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A crowded street scene at a temple entrance with a richly sculpted gopuram-style roof above, painted figures in teal, red and gold on a stone cornice. A yellow signboard with red Tamil lettering and a KVB logo hangs on the left. Beneath it, a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis moves through the colonnade. Near the centre-right, a man wearing an orange turban and a large garland of yellow and red flowers is being escorted through the crowd. A silver street lamp and a hanging banana plant sit in the middle, and dried leaves are strung across the doorway. Hindu temple procession with devotees.

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A dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis presses through the entrance of a stone temple gopuram-style gateway with a richly painted, multi-colored sculpted roofline. Above the arch, painted deity figures and celestial beings decorate the facade. A white street lamp and a hanging banana plant stand in front, and dry leaves hang on a string across the doorway. Near the center, a man in an orange headcloth holds a garland of yellow and white flowers. A yellow sign with Tamil script and a KVB logo hangs on the left. A few devotees have ash or tilak marks and rudraksha-style malas.2006-09-24Photograph of a South Indian temple gateway with a tall gold-plated flagstaff rising above an ornate, painted sculpted roofline crowded with figures in turquoise, red and cream. A crowd of men and women, mostly in white shirts and dhotis or saris, presses in front of the hall. A green metal cage encloses a shrine area, with a gilded small shrine and a wooden board of Tamil lettering at right. A bare-chested priest with a sacred thread appears at left. No identifiable a person appearance is visible among the people.2006-09-24Photograph of a South Indian temple gopuram and entrance hall with ornately sculpted and painted figures along the roofline, set against a green hill and palm trees. A crowd of people walks past a yellow notice board listing abhishekam rates and times. In the foreground a bald man in a saffron-orange and red shawl stands near the barrier, and men in white dhotis and people in colourful saris are visible in the crowd. A steel vessel stands near the pillars.2006-09-24A 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.2009-08-11Photo 11730554December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A procession walks out of a stone temple gateway (gopuram entrance) with ornately painted sculptured tower above. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a shaved head and a tilak walks forward gesturing with one hand, flanked by a man in a saffron robe behind him. To his right, a bare-chested man in a red shawl and red dhoti carries a decorated kalasha pot with a green coconut-style top and garland. Around them, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk, one bare-chested man holds a bunch of bananas, and a few men wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces. The stone pavement and temple architecture set the scene.2009-08-11Photograph of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram with tiered sculpted figures, painted in red, green, white and gold, above a temple entrance decorated with banana stalks, flower strings and striped cloth canopy. A blue sign on the gopuram reads Om Namo Narayanaya. A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis gathers near a silver vehicle with a red beacon light, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right directing them. A green banner at right shows deity images and Tamil text.2012-05-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a large, richly sculpted South Indian temple gopuram, its tiers covered in painted stucco figures of deities and celestial beings in blue, green, pink and cream. A stone gateway with a dark passage leads inward. In front, a group of about twenty men and a few women walk through the gateway; several wear white dhotis and shirts, while a central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a garland and a bare-chested man in a red-pink lower cloth are prominent. Some are barefoot. Small white barriers and a potted plant line the foreground, and trees and another temple tower appear beyond the gate.2009-08-11Photograph of a crowd gathered in front of the ornate facade of the Madurai Aadheenam temple gateway. A yellow sign reads 'Madurai Aadheenam' above a doorway hung with green leaf festoons and strings of flowers. Above, colourful painted deity sculptures include a figure seated on a white bull and a multi-armed deity. In the foreground, several men in white shirts and white vests stand close together; one man in a white vest wears a forehead tilak and a rudraksha-style mala, and an older man with white beard wears a white t-shirt. A yellow umbrella is visible at the left edge. Behind them, more people in white are visible in the doorway area with hands folded.2012-06-05 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20112011-09-26December 25 20052005-12-25