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January 03 2018

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A photograph of a pink-washed South Indian temple facade with grey stone pillars and a green-painted cornice. Above the entrance, a carved gopuram-style niche shows a deity seated on a white bull, with figures on either side. Through a barred iron gate, a dark sanctum is visible, flanked by painted panels of standing deities. Two palm fronds are placed at the entrance. One person stands at lower left, partly visible, wearing a saffron-orange shawl over white clothes and carrying a dark bag. Strings of small lights hang across the top, and a loudspeaker is mounted on a pillar.2006-09-24Exterior view of a colourful South Indian temple gateway with a long colonnade of carved grey stone pillars topped with rearing lion-like brackets. The ceiling is painted with circular rosette medallions in pink, blue, green and yellow. Above the entrance, painted shrine niches hold deity murti figures and a gopuram-style tower decorated with small shrines. Several shrines on the roofline are visible, and a few partially visible people stand at the bottom of the frame, with a banner hanging on the right.2008-08-02August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01Photograph 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.2012-02-08Kailaasa Paramparagatha Suvarnapeetha Sarvajnapeetha Swargapuram SamrajyamMay 15 20182018-05-15A photograph of a small South Indian temple entrance with a pale blue-grey stone gateway and tiered roof topped by small finials. Above the doorway a relief shows a seated couple on a bull (Nandi), consistent with a Shiva-Parvati form. Steps lead up to a grilled iron gate; inside, a dim shrine holds a stone lingam on a yoke-shaped base and standing deity murti with offerings. A small framed plaque sits on the left pillar. No people are visible in the scene.A richly ornamented temple gopuram facade under a pale sky, its tiers covered in painted stucco sculptures of deities, dancing figures, lions, makaras and floral scrollwork in red, yellow, green, turquoise and cream. Niches framed by pillars with rounded bases hold standing and seated divine figures, and a frieze of animals runs along the lower band above the stone entrance. No people are visible, and the page's a person flag is not supported by any figure in the image.2006-10-23Interior of a colourful South Indian temple corridor leading to a gateway with a painted ceiling and walls. Painted panels show deities and royal figures in blues, reds and golds, and a central arch scene depicts a seated figure with attendants and animals. Several people walk in the foreground, mostly in white and light clothing, one wearing a white head covering. Dim lamps and a lit doorway continue into the inner hall.2006-10-23October 27 20062006-10-27Kailaasa Paramparagatha Suvarnapeetha Sarvajnapeetha Swargapuram SamrajyamFacade of the Arulmigu Koodalalagar Thirukoil temple, showing painted stucco figures on either side of a barred upper window. Two standing dvarapala-like figures in pink and yellow with gold crowns and necklaces raise their hands, flanked by white horses with riders. A multicoloured frieze of yellow, green and red panels runs beneath, above a signboard reading Arulmigu Koodalalagar Thirukoil. No people are visible in the scene.2006-10-22