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August 03 2009

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August 11 20092009-08-11A busy street scene in an Indian town on a hazy day. Several motorcyclists and scooter riders ride along a paved road toward a colourful gopuram temple tower, its tiers covered in painted deities and figures, with a yellow-painted barrier in the foreground. A tall orange-and-white statue stands at the roadside by the temple wall. On the left, a large banner with a portrait and Tamil lettering hangs on a wall. A man in a white shirt on a bicycle and a rider in a white shirt with a red backpack are at the right edge, with traffic lights and utility poles overhead.2010-01-23May 18 20122012-05-18A dusty village lane leads toward a multi-tiered Hindu temple gopuram painted in pastel blues, greens and pinks, with a tall flagstaff in front. Parked white vehicles, including a Toyota-style SUV with a red beacon light, line the road. An elderly man in a pink shirt, white dhoti and a walking stick walks beside an older woman in a teal sari. Several men in white shirts and lungis stand in the background, and palm trees frame the scene under bright sky.2012-05-18A photograph of a white-painted Hindu temple gopuram tower with tiered sculpted niches and figures, set beside a white pillared entrance gateway under a clear pale blue sky. Green trees stand on the left. Several small figures.A street scene in Tiruvannamalai beside a large temple wall with a tall gopuram (temple tower) carved with tiers of sculpture rising behind it. Along the top of the pink-and-white wall stand several stone figures and finials. In the road, two yellow-and-black auto-rickshaws drive toward the camera, with a blue-and-white bus and another bus parked at the curb on the right. A few pedestrians walk along the left side in white and light clothing, and motorcycles are visible at the edge. Overcast sky and low hills appear in the background.2012-07-08A photograph of a tall white stone gopuram-style gateway tower with carved figures, lion-like finials, a small orange flag on top and gold kalasha finials along the roofline. Through the arched entrance a woman in a yellow-and-white sari walks toward the gate, with a figure further down a path beyond. Palm trees and green foliage frame the tower against a pale sky. A small figure stands near the bottom edge of the frame.2009-09-14April 01 20122012-04-01October 10 20062006-10-10A photograph taken through a car windscreen of a white-walled temple gateway with a tiered gopuram-style entrance, carved stucco figures and a closed wooden door. A blue signboard above the wall reads in Tamil and English about a temple. Motorcycles and scooters with riders travel along a dusty street under a pale sky, with palm trees and a pink building behind. No a person candidate is visible, and no people stand in the foreground.2010-01-23October 22 20062006-10-22A street view through a car windscreen shows a busy road lined with trees, with a silver SUV in the foreground and a line of traffic ahead. Two men walk along the left sidewalk, one in a blue shirt and one in a white dhoti and shirt. Ahead stands a temple gopuram with tiers of sculpted figures and a golden kalasha, above a pillared gateway with a red-roofed entrance. Auto-rickshaws are parked along the right side near a yellow barrier. On the right, a large red billboard shows several figures in white and saffron-coloured robes, with a grey streetlight pole beside it.2010-01-13