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August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01A photograph of a group walking along a paved courtyard of a temple complex in southern India. In front on the left, a shirtless young man wears a red-and-white lungi and a necklace. Behind him, a line of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and saffron-orange robes walks past a stone open pavilion with carved pillars and a metal roof. A bearded man in a light blue striped shirt and grey trousers walks to the right, and an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks beside a temple gateway with a decorated pediment. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands out in the middle of the line of walkers.2009-08-01August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph of a broad flight of grey stone steps climbing toward a temple gateway under construction, wrapped in bamboo scaffolding and topped with a decorated tower. Pink domed pavilions with pillars and railings line both sides of the stairs. Several people walk on the steps: a woman in a yellow sari, a man in white, a woman in a pink sari, and a few men in light shirts and dhotis. Cloudy sky and leafy trees surround the temple complex.2008-02-11November 24 20062006-11-24October 12 20122012-10-12A photograph of a crowd walking through a stone temple gateway with carved pillars in a South Indian temple complex. A bald man in the centre wears an orange saffron-coloured dhoti and shawl and carries a white bag, with sandal marks on his forehead and arms. Around him, women in orange and maroon saris, men in white dhotis and shirts, and others in casual shirts and jeans walk together; several wear lanyards. A man in a teal shirt holds a mobile device. On the right, a stone temple wall with carved pillars and a yellow Tamil-language signboard. A small gopuram tower is visible in the background.2012-10-12February 11 20082008-02-11August 06 20092009-08-06Photograph of a group walking across a paved courtyard toward a temple gopuram with painted deity panels and pillared colonnade. A shirtless young man in a pink dhoti leads on the left. Center, a man in orange saffron robes with a rudraksha-style necklace and long dark hair walks beside a man in an orange robe and white shirts and dhotis. Others in white kurta and dhoti and a man in a blue striped shirt and grey trousers follow. A metal-roofed open shed stands on the right.2009-08-01A procession of devotees walks barefoot across a stone-paved temple courtyard toward a gateway topped with two stone bulls. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a large ceremonial mala of wooden beads and gold-toned necklace, walking with his hands folded in greeting. Around him, men and women wear saffron and orange robes and sarees, while others wear white dhotis and white sarees, and a few hold their palms together in namaskar. A pink-washed temple wall and a tall gopuram appear in the background under an overcast sky.2012-10-12March 17 20182018-03-17