"Pillayar"

#8688338

19 August 2022

Construction of a traditional Hindu wooden chariot under the guidance of a master chariot craftsman at a small workshop near the Vinayagar Hindu temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. This chariot will be used to carry the idol of Lord Vinayagar (Lord Ganesh) during the temples annual chariot festival (Ther Festival). The carvings on the chariot depict the history and miracles associated with this temple.

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#8688340

19 August 2022

Construction of a traditional Hindu wooden chariot under the guidance of a master chariot craftsman at a small workshop near the Vinayagar Hindu temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. This chariot will be used to carry the idol of Lord Vinayagar (Lord Ganesh) during the temples annual chariot festival (Ther Festival). The carvings on the chariot depict the history and miracles associated with this temple.

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#8688342

19 August 2022

Construction of a traditional Hindu wooden chariot under the guidance of a master chariot craftsman at a small workshop near the Vinayagar Hindu temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. This chariot will be used to carry the idol of Lord Vinayagar (Lord Ganesh) during the temples annual chariot festival (Ther Festival). The carvings on the chariot depict the history and miracles associated with this temple.

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#8688344

19 August 2022

Wooden pieces seen during the construction of a traditional Hindu wooden chariot under the guidance of a master chariot craftsman at a small workshop near the Vinayagar Hindu temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. This chariot will be used to carry the idol of Lord Vinayagar (Lord Ganesh) during the temples annual chariot festival (Ther Festival). The carvings on the chariot depict the history and miracles associated with this temple.

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#8688346

19 August 2022

Construction of a traditional Hindu wooden chariot under the guidance of a master chariot craftsman at a small workshop near the Vinayagar Hindu temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. This chariot will be used to carry the idol of Lord Vinayagar (Lord Ganesh) during the temples annual chariot festival (Ther Festival). The carvings on the chariot depict the history and miracles associated with this temple.

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#8688348

19 August 2022

Detail of the ornate woodcarvings during the construction of a traditional Hindu wooden chariot under the guidance of a master chariot craftsman at a small workshop near the Vinayagar Hindu temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. This chariot will be used to carry the idol of Lord Vinayagar (Lord Ganesh) during the temples annual chariot festival (Ther Festival). The carvings on the chariot depict the history and miracles associated with this temple.

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#8688350

19 August 2022

Detail of the ornate woodcarvings during the construction of a traditional Hindu wooden chariot under the guidance of a master chariot craftsman at a small workshop near the Vinayagar Hindu temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. This chariot will be used to carry the idol of Lord Vinayagar (Lord Ganesh) during the temples annual chariot festival (Ther Festival). The carvings on the chariot depict the history and miracles associated with this temple.

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#8688352

19 August 2022

Detail of the ornate woodcarvings during the construction of a traditional Hindu wooden chariot under the guidance of a master chariot craftsman at a small workshop near the Vinayagar Hindu temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. This chariot will be used to carry the idol of Lord Vinayagar (Lord Ganesh) during the temples annual chariot festival (Ther Festival). The carvings on the chariot depict the history and miracles associated with this temple.

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#8688354

19 August 2022

Detail of the ornate woodcarvings during the construction of a traditional Hindu wooden chariot under the guidance of a master chariot craftsman at a small workshop near the Vinayagar Hindu temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. This chariot will be used to carry the idol of Lord Vinayagar (Lord Ganesh) during the temples annual chariot festival (Ther Festival). The carvings on the chariot depict the history and miracles associated with this temple.

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#8688356

19 August 2022

Detail of the ornate woodcarvings during the construction of a traditional Hindu wooden chariot under the guidance of a master chariot craftsman at a small workshop near the Vinayagar Hindu temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. This chariot will be used to carry the idol of Lord Vinayagar (Lord Ganesh) during the temples annual chariot festival (Ther Festival). The carvings on the chariot depict the history and miracles associated with this temple.

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#8688358

19 August 2022

Construction of a traditional Hindu wooden chariot under the guidance of a master chariot craftsman at a small workshop near the Vinayagar Hindu temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. This chariot will be used to carry the idol of Lord Vinayagar (Lord Ganesh) during the temples annual chariot festival (Ther Festival). The carvings on the chariot depict the history and miracles associated with this temple.

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#8688360

19 August 2022

Detail of a wooden caring of Lord Vinayagar (Lord Ganesh) during the construction of a traditional Hindu wooden chariot under the guidance of a master chariot craftsman at a small workshop near the Vinayagar Hindu temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. This chariot will be used to carry the idol of Lord Vinayagar during the temples annual chariot festival (Ther Festival). The carvings on the chariot depict the history and miracles associated with this temple.

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#6823674

23 June 2021

Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) at the mountaintop Ganesh (Pillayar) Temple in Palani (Pazhani) in Tamil Nadu, India.

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#6823698

23 June 2021

Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) at the mountaintop Ganesh (Pillayar) Temple in Palani (Pazhani) in Tamil Nadu, India.

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#6823676

23 June 2021

Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) eat food left behind from Hindu devotees at the mountaintop Ganesh (Pillayar) Temple in Palani (Pazhani) in Tamil Nadu, India.

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#6823682

23 June 2021

Rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) eat food left behind from Hindu devotees at the mountaintop Ganesh (Pillayar) Temple in Palani (Pazhani) in Tamil Nadu, India.

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