Discarded figurines at Kothamangalam horse shrine.

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Chettinad, India - October 17, 2013: Kothamangalam Ayyanar horse shrine. Discarded brown clay figurines have one brightly painted example intact. The male looks like a clown in his night gown. Figures used in pregnancy rituals.

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Size: 4000px × 6000px
Location: India, Tamil Nadu, Chettinad, Kothamangalam
Photo credit: © Claudine Klodien / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: ayyanar, chettinad, clown, figure, funny, gender, hinduism, horse, india, kothamangalam, nadu, offer, pregnancy, religion, ritual, shrine, statue, tamil