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October 25 2006

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Photograph of a richly painted South Indian temple gopuram-style entrance, with a bright arched niche above showing a sculpted pair of deities seated together, one holding a staff-like object. A green fascia band bears Tamil script. Below, a row of white elephant reliefs runs along the ceiling beam above blue and red painted pillars. Through the entrance a golden-lit inner sanctum doorway is visible, and a crowd of people in white clothes stands in the foreground at the bottom of the frame, several seen from behind or partially cropped.2006-10-25Ornate Hindu temple gateway in Tamil Nadu painted in bright blue, red, gold and green, with a sculpted deity pair in an arched niche above and a row of white elephants carved along the beam. Beneath, a crowd of seated devotees in white clothing gathers in a pillared hall facing an illuminated shrine with a deity murti. A Tamil signboard reads Mayuranatha Swamy Thirukkoyil.2006-10-25April 11 20122012-04-11 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04Interior of an ornate South Indian temple hall with richly carved and painted wooden and stone architecture. A tall polished brass pillar with a decorated base stands at right, and a colourful painted ceiling with ornate carved brackets and a lion-headed corbel is above. Central shrine structure with a multi-tiered painted dome and sculpted deity figures, including a deity murti in the centre flanked by bull (Nandi-like) sculptures and attendant figures. Warm electric lights and a glowing doorway give the scene a golden tone. A few people's shoulders and heads are partly visible at the lower right edge. Scene shows temple architecture rather than a specific ritual.2012-06-05July 13 20092009-07-13Ornate painted temple gateway seen from below, with a colourful arch of red, green, blue and gold tiers. A large green-faced lion-like mask with fangs and a crown sits at the top, flanked by two winged female figures in green-and-blue and red-and-blue garments. Garlands of white, yellow and orange flowers hang across the passage beneath the arch. No people are visible in the scene.2012-06-04A dense crowd of devotees stands inside a colourfully painted temple hall with blue pillars, white elephant friezes and painted panels across the ceiling. Most people wear white or pastel clothing, many women in saris, and a few men have tilak marks on their foreheads. In the centre, a person in white stands near a brightly lit inner shrine with a golden doorway and lamps. The scene suggests a temple gathering or darshan.2006-10-25A photograph of the interior of a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars, ornate corbels and a sculpted ceiling beam lit by fluorescent tube lights. A framed colourful painting of a deity hangs on the left wall beside a red notice board, and a gilded deity image in a framed panel sits on the right. A small arched shrine with white deity figures is visible in the centre background, and two people are partly visible at the bottom edge of the frame.2018-04-29 +1 copiesPhotograph of an ornate temple gateway entrance with a painted gopuram-style facade. Above the doorway, painted stucco figures in blue, red, green and gold include multiple deity figures and seated bulls on a blue panel, with crouching carved figures at the corners. A dark inner corridor leads into the temple, and a single small figure stands within the passage. A signboard above the entrance reads in Tamil script. No prominent ritual activity is shown; the scene is architectural.2012-02-08Entrance to a stone temple gateway at Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai, with a colourful painted upper frieze of deities and figures in red, orange, gold and blue above a dark doorway. A Tamil name board reads Sri Arunachaleswarar above the threshold. A metal railing and a steel-framed walkway lead into the dim interior, where a single figure in white stands partway inside near a golden doorway. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2012-02-08May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copies