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A crowd of villagers stands in front of a blue-walled temple shrine decorated with hanging mango-leaf and green foliage swags strung across the entrance. A red signboard with white Tamil lettering is mounted above the doorway, flanked by painted deity figures on green and red pillars. In the foreground, women wear saris in teal, white, maroon and blue, some with forehead vibhuti marks and beaded necklaces; men wear white and pale shirts. Orange and red flags hang at the left and right edges, and warm sunlight flares across the scene.

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June 24 20142014-06-24February 15 20092009-02-15A dense outdoor crowd of devotees gathers in front of a colourfully decorated temple gopuram with a painted deity figure, while banana leaves and strings of green leaves hang overhead. Many women in sarees in yellow, blue, purple and white stand with palms pressed together in prayer, some with vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. Men in white shirts and dhotis move among them, and a few hold flowers. Smoke rises from a fire in the background among trees. No single person is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd.2006-11-05October 16 20062006-10-16August 03 20092009-08-03A large crowd of villagers stands in front of a grey temple-style building with a colourful painted roofline and green signboards on its wall. Women in saris, many in yellow, peach, orange and pink, and children in school uniforms and everyday clothes stand close together with hands folded in a respectful gesture. Several older men in white shirts and dhotis stand toward the back near the entrance. The scene looks like a community gathering at a newly opened centre.2009-08-03A temple gateway of a Mangalambika/Mangalaiyamman shrine with a colourful tiered gopuram-style roof crowned by painted deity figures and lions. A printed banner above the entrance reads a Tamil dedication to Arulmigu Mangalaiyamman Thirukkoyil. Standing female figures in green and red flank the doorway. To the right a black board carries a yellow poster with a small photo of a bald man in white, with Tamil text. In the foreground a crowd of about ten people sits and stands, including older women in saris, a woman in blue, and men in shirts. No deity is named in this frame beyond the temple banner.2006-11-01January 02 20122012-01-02Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered in a dirt lane in front of a small roadside shrine with a tiered, painted gopuram-style roof and a red and yellow sign reading Sri Muthumariamman Alayam. A green-painted cart or platform holds steel bowls and pots, with several men in white and checked lungis and two people wearing green head cloths handling items. Women in blue, red and light-blue saris and girls in school uniform carry bowls and stand among the crowd, with thatched huts, palm trees and debris from storm damage visible around them. Bystanders in white shirts and motorcycles are at the left edge.2012-01-07November 25 20092009-11-25July 01 20142014-07-01November 01 20062006-11-01