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A 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.

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June 24 20142014-06-24A 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.2014-06-24Street scene outside a colourful South Indian temple gopuram-style shrine with painted sculptures, a decorated roof frieze and a blue-painted pillar, shaded by a large tree. A woman in a green sari with red border holds papers beside a woman in white salwar, and a man in a white shirt stands at the front. Men in white dhotis and shirts, one with an orange shawl, move among the crowd. A fruit vendor's cart with oranges and bananas sits at left. The shrine's sculptures include a seated figure atop the roof.2006-11-05November 01 20062006-11-01A photograph of a colourfully painted temple gopuram facade in Tamil Nadu at dusk, with a tall banana-leaf and palm-frond arch framing the entrance. Painted figures and sculptures in red, green, blue and gold crowd the tiered tower, and a deep-yellow banner with Tamil lettering hangs on the front. A crowd of devotees, many women in orange and yellow saris and men in white shirts, stands and moves near the doorway, with one lit flame glowing at the threshold. An orange flag stands at the right edge beside a painted guardian figure.2006-11-05Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a tall, multi-tiered gopuram covered in painted sculptures on the left and a white temple wall with red and white stripes. A golden canopied shrine houses two deity murti adorned with garlands, with a decorated golden palanquin-style platform in front. Several framed portraits stand near the shrine, including one of a bearded man in a white headdress and another of an older man. A large crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts, plus women in saris, stands and sits around the courtyard, while a group of priests in white and saffron seated before a fire-pit and offerings performs a puja. Palm trees fill the background.2006-10-25Outdoor 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 01 20062006-11-01October 25 20062006-10-25A colourful Tamil temple gateway with a tiered, painted superstructure topped by a gopuram-style crown, decorated with figures of Ganesha and other deities flanked by lions. A pink banner over the entrance reads a Tamil temple name, and a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands in the doorway with several onlookers, one in saffron, passing by. Garlands hang beside the doorway, and a parked white car and trees frame the street scene.2006-11-01July 29 20082008-07-29Photograph 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.2006-10-09