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Colourful gopuram temple entrance of Kanjanoor Agniswarar temple, tiered tower painted in turquoise, red, yellow and blue with stucco figures, a relief of Nandi bull carrying Shiva and Parvati above the gateway, and orange-and-white pillars flanking the doorway with stone lion guardians. Four men in shirts and trousers stand near the entrance, including one in pink shirt and one in white shirt beside a uniformed police officer. Motorcycles are parked at right and a banner with a painted figure leans on the left side of the courtyard.

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May 30 20122012-05-30May 30 20122012-05-30Exterior of a South Indian Hindu temple gopuram, a tall multi-tiered tower densely decorated with painted stucco figures and niches in red, blue, green and yellow, topped by finials. At the base, a central entrance flanked by orange-and-white pillars with carved lion bases. Above the doorway, a painted panel shows a white bull with figures on it. Four men in shirts and trousers stand near the entrance, one in a police uniform, with motorcycles parked to the right and footwear scattered on the ground.2012-05-16Photograph of the colourful gopuram entrance of Kanjanoor Agniswarar temple, with tiered painted towers in pink, blue, green and yellow, a white bull carving with a deity figure on the gateway shrine niche, and orange-and-blue pillars flanking the doorway. In the foreground a crowd of about ten men in white dhotis and shirts, a girl in a patterned dress, and uniformed police stand near the entrance. A large banner on the left shows a saffron-robed figure with a crown or turban and garlands beside a smiling devotee; the figure's appearance is not clearly confirmed from the image.2012-05-16Photograph of the colourful multi-tiered gopuram entrance tower of Kanjanoor Agniswarar Temple in Tamil Nadu, painted in pink, blue, green, yellow and red with rows of niches and figures. Above the archway a relief shows a figure riding a white bull. Beneath the gateway stands a silver SUV on the dirt forecourt. Four men in shirts and trousers stand near the entrance, one in a khaki police uniform. A carved stone lion sits beside a red-and-orange painted pillar.2012-05-16May 30 20122012-05-30May 16 20122012-05-16May 16 20122012-05-16May 30 20122012-05-30May 16 20122012-05-16May 29 20122012-05-29August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01