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Jan 2 2023 sripuram2023-01-02Photograph of the upper facade of a temple gateway against a pale blue, overcast sky. Centrally sits a white-framed trident (trishul) with a red-tipped shaft set on a teal backing. Flanking it are two painted stucco ornaments: on the left a round green-and-white disc with a red flame-like finial, on the right a painted elephant head with a red trunk-marking and a flame crest. Both are decorated with green and multicoloured garlands. Below, a blue-and-white cornice runs across the white stone gateway, with a dark doorway opening beneath. No people are visible.2006-10-24Photograph of the gopuram-style entrance of a South Indian temple at dusk, showing a stone gateway with carved pillars and a decorated superstructure topped by painted stucco figures, a finial, and a kalasha-like pot. Through the arch, a lit street-level market area with shops and hanging goods is visible. Another stucco figure with a fan-shaped crest stands at right. No people are visible.2006-10-24A night photograph of a temple facade lit mostly by a single bright lamp on top of a gopuram-like structure. At the top centre, a white and red ornamental shrine-top or kalasha-like finial glows under a bright light, flanked by carved stone ornaments. Below, a dark stone building with iron grilles and a lit doorway, with a hanging sign and a small banner at lower left. No people are visible.2006-10-19Jan 2 2023 sripuram2023-01-02November 30 20222022-11-30March 04 20132013-03-04Night photograph of the eastern gateway of the Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai, with a tall gopuram-style facade carved with standing divine figures above. A long orange banner hangs across the top of the entrance, its black Tamil lettering reading the temple's name. Inside the open yellow-and-green grilled gates, a corridor leads back under lit ceilings and a red neon sign. A barefoot man in a pink shirt and white cloth walks toward the viewer with a grey beard, while a few devotees stand in the background and at the lower edge. A man in a light shirt stands at the far left near the gate.2017-02-07August 25 20172017-08-25April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple entrance with a blue-grey painted facade, decorated with a red, green and gold frieze bearing a white Vaishnava urdhva pundra motif and floral designs. Painted lotus-like emblems flank the doorway, and a dark plaque hangs on the left wall. Through the open doorway, a green-backed inner sanctum shows a deity murti in dress with garlands, and a standing figure in white. Two seated people in white and a shawl sit on the floor at the left, and partially visible people sit at the bottom right near a metal pot.2012-01-04May 15 20182018-05-15