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March 17 20182018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17 +1 copiesNovember 01 20062006-11-01January 12 20072007-01-12Exterior 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.2008-08-02Street procession outside a temple entrance on a bright day, with a crowd of devotees in predominantly white clothing, some in orange or saffron shawls. On the right, two large umbrellas with red, green, yellow and blue panels and tasselled fringes are carried on long poles, shading a procession moving through the lane. On the left, people stand near a painted temple facade with ornate pillars and sculptures on the roof, and a small shop with a grill and signboard. Many people are packed tightly together, some holding small items and leaning forward toward the entrance.2009-01-21March 17 20182018-03-17August 02 20082008-08-02Crowded photograph at the entrance of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram, with a large white signboard reading Sri Thanumalayan Thirukkoil in Tamil, and 'Siva Siva' above. Bright painted sculptures of deities on the gateway include a figure riding a bull and another on a bird. Dense crowd of men and women, many in white dhotis and shirts, some with vibhuti marks on their foreheads, pushes toward the dark doorway. A uniformed police officer stands at the right beside a blue shop front. One man in the foreground holds a camera. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2006-10-27Photograph of a whitewashed arched entrance sign against a clear blue sky, with red-painted Tamil letters and a circular emblem reading 1971 above. The sign reads Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam Skanda Shashti Mandapam, a shrine-hall name. A thin power line crosses the frame, and the lower part of the sign is in shadow. No people are visible.2018-03-17A 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.2006-10-25March 17 20182018-03-17