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February 15 2009

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A daytime photograph taken from a roadside through a metal railing of a long low stone wall topped with a grey parapet of repeating scalloped arches. Behind the wall, dense green trees and a pale hazy sky. Overhead, several thin power lines cross the frame diagonally. No people are visible in the scene.2009-02-15November 20 20052005-11-20October 12 20122012-10-12November 24 20062006-11-24A photograph of a temple gopuram rising above a row of palm and broadleaf trees beside a large still water tank. Small shrine pavilions with red and cream walls and pointed roofs stand along the tank's edge, and a striped red, white and yellow barrier runs along the road in the foreground. The sky is pale and hazy. No people are visible in the scene.2009-01-14August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph of a temple tank (pushkarani) with still green water reflecting a tall gopuram tower on the left. A small stone shivalinga-style structure stands in the middle of the water on a platform. Stone colonnaded pavilions with white and red painted pillars line the water's edge, and a white-walled compound extends on the right. A few small figures walk along the stone ghat, including people in orange and white clothing near the right side. The scene is set in an open courtyard under a clear blue sky with trees behind the buildings.2006-11-24A dim dusk or early-morning photo taken through a window, showing a high stone boundary wall with a temple gopuram tower rising above dark trees against a pale blue sky. Overhead power lines cross the sky and a tree branch frames the upper right corner. No people are visible; the scene is a distant temple view from a moving vehicle.2005-11-20November 24 20062006-11-24A photograph of a large stone temple gopuram, its tiered carved tower rising at the left under a clear pale sky, beside a long whitish-grey granite compound wall with rounded stone finials along its top edge and reddish-brown vertical striping on its lower courses. Green grass lies in the foreground. At the bottom edge, three women are partly visible, one in a yellow sari and another in a white top, with a fourth head near the bottom. No deity or ritual is visible.2008-05-04A photograph of a stone temple tank with broad steps descending to dark water covered by scattered dry leaves. Behind it runs a long colonnade of white pillars with a yellow metal railing, its wall painted with red and white vertical stripes. A pale ornate gopuram-style shrine tower rises above the colonnade at right, with a tall lamp post in the foreground and a telecom tower at left. No people are visible.2009-07-13November 24 20062006-11-24