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November 09 20062006-11-09March 04 20132013-03-04A massive old wooden temple door with iron studs and a metal bolt plate stands in a stone temple wall. To the right, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment and stands near the door, with a white-clad figure partly visible beside him. The scene appears to be an entrance of a South Indian temple.2012-05-22November 10 20062006-11-10November 10 20062006-11-10A large ornate golden temple door with carved panels dominates the frame, flanked by pink-and-cream stone pillars. A garland of green leaves and flowers hangs across the top of the door, with a small vase of flowers and a lamp placed at its centre. Brass lamps stand on a raised stone step in front. At the right edge a partially visible person in orange clothing stands near the entrance, and at the top left a blue-clad figure is partly visible. Tamil script is painted on the blue signboard above the entrance.2012-05-09A photograph inside a temple corridor showing a large, heavy wooden door with iron studs and bands on the left. A bare-chested man with a shaved head wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and orange shawl stands at right, extending his arm and pointing toward the door. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and shirts and a few others stand in the background, and a stone pillar and window frame are visible at the right edge. The scene appears to show a sannyasi-style priest directing attention to the temple door.2012-05-22A photograph of a large weathered wooden temple door with iron studs and a painted blue-and-white panel, set in a stone temple wall. Beside it stand several people in a narrow passage. A woman in the centre wears an orange sari and has a wide tilak, standing beside a devotee in an orange garment. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands to the left looking toward the door, and a few more figures in orange or white stand behind. The scene shows devotees gathered at a temple doorway.2012-05-22A photograph of an ornately carved stone doorway in an ancient temple. The recessed doorway has a central vertical column of square carved panels with floral and foliate motifs, flanked by fluted stone pillars with bands of decorative relief. Thin vertical panels with carved foliage fill the sides of the recess. The weathered sandstone shows warm grey and ochre tones, and a stone threshold sits at the base. No people are visible in the scene.2007-07-05May 09 20122012-05-09July 02 20072007-07-02November 10 20062006-11-10