Field Research: 250 Tamil Temples

Job ID: 40152386

Budget: ₹2,500 – ₹3,500 INR

I need a meticulous field-researcher to personally visit 250 well-known temples across Tamil Nadu and compile a fully sourced information package for each one. Your write-up must be original, well-structured and backed by verifiable historical references—please cite the inscriptions, epigraphical reports, government archives or scholarly books you consult so I can cross-check the facts later.

What I want captured for every temple
• Temple name and exact village/town location
Festivals celebrated in that temple
Pooja details
• Concise yet factual history (with sources)
• Main deity and all sub-deities with traditional names
• Daily puja/ darshan timings and any special days
• Step-by-step directions: by road, nearest bus stand; by rail, nearest station; by air, nearest airport
• Distances from key cities and neighbouring pilgrim spots
• Other temples worth visiting nearby
• 8–10 practical FAQs that first-time visitors usually ask (dress code, photography rules, prasad availability, etc.)
• Five clear, well-lit photographs you have taken yourself or secured in the public domain (no copyright issues; full resolution, landscape orientation preferred)

For images, I only need them optimised for web display, but please keep the originals for backup. Each file should be named systematically (e.g., MeenakshiAmman_Madurai_ExteriorWestGopuram.jpg).

Submission format
1. A neatly organised spreadsheet (or Airtable) with structured fields for quick import into my CMS.
2. A separate folder tree containing the images, matched by the same IDs used in the sheet.
3. A citation list (PDF or DOCX) showing the exact books, articles or archival notes that support each historical paragraph.

I will review one pilot temple first; once it meets the above criteria I will green-light the remaining batch in milestones. If you have prior experience in cultural documentation, epigraphy or travel writing around Tamil Nadu, let me know—fluency in Tamil is obviously a plus.