bhojeshvar temple in Bhojpur, Madhya Pradesh. LBF47


"Underground temple", Vijayanagar (Hampi), Karnataka. LAH11



Women doing their daily chores (washing clothes and pots) in a small temple belonging to the Nayakkar community, Kanchipuram, TN. LN21.



The lazy way to climb to the upper temple, Tirukkalukkundram, TN. LX32


Inner prakara, with a view of the mango tree and priests. Ekambara Natar, Kanchipuram, TN. LM18


Outer hall of the Jain temple in Mudabiri, Karnataka. LAE32.



The worshippers queue outside the shrine during the annual brahmotsava.Kailasa Natar temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. LM46



Porch of the main shrine, Airavateshvara temple, Darasuram, TN. LAJ40.
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