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March 04 20202020-03-04March 05 20202020-03-05Several men walk out through the dark stone gateway of a South Indian temple tower, its upper levels densely carved with sculpted figures and a white gopuram visible beyond. In the foreground a man in white shirt and trousers with dark-rimmed glasses carries a pink-and-white garland. To his right a figure in a flowing orange-saffron robe with a beaded necklace and long dark hair walks forward, a probable Swamiji by appearance. Behind them an older man in white dhoti and shawl carries a rudraksha mala, another man in white holds a large green-and-yellow flower garland, and a seated woman in orange sari sits at the right with a few onlookers nearby. Overcast sky and overhead wires frame the scene.2006-12-04July 30 20082008-07-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a large stone temple gateway with a richly carved, painted gopuram tower above, showing sculpted figures and colourful decoration. Several people walk out through the central passage onto a tiled courtyard. In the foreground, a man in a khaki shirt and trousers walks ahead, and a group in white shirts and trousers flank a central figure. Behind them, a man in an orange cloth and another in orange robes walk alongside a barefoot man in a red shawl and light garments wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. Two figures in orange and the white-clad attendants suggest a temple visit procession.2009-08-11April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesPhoto of the ornately carved white gopuram of Arunachaleshwara Temple in Tiruvannamalai, seen from below through a dark stone gateway. Several figures stand at the entrance: a man in white dress shirt and dhoti on the left, a bald man in an orange robe in the centre-left, and a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a white garland at the centre-right, who appears to be holding hands with the bald man. Two more men in white and a figure in a lighter shirt are partly visible at the frame edges. Overhead, power lines cross the sky. A dark plaque is mounted on the gateway wall to the right.2006-12-04September 26 20112011-09-26August 02 20082008-08-02April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a large stone temple gopuram with carved sculptures and an open gateway, a blue canopy tent and a palm tree at left. A group walks across a pale paved courtyard in bright sunlight. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and shirt faces away. To the right, a bald man in a grey shirt and light trousers gestures while walking beside a woman in an orange saffron sari and several men in white dhotis and shirts, one with a white shawl. Other devotees and visitors in mixed clothing move around the courtyard.2011-12-08A photograph of a large South Indian temple gopuram with a tiered, richly painted tower covered in sculpted figures in blue, green, red and yellow. Below, a stone gateway opens into a dark passage. Several people walk out through the entrance, many in white dhotis and shirts. In the centre foreground, a man wears an orange saffron shawl and orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace, and another figure in orange walks nearby. Some men are bare-chested with white dhotis. A white lattice wall with carved Tamil-style lettering lies at right.2009-08-11