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A large crowd of men, women and children stands in a dusty courtyard in front of a pale pink temple gateway. Above the entrance rises a colourful gopuram with painted deity figures, including a central seated goddess flanked by attendants in blue and red. Inside the doorway, a figure in an orange-red robe stands at the threshold, partly obscured by the crowd; the page does not confirm the presence of a person, and appearance alone is insufficient to identify him. Most people wear white shirts, checked shirts and lungis. Two white bulls sit on the roof corners. Carved Tamil lettering runs along the facade.

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February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Outdoors on a dusty dirt road beside a colourful gopuram-style temple entrance with painted deity figures and pillars. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe, with long dark hair and a marigold garland over the shoulders, walks barefoot in the middle of a group. Around them men in white shirts and dhotis, some with lanyards, and a man in a green shirt walk alongside, with a woman in white and an orange shawl nearby. Bystanders stand under the temple roof and on steps at right, and a tiled-roof building and hillside trees sit in the background.2010-02-17A crowd of devotees gathers outside a whitewashed temple building in Tamil Nadu, with a tall multi-tiered gopuram covered in painted deity sculptures rising over the entrance. Men in white dhotis and shirts, women in sarees including a yellow salwar-style outfit and an orange-brown sari, and children stand close together on dusty ground. A woman in white with a flower garland stands at the front. On the right, a red banner shows a portrait of a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, with Tamil text printed across it. Stone bull statues sit on the roofline and a small signboard is mounted on the wall.2009-02-02September 28-29 2006 - Kodikkan Ratha YatraCrowded street scene before a temple entrance with a painted green-and-cream facade and a Tamil inscription over the doorway. A large red and blue ceremonial umbrella with tassels stands at left. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands near the doorway, surrounded by dozens of men in white shirts and dhotis and others in checked shirts. Several people hold cameras and a white placard on a pole is raised at right. Marigold garlands decorate the door frame and the crowd presses forward toward the entrance.2009-01-21February 15 20092009-02-15January 21 20092009-01-21May 30 20122012-05-30