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[Snapshot of 0524_021r.jpg] 0524_021r A donkey in the Navaneethakrishnan's foyer. A small shark lives in a pool of the fountain in the background.

[Snapshot of 0524_029.jpg] 0524_029 At Meenakshi Temple, one of the largest temples in southern India. Probably the "Ashta Shakti Mandapam" entryway.

[Snapshot of 0524_033.jpg] 0524_033 Golden Lotus Tank or Ponthamaraikulam at Meenakshi Temple.

[Snapshot of 0524_03940.jpg] 0524_03940 Designs on a corridor ceiling at the temple.

[Snapshot of 0524_045.jpg] 0524_045 I held out my hand with some rupee coins in it, and this temple elephant picked up the coins with the tip of its trunk, and then lightly tapped me on my head in thanks.

[Snapshot of 0524_060r.jpg] 0524_060r One of 11 towers, or gopuram, at the temple.

[Snapshot of 0524_066r.jpg] 0524_066r Another gopuram, seen from across the street.

[Snapshot of 0524_068.jpg] 0524_068 On top of a store across the street from the temple. The woman on the left tells tourists in the temple (such as Gilly Rosin, center, and myself) that they can "see the temple from the roof", to get them to come to the store, where a high-pressure salesman (right) latches on after the tourists see the sights. (The temple roof itself has been off limits for several years due to occasional suicide jumpers.)

0526_108r A crowd of kids descended on us when we stopped at a stop sign in a small town ~ perhaps Palani. This one was amused when I showed him his picture on my camera's screen.

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