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May 14 20182018-05-14May 14 20182018-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple doorway with a pale blue frame, hung with a fringe of white beads and a red canopy, and garlanded with alternating yellow, red and green flower strands. Above the door, colourful painted stucco figures include a multi-armed deity holding a drum and staff in a teal sari, flanked by a figure with an elephant head and a seated smaller figure. Standing painted figures in teal and cream saris flank the entrance on both walls. Tamil lettering is carved above the doorway. No people are visible in the scene; a dark inner sanctum is glimpsed beyond the threshold.2014-07-01Photograph of a painted blue temple gateway arch against a pale sky, with trees at the bottom. Three niches sit atop the arch: the left holds a seated Ganesha figure, the centre a multi-armed goddess standing with a sword, and the right a seated figure in green and white. Two stone lions flank the outer corners. The horizontal blue signboard carries Tamil lettering reading a temple name and 'Thirumana Mandapam'. No people are visible.2009-01-31October 24 20062006-10-24October 16 20062006-10-16Photograph of a colourful Hindu temple gateway with a tiered, painted gopuram-style tower topped by a kalasha-like finial. Statues on the parapet include two white bulls, a standing figure with raised arms, a seated figure, and a large deity murti of Ganesha with a trunk, flanked by small sculpted figures. A red and yellow banner hangs over the entrance with Tamil script and images of Ganesha and a goddess. No people are visible in the scene.2006-10-16A colourful Tamil temple gateway with a tiered, painted superstructure topped by a gopuram-style crown, decorated with figures of Ganesha and other deities flanked by lions. A pink banner over the entrance reads a Tamil temple name, and a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands in the doorway with several onlookers, one in saffron, passing by. Garlands hang beside the doorway, and a parked white car and trees frame the street scene.2006-11-01Exterior of a whitewashed temple gopuram-style structure with a painted, multi-coloured tower of deity figures and lions atop the white walls. Two golden lion-like figures sit on the roof parapet, and a yellow dome rises at right beside a red and white striped temple wall. Blue sky and tree branches frame the top of the photo. No people are visible.2006-10-22Photo 11731996Photograph of a temple facade with colourful painted stucco figures of deities and attendants in niches above a white signboard with red border. The figures include a blue-skinned figure, a figure with a crescent crown, figures with tall crowns and jewelled ornaments, and a seated figure holding a lamp or offering. The sign shows a Ganesha image on the left, a temple tower illustration in the centre and a small Ganesha-like deity on the right, with Tamil text and a red strip at the bottom. No physical people are visible; the figures are statues.2006-10-15May 15 20182018-05-15