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A dense crowd of devotees stands in a stone-pillared temple colonnade, many men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris including a pink-shawled figure and one in an orange sari. Massive carved granite pillars frame the view toward a temple gopuram covered in painted sculptures and a golden kalasha-topped shrine at the centre, with a hill behind. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the people. Faint tiny characters are not legible.

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A photograph of a crowd gathered in a stone temple courtyard. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts stand among the pillars of a stone colonnade with carved capitals and a painted teal and red roof trim. A man in a light tan shirt and a man in white stand near the centre-right. Women in red and pink saris are visible in the background. A loudspeaker is mounted on a pillar at left.2007-01-12A crowded photograph inside a stone temple colonnade with carved pillars, a distant gopuram with painted sculpture, and hills behind. A large group of devotees in white dhotis and shirts moves through the hall, many with orange or saffron shawls. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap stands in the centre, gesturing. In the foreground a woman in a red saree with gold necklace and a red bindi looks toward the camera, and a man holds a camera on a tripod. A brass kalasha-like lamp stands in the distance near the sanctum.2006-09-24A procession moves along a stone-pillared colonnade of a South Indian temple, with a mountain rising behind the roofline under a pale blue sky. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk in a long line on the left, several wearing orange or saffron cloths. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis walk near the centre, one holding a bag, and a man in a red shirt stands among others beside the pillars. Decorated grey granite columns carry carved figures, and colourful rangoli kolams decorate the paving. A street lamp and power lines run overhead. No figure can be identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2007-01-12A crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis moves through a temple colonnade with carved stone pillars, a golden kalasha-topped structure and ornate gopuram-style shrine towers behind them. At the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe and a bright orange head covering stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Nearby, a man in white wears an orange shawl and a green-and-white badge, and several men wear rudraksha malas over their white shirts. Hills and palm trees rise behind the temple complex.2006-09-24A photograph of a crowd walking through a stone temple colonnade with carved pillars and a dark doorway opening onto a distant courtyard. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and saffron robe, wearing a long garland of yellow and white flowers and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, a woman in a blue sari with yellow blouse, and a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and bead mala move through the procession. Loudspeakers are mounted on the pillars. The visible people number more than twenty.2006-09-24A large crowd of devotees moves across a stone-paved courtyard in front of a South Indian temple. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts, and several women wear saris in pink, green and bright hues. A few figures in orange or saffron cloth stand at the lower left. On the left, a multi-tiered painted shrine with colourful sculpted figures sits beside a small open pavilion. Two tall white gopuram gateway towers rise in the background above green trees and a hill. On the right, a carved stone pillar wall shows relief figures of deities and animals. The sky is overcast.2006-09-24January 12 20072007-01-12A dense crowd of devotees fills a stone-paved temple street leading toward a large whitewashed gopuram tower set against a green forested hill under an overcast sky. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts, while others wear checked shirts, saris and a few orange garments. A stone bull statue sits along the right colonnade, and an orange-clad figure with a garland stands near the centre of the throng. Carved pillars and ornamented temple walls frame the procession route.2006-09-24A large crowd gathers outside a colourful Dravidian-style temple with a tall ornate gopuram-style tower and carved sculptures along the roofline, in front of a rocky hill under a clear blue sky. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts or saris stand and sit in the courtyard, with some women in red, pink and purple saris. A golden flagstaff rises beside the temple, and palm trees line the right edge. Near the pillared mandapa on the left, a few figures in white and orange gather around ritual activity. No single person can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.2007-01-12Photograph of a crowded open courtyard at a South Indian temple complex with two tall white gopuram towers rising behind a wooded hillside. Many people in mostly white clothing walk across the stone paving, including men in white dhotis and shirts and women in colourful saris. A small shrine with a sculpted roof and a stone pillared pavilion stand in the middle, and carved stone pillars line the right edge. A few people in the foreground wear white and light shirts. The date stamp 24 09 06 appears in the lower right corner.2006-09-24A large crowd gathers in the open courtyard before the Arunachaleshwara temple at Tiruvannamalai, with a colourful gopuram tower topped by a dome on the left and a tall gilded flagstaff rising on the right. Behind the temple stands a rocky hill under a pale sky. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts, while some women wear saris in bright colours. Figures sculpted in rows decorate the temple roofline. The temple pillars open onto a sheltered walkway.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12