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Outdoor temple courtyard scene in front of a tall whitewashed gopuram covered in painted sculpted figures, with a small shrine on a stone platform bearing a colourful deity murti flanked by painted animal figures. Palm trees stand behind a long pink-and-white colonnaded wall. A crowd of devotees fills the foreground. A man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands at the right holding a video camera on his shoulder. Near the left, an older man with a shaved head in white clothes and an orange shawl stands with his palms pressed together in prayer. Other men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, stand among the crowd, and women in saris are visible at the right.

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A large outdoor crowd fills the courtyard in front of a tall white gopuram of a temple, with palm trees and a hill behind it. Most of the dense crowd wears white clothing, with some in saffron and bright saris. At left, a few saffron-robed sannyasis stand near a covered pavilion whose signboard reads Sri Arunachaleswarar Mandapam.2010-12-29Photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a tall white gopuram tower on the left and a rocky hill with palm trees behind a colonnaded pillared hall. A bald man in a white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl stands at the left, palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a large seated crowd. Many devotees sit on the ground in white and cream clothes, hands folded in prayer, while others stand along the colonnade in white shirts, dhotis and saris. A camera operator stands in the middle right. Orange-robed sannyasis sit at the lower right. A small shrine with deity murti and painted figures sits atop the pillared structure. The setting is an outdoor temple courtyard, as the crowd sits in devotion during a ritual gathering.2006-09-24A dense crowd of devotees gathers in a temple courtyard in front of a tall white gopuram tower and a long colonnaded pillared hall. Most people wear white clothing, with some in orange or saffron and bright saris. A raised balcony pavilion above the gateway carries a small figure and a decorated canopy, with a signboard reading Sree Aruna Mandapam beneath it. Palm trees and a low hill sit behind the complex under an overcast sky.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor photograph at a South Indian temple courtyard with a tall, sculpted gopuram tower on the right and a thatched palm-leaf shelter on the left. A small shrine on a raised stone ledge holds a deity murti of a seated figure with a peacock beside it. A group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing saffron or orange shawls and garlands, walk and gather on stone steps, with one man in an orange turban and another in a grey shirt and dhoti standing among them. In the foreground, women with flowers in their hair face away from the camera, and a cameraman in white films the group with a handheld video camera.2006-09-24January 08 20102010-01-08A dense outdoor crowd fills a temple courtyard in front of a pillared pavilion with a small shrine canopy at its centre, topped by a figure and a signboard with Tamil text. Most people wear white clothes, with some in orange, pink and green saris and shirts. A tall gopuram tower rises at right and palm trees line the background. In the middle of the crowd, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands near the shrine, though the face and details are too distant to confirm any identity.2010-12-29A photograph of a crowd of devotees standing in a temple courtyard before a tall, white gopuram tower with a pink-washed colonnaded hall in front. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some in colourful shirts, and several women wear saris in dark, blue and pink tones. One man in the foreground wears a red waist cloth and holds a bag, and a woman at right wears a blue sari. Most people face upward with hands folded in prayer or stand attentively. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance here.2010-01-08Large crowd of devotees seated on the ground in front of two tall white gopuram towers of a South Indian temple. Most people wear white clothing, men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris of white, orange, teal and red. A stone pavilion with pillars stands in the middle, and a small shop signboard with Tamil lettering is at right. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance in this image, so the crowd is described by role and attire.2007-01-12A crowd of devotees stands in an open courtyard before a large white gopuram of a South Indian temple, with a pink-washed colonnaded hall on the left. Many people press their palms together in prayer or look up toward the tower. Men wear white shirts and dhotis or trousers, one man in a green shirt and dhoti is at left, and a man in a white kurta with a red-banded cloth stands centre. Women wear sarees in pink, green and blue, and a woman at right has flowers in her hair. Two people in the front row hold flower garlands. Clear overcast sky above, with a street lamp pole in the foreground.2010-01-08August 02 20082008-08-02A large crowd of devotees stands in the open courtyard in front of a white temple gopuram with carved sculptures, at what appears to be a Tamil Nadu temple. Most people wear orange or saffron shawls and white clothing, with some women in saffron saris. Many have their hands folded in namaskar. A camera operator with a video camera stands in the lower right foreground. On the right, a stone pillared pavilion and a signboard are visible. a person is not clearly identifiable among the crowd, so no candidate is marked.2008-08-02