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February 10 20092009-02-10Photograph of a cream-coloured stone temple gateway with lion figures at the corners and a central arched niche holding a seated deity murti flanked by two smaller seated figures. Lamp-like finials crown the roof, and orange flags hang at the lower edge of the frame below the arch against a blue sky and trees. No people are visible.2009-02-10A photograph of a procession passing under a yellow temple gateway inscribed with Tamil text, topped by sculpted lions and deity figures. A decorated palanquin or ratha with a red and gold canopy and a central deity image is carried forward along the road. Devotees walk ahead and beside it, most in white clothes; one man on the right wears an orange shawl and another wears an orange cap. A woman in a cream sari stands on the left edge, and a palm tree and low houses stand behind. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10February 10 20092009-02-10October 09 20062006-10-09A white-painted temple gateway or shrine structure seen from a roadside, with a low white boundary wall in front. Its roof is topped with white sculptures of deities and figures, including a seated figure on the right and a figure in an arched niche. A green banner with red and dark Tamil lettering hangs on the wall fence beside the entrance. Overhead power lines and a utility pole cross a pale sky, and a thatched structure sits at the right edge. No people are visible.2010-01-21January 21 20102010-01-21Photograph of the colourful gopuram-style entrance of the Sri Thanumalayan Thirukkoyil temple at Suchindram, Tamil Nadu. Sculpted deity murti on a central shrine arch show Shiva seated on a white bull (Nandi) with a consort, and a figure on a white swan-like vahana to the right; flanking arches hold guardian figures painted in blue, green, and orange. Above is a stacked gopuram with dense white stucco figures. A blue-lettered sign reads 'Siva Siva', and a white board below carries the temple name in Tamil. No people are visible.2006-10-27A photograph of a cream-coloured arched town gateway over a street in a small Tamil Nadu town, with a pitched roof, red trim and white pillars. The arch bears Tamil script on a blue-lettered band and a circular emblem at its centre. Left, a painted panel shows a dam and water. Below, shops, parked auto-rickshaws, a red truck and a few people walk along the roadside.2009-02-10January 31 20092009-01-31October 10 20062006-10-10