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A photograph of a newly built temple gateway and shrine at a dry, open site in Tamil Nadu. A colourful ornamental gopuram-style arch in blue, orange and cream stands at the entrance, topped with painted deity figures and a kalasha-like finial. Flanking pillars are painted with standing female figures. Behind the arch is a small white shrine building with a domed roof and a closed grille door. A coconut palm stands at left, a water tank at right, and a red and white striped boundary wall runs across the foreground. No people are visible.2009-08-03A small colourful Hindu temple gopuram with painted deity figures and lion guardians stands behind a white railing, reached by a few white steps under a flat roof. A large green banner on the left shows a goddess figure and a bearded figure with printed Tamil text. A tree in the foreground frames the shot, with a bare dusty ground and a low wall on the right. No people are visible in the scene.2009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03July 08 20122012-07-08July 29 20082008-07-29A small temple shrine with a multicolored domed roof of green, pink and gold tiles and a finial on top, set behind an orange-red iron fence. An orange flag bearing a black emblem and Tamil text flies at left. The shrine's upper level has painted panels of deities on either side of a dark doorway with a lamp, and a strip of banners is strung across the railing. Green trees frame the scene under a bright sky. No people are visible.2009-08-08August 12 20162016-08-12A thatched-roof open shrine in a sandy courtyard with several small orange and red saffron flags on poles. Striped red-and-white pillars stand at the edges, and behind them are statues and murtis set under green cloth backdrops and gold-coloured arches. Trees frame the scene on both sides. No people are visible. The courtyard is quiet and empty.2009-08-06June 20 20152015-06-20July 29 20082008-07-29October 10 20112011-10-10A red brick gateway with white checkered patterns and arched openings stands in a green garden at a palace complex, with a teal-trimmed roof and a small ornamental finial on top. Dense trees and vines hang over the structure, and a paved brick path leads through the arch toward a lawn and a white building. A person in white clothes is visible at the right edge, partly obscured. Small signboards and a metal railing are visible near the entrance.2006-11-10