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Maria Vincent Robinson

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A woman flower seller at her street side shop, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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A woman flower seller at her street side shop, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Always a pleasure to capture smiles.

A woman flower seller at her street side shop, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A shopkeeper crafting copper yantras in a small corner at Puthu Mandapam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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A shopkeeper crafting copper yantras in a small corner at Puthu Mandapam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Yantra is a diagram of certain deity etched usually in copper plates and worshipped.

A shopkeeper crafting copper yantras in a small corner at Puthu Mandapam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Sculpture of Shiva as Gajasurasamhara (“The Slayer of the elephant demon”) depicted in one of the pillar of the Puthu Mandapam at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Sculpture of Shiva as Gajasurasamhara ("The Slayer of the elephant demon") depicted in one of the pillar of the Puthu Mandapam at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
This sculpture was hidden among the encroachments but revealed once they’re cleared recently. It’s a rare sculpture depicting the mythical story where Lord Shiva slayed a demon that came in the form of elephant. This Puthu Mandapam was built during the early 1620 CE Nayak rule.

Sculpture of Shiva as Gajasurasamhara (“The Slayer of the elephant demon”) depicted in one of the pillar of the Puthu Mandapam at Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A young boy among the crowd watching the temple procession lead by boom boom bull, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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A young boy among the crowd watching the temple procession lead by boom boom bull, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
A young boy among the crowd watching the temple procession lead by boom boom bull, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Two young men looking at a taller sickle displayed in a hardware shop at Pudhu Mandapam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Two young men looking at a taller sickle displayed in a hardware shop at Pudhu Mandapam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Such a tallest sickle can only be used in temples it seems, as weapon of a deity.

Two young men looking at a taller sickle displayed in a hardware shop at Pudhu Mandapam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

A street scene in front of an old temple, Puthu Mandapam, Madurai, India.

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A street scene in front of an old temple, Puthu Mandapam, Madurai, India.
A street scene in front of an old temple, Puthu Mandapam, Madurai, India.

Tailors at work in an old temple hall amidst sculptures, Puthu Mandapam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Tailors at work in an old temple hall amidst sculptures, Puthu Mandapam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
This hall was built around 1600s as an annexure to the popular Meenakshi Amman temple.

Tailors at work in an old temple hall amidst sculptures, Puthu Mandapam, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India