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Night photograph of the facade of a Tamil temple gateway, the Arulmigu Muthaarammman Kovil. Central shrine niche with painted deity murti of a seated figure with a trident-like emblem, flanked by a standing elephant-headed deity on the left and a smaller figure on the right. Ornate pink, yellow and green painted tower with string lights outlined along its edges. Two large maroon ceremonial umbrellas sit at the top corners. Beneath the gable, maroon and pink drapery with white elephant motifs. Tamil signboard in yellow and maroon reads the temple name. No people are visible in the scene.

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April 05 20122012-04-05 +1 copiesNight photograph of the front of a South Indian style temple entrance with a painted yellow and red arched doorway. Above it, a colourful tiered gopuram-style crest shows painted deity figures, including an elephant-headed Ganesha on the left and a figure with a crown and attendants at centre. A green banana leaf hangs in the foreground, and a cream sign with red Tamil lettering reads a temple name. No people are visible.2012-04-05March 05 20202020-03-05October 27 20062006-10-27January 08 20122012-01-08Photograph of an outdoor shrine structure with grey stone pillars, draped red cloth, and strings of small lights along the roof edge. Two painted sculptures stand at the front: a figure in an orange and white garment with a white garland, and a figure in green and orange with a multicoloured garland, with a small Nandi-style bull decoration in the foreground. A deity mural in a blue arch with a rainbow-coloured border sits above, flanked by two white bulls. No people are visible. Garlands, lamps and drapery suggest a festival decoration, but no living person is shown.2007-12-25January 02 20082008-01-02Photograph of a richly painted temple gopuram-style facade in Tamil Nadu, decorated with colourful sculpted deity and attendant figures along its top. A framed painting on the facade shows a blue-skinned deity with a third eye and a consort with a crescent-topped crown, both with raised hands. A large banana-leaf arch with tender green stalks and leaves stands in front, and foliage hangs down the facade. Several people are gathered in the foreground, including a woman in a dark sari near the arch, and a young man at the left edge. Yellow signboards show Tamil text beneath the painting.2006-11-05A blurred photograph through foliage of a blue-painted temple facade with an arched niche holding a painted deity murti, showing a central figure flanked by two others with raised hands. Floral and scroll friezes decorate the blue cornice, and warm lamps glow beneath the roof of the shrine hall. Leaves frame the upper corner of the frame.2006-11-01October 20 20062006-10-20Night photograph of the entrance to a South Indian Hindu temple, the Sri Kumaran Kovil, whose painted gopuram-style gateway above shows colourful deity sculptures including an elephant-headed figure and a peacock-adorned niche. Banana plants with broad leaves flank the doorway, and a sign in Tamil reads Sri Kumara Kovil. Several men in white dhotis and shirts and a woman in a maroon sari stand on the forecourt, some looking toward the inner hall where lit chandeliers and a row of painted deity figures are visible. Sandals are left on the floor near the steps. The man in a pink striped shirt and white trousers stands in the foreground facing the gate.2012-04-05Night photograph of the entrance to a Tamil temple labelled Sri Kumarakkoyil, the gateway decorated with painted deity figures and peacock sculptures on the roof. Banana plants flank the doorway, and inside the hall are lit lamps and a painted panel of figures. Several devotees stand and walk outside the gate: a woman in a pink-and-cream sari holding a small object, a man in a pink shirt and white trousers, a woman in a purple sari, a woman in a red sari, and a man in a white shirt holding a folded item. No figure in the scene is identifiable as a person.2012-04-05