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September 11 20122012-09-11September 11 20122012-09-11A photograph of the Thiruvanaikaval temple gopuram, a tall, richly sculpted tower painted in pastel blue, pink, and cream with many tiers of deity figures. In the foreground a small stone entrance gateway with a shrine niche above showing sculpted bulls, stands before the temple doorway. Tall palm trees and leafy trees frame the view. Several people walk on the paved courtyard: a woman in a green sari and an elderly man in light clothing at left, a bare-chested man in white dhoti, a woman in orange and yellow sari, and a man in a white shirt at right. Devotees are visible under the doorway.2009-08-01Photograph of a colourful South Indian temple gateway at a street entrance, with a tall multi-tiered gopuram behind it covered in painted sculptures in pink, blue, green and yellow. The arched gate has a deity relief above its opening, a pink-and-white painted sign band, and red-and-white striped boundary walls on either side. Palm and tree foliage frames the scene, and a blue information board stands at the right. Two or three people are partly visible at the lower edges, including one in an orange cloth, while a white van is parked at the right.2006-10-24A photograph of an ornate, brightly painted gopuram-style temple gateway in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, with a dark arched entrance framed by sculpted deities and celestial figures in red, green, blue and cream. A crowd of people, mostly in light shirts and dhotis or saris, gathers at the base in front of the gate. To the left, a gilded ratha-style canopy shelter holds a small framed portrait and a red flag. A No Parking sign and a street lamp stand at right, with large green trees behind. Wide view of an outdoor street scene at a temple entrance during an event.2006-10-23A photograph of a colourful South Indian temple street scene, taken from a vehicle. The left side shows a tall gopuram tower covered in painted sculptures of deities and figures in turquoise, yellow and red. The right side shows a smaller temple shrine with a curved arched roof and painted murtis in niches, above a sign reading Sri Veeravaraiyammal Alayam. Below, a turquoise-painted wall with arched niches holds painted deity figures behind a white iron railing. Shop signage in Tamil and English lines the railing, and a large red billboard for Titan stands behind the temple. Tall green trees and a white sky fill the upper frame. No people are visible.2009-08-08October 23 20062006-10-23Photo 11733082Photograph of a towering gopuram at a South Indian temple, its tiers densely covered with painted sculptures of deities and figures in yellow, green and blue. The tall entrance gateway is shaded below, with a dark passage leading inward. In the foreground a crowd moves through the gate, many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some women in colourful saris, and a few people carrying items. A green tree stands at left and a blue sky shows above. No individual can be clearly identified as a person.2012-06-05October 23 20062006-10-23September 11 20122012-09-11June 05 20122012-06-05