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A small, brightly painted Hindu temple with a tiered gopuram-style roof decorated with colourful stucco figures and deity sculptures, set on a dusty street. Banana plants and green leaves flank the entrance, and strings of paper pennants hang from the trees. Several people stand and sit near the open doorway, and a few pairs of sandals lie on the ground. In the foreground, a man pedals a blue cycle rickshaw past the shrine, and a boy and another man on a bicycle stand at the right. Stacked loudspeakers rest on a stand at the left. A blue wall beside the temple carries Tamil signage and a poster.

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A colourful Hindu temple gateway with a painted tiered gopuram-style roof topped by a small dome and finial, decorated with stucco figures and a central seated deity murti under an arch. Banana trees flank the entrance and strings of leaves and garlands hang from the roof. Two black speakers stand on a blue stand at left. A man in a light striped shirt and dark trousers walks past a red motorcycle, two women in saris walk near the entrance, and a man in white shirt and trousers stands in the doorway. Many sandals lie scattered on the sandy ground. A white banner with a female portrait and text hangs on the right wall.2007-08-19October 23 20062006-10-23October 20 20062006-10-20Street-facing photograph of the entrance to Arulmigu Ananda Iyappan Thirukkovil, a Tamil temple shrine in Madurai. A decorated multi-tiered gopuram-style facade above the doorway shows painted sculptures of deities and figures, with a white bull and a lion-like carved figure on the roof. Blue signboard text reads the shrine name, and a green-and-yellow mango leaf toran hangs over the entrance. Two people in white clothing stand at the doorway. A tree with green leaves overhangs the top left corner, and shop fronts and a Tamil sign appear on the right.2006-10-22A photograph of an ornate, brightly painted gopuram-style temple gateway in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, with a dark arched entrance framed by sculpted deities and celestial figures in red, green, blue and cream. A crowd of people, mostly in light shirts and dhotis or saris, gathers at the base in front of the gate. To the left, a gilded ratha-style canopy shelter holds a small framed portrait and a red flag. A No Parking sign and a street lamp stand at right, with large green trees behind. Wide view of an outdoor street scene at a temple entrance during an event.2006-10-23October 20 20062006-10-20Photograph of a multi-pillared temple gateway decorated with painted bands and sculptures: a seated deity above the central niche, flanking tigers, a standing ganesha figure and a standing warrior statue on the roof. Below, about fifteen people stand and sit on a paved courtyard in front of the entrance, including men in lungis and shirts, boys, and a man in white with an orange shawl. A Tamil signboard across the entrance reads a devotional phrase. Palm trees and a hanging string of dried leaves frame the scene.2006-10-09Photograph of a richly painted temple gopuram-style facade in Tamil Nadu, decorated with colourful sculpted deity and attendant figures along its top. A framed painting on the facade shows a blue-skinned deity with a third eye and a consort with a crescent-topped crown, both with raised hands. A large banana-leaf arch with tender green stalks and leaves stands in front, and foliage hangs down the facade. Several people are gathered in the foreground, including a woman in a dark sari near the arch, and a young man at the left edge. Yellow signboards show Tamil text beneath the painting.2006-11-05October 20 20062006-10-20July 08 20122012-07-08October 23 20062006-10-23July 08 20122012-07-08