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October 29 20062006-10-29Blurred night photograph of a dense crowd of men and women moving along a street during a procession, many holding black umbrellas against rain. Most wear white shirts and kurtas. A decorated temple-style gateway with a red and green painted facade and hanging lights stands behind them, with a painted deity figure in red and gold on the left. Some people in the crowd wear headscarves or garlands. Shallow, motion-blurred composition captures movement through the crowd.2006-10-29Night photograph of an illuminated Hindu temple gopuram-style entrance with painted, multicoloured sculpted panels and a glowing deity niche above. Blue and red pillars frame the mandapa, where a figure in white ritual clothing stands near a bright lamp-lit column at right. Several people in the foreground and courtyard are blurred, some in white clothes, as if at a temple gathering or procession. The image is blurry, and the date 25 10 2006 appears in red digits in the lower right corner.2006-10-25January 30 20092009-01-30A colourful south Indian temple gateway (gopuram-style entrance) with tiered, painted towers and a central arched pediment carved with a row of deity figures. Flanking shrine niches show a painted Ganesha on the left and a multi-armed goddess on the right. Crowds of people in mostly white and dark clothing walk through the open gate, with a red-and-white 'NO PARKING' sign and street lamps at the sides. A timestamp and copyright overlay appear at the bottom right.2006-10-23A 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.2006-10-23February 12 20132013-02-12October 23 20062006-10-23November 05 20062006-11-05A 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 photograph taken outdoors on a wet, rainy day in front of a colourful South Indian gopuram temple gateway. On the left, a golden-ornamented canopy shelter draped with pink and orange flower garlands houses a deity murti and a framed portrait. Two framed photographs are displayed, one on each side of the shelter. A man in white clothes stands near the shrine. A crowd of about twenty people gathers in the wet street: women in white and cream sarees holding yellow flowers and brass plates, a woman in a blue saree, women in green and yellow saris, and men in white shirts and grey trousers. A street lamp and a roadside shop stand at the right edge, and a large tree shades the left.2006-11-03Night photo of a decorated temple-style gateway with a painted arch depicting multiple deities in a band above, and a banner reading "Nithyananda Dhyanapeeth" with a portrait labelled in Hindi. Through the gateway a crowd of devotees in white and orange moves along a path toward an illuminated shrine with a golden deity murti. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and gold bangles, seen from behind, and a fringed colourful umbrella stands at the left edge. Bright lights and a tall wooden framework surround the entrance.2013-02-12