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A busy street scene outside an ornate, painted South Indian temple gateway with a richly sculpted tower of deities and figures above the entrance. In the foreground, a man in a light blue shirt walks toward the camera beside a woman in a bright green saree. Behind them, crowds of devotees move along the street, including men in white dhotis and women in colourful sarees. On the left, a decorated wooden palanquin or ratha-like shrine stands beside a motorbike, with framed portraits displayed nearby. A No Parking sign and a large green tree line the street.

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A 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 23 20062006-10-23October 23 20062006-10-23A colourful south Indian temple gateway (gopuram-style entrance) with tiered, painted towers and a central arched pediment carved with a row of deity figures. Flanking shrine niches show a painted Ganesha on the left and a multi-armed goddess on the right. Crowds of people in mostly white and dark clothing walk through the open gate, with a red-and-white 'NO PARKING' sign and street lamps at the sides. A timestamp and copyright overlay appear at the bottom right.2006-10-23October 23 20062006-10-23October 23 20062006-10-23Street scene outside a colourful South Indian temple gopuram with painted sculptures of deities and a wide open entrance. A crowd of devotees and passersby stands and walks on the road; men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear bright saris in red, blue and pink. On the left, a small ornate canopied shrine or ratha-like structure holds a figure in white, with a framed portrait displayed nearby.2006-10-23October 23 20062006-10-23July 08 20122012-07-08A photograph of the ornately painted gopuram-style facade of a South Indian temple, its tiers covered in colourful deity sculptures and floral painted bands in red, green, blue and gold. Pillars at the front feature painted figures and guardian sculptures. In the foreground, several people walk along the street past roadside fruit stalls stacked with orange and yellow fruit, and a small pink-canopied stall. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers carries a white shopping bag, a woman in an orange sari walks nearby, and a man in a pink shirt and white dhoti strolls on the right. No a person candidate is visible, so the figures are ordinary passersby.2012-05-09 +1 copiesDecember 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A street scene in front of a South Indian temple gopuram-style entrance with painted deity sculptures and a teal-and-cream facade. A crowd of men and women in white dhotis, saris and shirts stands along the roadside, a woman in a yellow sari and a man in a pink-garlanded white shirt among them. An orange flag flies from a shop front; motorcycles and pedestrians move along a sunlit road lined with signboards.2009-01-21