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| Clay sculptures at a shrine dedicated to the god Ayyanar on the outskirts of a village in Tamil Nadu, India. Many villages in the state have such shrines in the belief that Ayyanar will keep them safe, patrolling their settlements at night on horseback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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