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1978 - Arulmigu Arunachaleshwara TempleOctober 12 20122012-10-12August 02 20082008-08-02A large photograph of a towering white gopuram, the multi-tiered entrance tower of a South Indian temple, seen through a framed archway with ornate red and cream carved pillars. The tower is densely covered with sculpted deities, figures and niches, with a small shrine and figures at its base and a rocky hill rising on the right. No people are visible in the photograph. Blue sky with thin clouds fills the background.2006-09-23January 12 20072007-01-121978 - Arulmigu Arunachaleshwara TempleA photograph of a large procession moving across a paved courtyard in front of a towering gopuram, the tiered stone temple gateway of a South Indian temple, covered in carved figures under a grey overcast sky. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a group, several wearing rudraksha malas. At the centre a figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban, with a garland of beads at the neck, walks among them with hands folded. Men in white also carry or hold garlands. To the left, a colonnade with pillars and a few women in saris walk in the courtyard, and on the right a smaller shrine with a colourful painted tower stands beside the crowd.2006-09-24A photograph of a large white gopuram, a tiered temple tower, rising on the left beside a street market in front of a temple colonnade. The colonnade on the right has grey stone pillars and a roofline crowded with painted sculptures in green, red and yellow. Below, street vendors sell metal pots, lamps and bronze wares from stalls. A red-saried woman stands near a man in a red-and-white checked shirt, and a man squats among the wares. A motorbike is parked at left, and a hill rises behind the temple.2012-07-08August 01 20082008-08-01A tall, ornately carved gopuram, the tiered gateway tower of a South Indian temple, rises on the left, its whitewashed surface covered in rows of sculpted figures, niches and small roofed shrines. A rocky hill with sparse green vegetation stands behind the temple complex on the right, under a pale overcast sky. A lower temple wall and roofs with small finials sit at the base, with palm trees visible beyond. No people are visible in the scene.2012-07-08July 08 20122012-07-08January 12 20072007-01-12