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March 17 2018

Exterior view of a large Hindu temple gopuram, the tall pyramidal tower covered in white-painted sculpted figures and tiers, rising above a pillared stone mandapam. Crowds of visitors walk across a stone courtyard with orange-coloured runner strips. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris, and a uniformed police officer in khaki are visible. Floodlight poles and a small shrine with a colourful roof stand at the left. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

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A photograph of a temple courtyard with a tall white gopuram (temple tower) ornately carved with figures rising behind a stone-walled structure with sloping roof and stone sculptures on top. Many people walk across the paved courtyard toward the temple. Men wear white shirts and trousers or light checked shirts, while women wear sarees in pink, blue and green. A young child in green stands near the center. Some people carry plastic bags. Other tiered gopuram towers stand in the background under an overcast sky.

Wide photograph of the Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai, with a tall white gopuram tower with sculpted figures rising behind a stone pillared mandapa. A golden palanquin-style canopy sits on the paved courtyard beside orange ceremonial carpet strips. Scattered devotees in white dhotis, saffron and red saris walk and stand around the courtyard. A saffron-robed priest in a dhoti stands on the path, and a man in white stands at left near a notice board. Metal lamps and a stone lamp stand at right.

Outdoor photo of a South Indian temple gateway with a tall, ornately carved white gopuram tower behind a pillared stone mandapam. A crowd moves across a paved courtyard. In the foreground, several men wear saffron/orange dhotis and shawls, one with a long garland of beads; a man in a white shirt and an older man in white dhoti stand nearby. Some saffron-clad figures carry a bundle of cloth, and a child in a red shirt walks among them. Brass lamps and carved lion-head finials decorate the roof edges. Mostly devotee and temple-visit activity.

A photograph of a South Indian temple complex under a clear blue sky. A tall white gopuram (temple tower) covered with carved deity and figure sculptures rises behind a smaller multi-tiered colourful gopuram with painted stucco figures. In the foreground, a stone colonnade leads into the courtyard. At left, a shop stall with a red signboard and hanging garlands sells prasadam. A few people walk across the courtyard, including a woman in an orange sari near the bottom centre. No identifiable a person appearance is visible in this scene.

Photograph of a temple courtyard with tall, ornately carved white gopuram towers in the background, one on the left and one on the right. A small golden canopied palanquin with red and white fringe stands in the centre, surrounded by a crowd of devotees. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, some in orange and others in colourful saris and kurtas. Orange-red ceremonial carpet runners cross the stone-paved courtyard, and a yellow barrier is visible at the right edge. Light pillars and a street lamp stand nearby under a pale sky.

A large crowd of people in white clothes walks in front of a tall, white-stone gopuram of a South Indian temple, its tiers densely carved with deity figures and animals. A single figure at center-right wears saffron/orange robes and carries a bag over the shoulder; the wider crowd includes men in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a blue sari, and a uniformed official in khaki. Stone nandi bulls sit on the roof edge of a pillared mandapam at left, and a tall lamp post stands at right beside a shrine entrance with Tamil signage.

A photograph of a large white gopuram, the tiered temple tower of Arunachaleswara Temple, rising above a columned mandapa entrance. The tower is densely carved with sculpted deities and figures. In the foreground a dozen or so men and a few women stand and walk on the stone courtyard; a man in a white shirt and dark trousers carries a camera, and a woman in a red sari stands at the lower left. A loudspeaker is mounted on a pillar, and a bamboo-thatched shade structure stands at the left edge. No identifiable a person is visible; the people are shown in ordinary clothing with no clear presentation cues.