HINDU TEMPLES: village temples: Siva and other village gods
See also: Village shrines to the Goddess, village guardians.
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Munishvar temple, near Ooty, Tamil Nadu, close to a sacred rock. LAB23.


Shrine to Siva, Ustensil Museum, Ahmedabad. LBJ41.


Horse and "kaval" (guardian) seen over the wall of a temple, near Madurai, Tamil Nadu. LAE10.

More village guardians.



Children and women praying at a village temple, Mahabalipuram, TN. LH07.


Village shrine under a tree, Poona, Maharashtra. LAP36.



Children and women praying at a village temple, Mahabalipuram, TN. LH08.



Village shrine in the middle of the street in a village close to Chittoor, AP. LM07.


"Wishing stone", Dakshineshvar, Calcutta. LAE03.



Village shrine in the middle of the street in a village close to Chittoor, AP. LM08.



Village shrine in the middle of the street in a village close to Kanchipuram, TN. LM09.



Village shrine to Ganesha, in a village close to Chittoor, AP. LN05.



Simple outdoor shine, Karla, Maharashtra. LP12.



Village temples by the Mahanadi river. Rajim, Chhattisgarh. LBA24



Pond surronded by small village temples, Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh. LBC01



Small village temples and drying cloth. Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh. LBB49

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