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November 05 20062006-11-05November 05 20062006-11-05Dusk photograph of a South Indian temple gopuram, a tall tiered tower covered in painted sculptures of figures and deities in blue, green and red, with lamps strung along its top. A dark tree and a dark pole stand to the centre, and at right a smaller shrine structure is lit with a blue-edged roofline. In the lower right, a decorated palanquin or ratha carrying illuminated deity murtis is surrounded by a dense crowd of people in the foreground. The sky is pale blue with wispy pink clouds.2006-11-05November 05 20062006-11-05Dusk street photo of a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis and a man in a striped navy and yellow shirt, seen from behind, watching an illuminated ornate temple-style float or ratha with a decorated deity murti inside a lit golden shrine. Colourful garlands and lamps surround the deity. The crowd stands along a road lined with trees and street lights. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-11-05A photograph of a colourfully painted temple gopuram facade in Tamil Nadu at dusk, with a tall banana-leaf and palm-frond arch framing the entrance. Painted figures and sculptures in red, green, blue and gold crowd the tiered tower, and a deep-yellow banner with Tamil lettering hangs on the front. A crowd of devotees, many women in orange and yellow saris and men in white shirts, stands and moves near the doorway, with one lit flame glowing at the threshold. An orange flag stands at the right edge beside a painted guardian figure.2006-11-05A dense outdoor crowd gathers in front of an ornately decorated temple facade at dusk, the gateway hung with banana-leaf arches and green garlands. Painted panels above show a deity image of Shiva and Parvati and a gold-framed scene. In the foreground, men in white shirts and a woman in a purple sari with a flower in her hair stand close together, some holding folded papers. Further back, a figure in white stands on a raised platform beside a framed portrait of a bearded person wearing a white head covering, with saffron flags nearby. Thatched sheds and bamboo poles frame the scene.2006-11-05November 05 20062006-11-05October 29 20062006-10-29May 27 20132013-05-27Night photograph of a temple procession with a large illuminated ornate chariot (ratha) decorated with gold figures, colourful bunting and string lights. A deity murti sits on a smaller palanquin at left, and a standing priest in white dhoti holds a flaming lamp near a tall trident-topped pole. Crowd members stand in the foreground, with more devotees in white along the right side near a glowing arch of lights. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.2015-02-17July 31 20152015-07-31