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May 14 20122012-05-14October 09 20062006-10-09October 09 20062006-10-09Photo of a stone temple gateway with a colourful painted gopuram-style tower above a wide arched entrance. Central niche holds a deity murti with attendant figures on either side, flanked by small painted domes and perched bird sculptures on the roof edges. Grey granite pillars carry carved figures, and a cream banner with gold Tamil script spans the top of the arch. Leafy trees, shops and a yellow signboard stand behind the gate under an overcast sky. No people are visible.2006-10-09A street procession passes under an ornate multi-tiered temple gopuram gateway painted in bright blue, pink and yellow with sculpted figures. On the right, a wooden ratha float carrying a decorated deity murti in red and pink garments with a crown and garlands stands beside a uniformed police officer in khaki. Marchers in white dhotis and orange-saffron flags walk behind a large framed portrait of a smiling woman carried on a board. A second uniformed officer stands in the road directing traffic. Printed sign panels on the float show Tamil script.A photograph of the gateway of a South Indian temple, a dark stone doorway framed by painted pillars and an ornate coloured gopuram-style facade with two painted deity figures standing on top. Several men in white shirts and dhotis walk and stand near the entrance, one in the foreground holding a lit oil lamp or flame. Figures are visible further down the passage beyond the gate.2012-05-18Photograph of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram-style gateway under a pale grey sky, with a street lamp arching above the roofline. Tiers of painted sculpted figures, deities and lion-like guardians decorate the towers and arch. An arched panel above the entrance shows a row of standing deity figures. Flanking the doorway, painted niches hold a figure of Ganesha on the left and a seated deity on the right. The dark entrance opens below, with no people visible.2006-10-23A crowded outdoor procession near an ornate temple gateway with painted deity figures and colourful pillars under a bright sky. A large red, yellow and blue parasol-style canopy with tasselled edges stands at the left edge. Many devotees throng the street: a man in white with a red-and-blue shirt, women in saris and white garments, one woman wearing a pink-and-white garland, and people in orange and saffron clothing. Several hands reach toward the central group as people gather and press forward. A yellow banner and a small white sign are visible near the gate.2009-01-21June 03 20122012-06-03 +1 copiesPhotograph of a painted blue temple gateway arch against a pale sky, with trees at the bottom. Three niches sit atop the arch: the left holds a seated Ganesha figure, the centre a multi-armed goddess standing with a sword, and the right a seated figure in green and white. Two stone lions flank the outer corners. The horizontal blue signboard carries Tamil lettering reading a temple name and 'Thirumana Mandapam'. No people are visible.2009-01-31October 29 20062006-10-29Photograph looking up a flight of steps toward a temple gateway with a green-pillared entrance arch. Atop the arch sits a tiered gopuram with colourful painted deity murti statues in standing and seated poses. Several people in light clothing climb the steps, and a few more stand near the base of the stairs under trees. Dense green foliage frames the view against a pale overcast sky.