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August 11 2009

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October 15 20062006-10-15Photograph of a grey stone temple gateway (gopuram-style entrance) with carved sculptures of figures and pillars along its upper facade, painted in faded colours. Several men stand and sit in the passageway beneath the gate, one in a white shirt and trousers, another in a blue shirt; bicycles and a few sandals rest near the entrance. Paper posters are pasted on the pillars, and a reflection of a person appears across the glass in front of the lens. No identifiable a person candidate is visible, so the a person field is none.2009-08-11A photograph of a large stone temple gateway with a richly carved, painted gopuram tower above, showing sculpted figures and colourful decoration. Several people walk out through the central passage onto a tiled courtyard. In the foreground, a man in a khaki shirt and trousers walks ahead, and a group in white shirts and trousers flank a central figure. Behind them, a man in an orange cloth and another in orange robes walk alongside a barefoot man in a red shawl and light garments wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. Two figures in orange and the white-clad attendants suggest a temple visit procession.2009-08-11September 23 20062006-09-23A photograph of the Thiruvanaikaval temple gopuram, a tall, richly sculpted tower painted in pastel blue, pink, and cream with many tiers of deity figures. In the foreground a small stone entrance gateway with a shrine niche above showing sculpted bulls, stands before the temple doorway. Tall palm trees and leafy trees frame the view. Several people walk on the paved courtyard: a woman in a green sari and an elderly man in light clothing at left, a bare-chested man in white dhoti, a woman in orange and yellow sari, and a man in a white shirt at right. Devotees are visible under the doorway.2009-08-01A photograph of a tall, richly painted South Indian temple gopuram covered in tiers of colourful sculpted deities, animals and figures in blue, green, red and yellow, with a brown stone base and a golden kalasha finial at the top. In the foreground at right, a man in a light green shirt leans on a silver car, and beside him a bare-chested man with long hair in a plaited braid wears a white dhoti with a coloured border. The sky is pale and hazy and a tree stands at right.2012-05-09 +3 copiesAugust 11 20092009-08-11August 11 20092009-08-11January 12 20072007-01-12July 29 20082008-07-29Photograph of a towering gopuram at a South Indian temple, its tiers densely covered with painted sculptures of deities and figures in yellow, green and blue. The tall entrance gateway is shaded below, with a dark passage leading inward. In the foreground a crowd moves through the gate, many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some women in colourful saris, and a few people carrying items. A green tree stands at left and a blue sky shows above. No individual can be clearly identified as a person.2012-06-05A photograph of an ornate, brightly painted Hindu temple gopuram-style gateway in a busy Tamil Nadu street, with a tiered facade covered in colourful sculpted deities, figures and miniature shrines in red, yellow, green and white. Beneath it stands a dark stone archway flanked by pillars, with shops, hanging wires and a loudspeaker on the left and a small shop sign on the right. No people are visible in the scene.2006-10-23