Editorial photo #6772552 Human Interest

Ayyanar Temple In Sri Lanka

Detailed wooden carvings adorn the large chariot (ther) at the Ayyanar Kovil (Aiyanar temple) on Analaitivu Island in the Jaffna region of Sri Lanka. This temple is dedicated to Ayyanar (a Hindu deity particularly worshipped in South India and Sri Lanka among Malayalis and Tamils) and is famous for the wooden chariot which has hundreds of intricate wooden carvings depicting the mythology of the temple. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)

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Photo ID: #6772552
Date taken: 9 August 2017
Location: —
Photographer: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd/NurPhoto
Category: Human Interest

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