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A photograph of a group of devotees seated on the stone paving of a temple courtyard before a tall gopuram covered with painted sculptures and a pink-washed boundary wall. In the foreground, a bald man in a saffron-orange cloth with a bare upper body sits on a step beside a seated monk in orange robes who holds a small object. Among the crowd, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands holding a camera, and several women in saffron and pink saris sit on the ground. Other white-clad men stand near the wall and a metal lamp post rises at right. The people visible total about 40, sitting or standing in front of the temple.

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Outdoor photo at a stone-paved temple courtyard beside a pink-washed granite wall and a gopuram with painted sculpted figures. A bald man in white dhoti and shawl stands at left addressing a seated group of about thirty devotees, many in white clothes with orange sashes and some women in saris. Two monks in saffron-orange robes sit on steps at right, one bare-chested with ochre cloth, and a photographer with a camera stands near the centre. Scaffolding and yellow barriers line the left side.2011-09-09Outdoor photo at a Tamil temple complex with pink-washed walls and gopuram towers in the background. Dozens of seated devotees, many in white and pale clothes with some in red, orange and blue saris, sit in rows on a stone courtyard in front of a pink-walled shrine with a carved gateway. On a raised step to the right, a figure in orange robes sits on a red-cloth seat and addresses the gathering. Several people in white stand at the left edge, and camera equipment is set up among the audience. Bags sit on the ground. The scene suggests satsang or a teaching session at the temple.2012-10-12September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09October 12 20122012-10-12December 29 20102010-12-29April 05 20122012-04-05June 05 20122012-06-05August 17 20122012-08-17Outdoor photo of a temple courtyard with pink walls and stone pillars beside a barred gate. A group of roughly 25 seated visitors, many in white clothes, sits on the stone paving listening to a speaker standing on a raised step at right. The speaker wears an orange robe and stands near a seated man in orange clothing, and an attendant in white dhoti with a bare shaved head stands at far right. A man in white dhoti with a gold border stands at left near a wheelchair. A photographer in white is also visible. Trees and a pale sky appear behind the buildings.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09A large crowd of devotees sits in rows on the stone-paved courtyard of a South Indian temple, before a pink-washed wall with carved gopuram towers above. Most are women and girls in white saris with orange or yellow borders and orange shawls, some in red and maroon saris; a few men in white kurtas sit at the right. Several sit cross-legged on mats and cloth, with bags placed beside them. Behind them, camera operators on tripods film the gathering, and bamboo scaffolding and yellow barriers line the courtyard.2012-10-12