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Night photograph of an ornate temple gopuram-style entrance hall at Arunachaleshwara, its stone pillars lit by overhead lamps and its roof crowded with painted sculptural figures in red, green and yellow. A crowd of about twenty people stands and sits in the courtyard; several women wear white saris with coloured borders and men wear white dhotis, while one man in an orange garment and others in dark clothing stand near the pillars. A stainless steel water urn numbered 10 stands at right beside a small shelter with corrugated roof and blue shutters. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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March 08 20202020-03-08September 23 20122012-09-23August 02 20082008-08-02Night photograph of a temple entrance with a painted, richly sculpted gopuram-style facade above. In the foreground, large painted statues of figures in green, red and white stand on a stone platform beside an offering area with red-stained ground. A tall illuminated sign reads in Tamil and English about a shrine and temple. Several people in saffron, orange, maroon, blue and white saris and dhotis, some with long hair, stand on the steps and courtyard, facing the entrance. A man in a white shirt stands to the right. The gated inner shrine shows a lit deity murti area.2017-02-07April 05 20122012-04-05Dim interior of a temple hall with carved granite pillars rising on the right, their relief sculptures of rearing figures and mythic beasts visible. Above, a painted wooden ceiling with coloured floral and geometric panels. A tall brass pillar-lamp stands at left beside a wall plaque. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a group at the lower right, one wearing a bald head and gold bracelet, others gathered near the pillars; in the centre a figure in orange-saffron robes stands near a blue metal railing, raising a hand. Devotees crowd the central passage.2007-08-17Photo 11731587 +1 copiesA photograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor with carved columns and ornate brackets. A blue and white sign reads 'Tower Entrance' with Tamil text above it, and a red and yellow barrier with a Tamil sign stands at the left. Several devotees walk toward the camera; a woman in a red saree and a man in a white shirt are prominent in the centre, and others in white dhotis and mixed clothing move through the passage. A metal gate with decorative scrollwork lines the path, and dried palm fronds hang on the right. Pedestrian crowd is visible, with a figure partly seen at the right edge.2018-04-28March 04 20202020-03-04March 08 20202020-03-08December 25 20052005-12-25Photograph of a group of devotees walking through the long colonnaded corridor of a South Indian temple at night. The pillars are carved with rearing lion and yali motifs and the ceiling is painted with circular floral medallions; deity murti niches sit atop the walls. Most walkers wear white dhotis and shirts with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and a few women wear white or red saris. One figure in the centre wears a long orange robe. A banner hangs on the right side of the corridor, and bicycles are parked along the edge. The group appears to be processing through the temple in a procession.2008-08-02