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Street scene outside a colourful South Indian temple gopuram with painted sculptures of deities and a wide open entrance. A crowd of devotees and passersby stands and walks on the road; men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear bright saris in red, blue and pink. On the left, a small ornate canopied shrine or ratha-like structure holds a figure in white, with a framed portrait displayed nearby.

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A photograph of an ornate, brightly painted gopuram-style temple gateway in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, with a dark arched entrance framed by sculpted deities and celestial figures in red, green, blue and cream. A crowd of people, mostly in light shirts and dhotis or saris, gathers at the base in front of the gate. To the left, a gilded ratha-style canopy shelter holds a small framed portrait and a red flag. A No Parking sign and a street lamp stand at right, with large green trees behind. Wide view of an outdoor street scene at a temple entrance during an event.2006-10-23A colourful south Indian temple gateway (gopuram-style entrance) with tiered, painted towers and a central arched pediment carved with a row of deity figures. Flanking shrine niches show a painted Ganesha on the left and a multi-armed goddess on the right. Crowds of people in mostly white and dark clothing walk through the open gate, with a red-and-white 'NO PARKING' sign and street lamps at the sides. A timestamp and copyright overlay appear at the bottom right.2006-10-23A busy street scene outside an ornate, painted South Indian temple gateway with a richly sculpted tower of deities and figures above the entrance. In the foreground, a man in a light blue shirt walks toward the camera beside a woman in a bright green saree. Behind them, crowds of devotees move along the street, including men in white dhotis and women in colourful sarees. On the left, a decorated wooden palanquin or ratha-like shrine stands beside a motorbike, with framed portraits displayed nearby. A No Parking sign and a large green tree line the street.2006-10-23October 23 20062006-10-23October 23 20062006-10-23A large crowd of people walks along a tree-lined road in daylight, moving toward the right and toward the camera. Many women wear colourful saris in yellow, pink, blue, purple and red, and several men wear white shirts and white dhotis. A young girl in a pink dress walks at centre, and a child in a blue sari is partly visible. Tall trees with dense foliage shade the road, and a temple gopuram is faintly visible in the background, with a yellow signboard and a small roadside poster at left. Scattered paper litter lies on the pavement. No single person is identifiable as a person in this crowd.2017-05-10Outdoor street photograph of a group walking along a paved sidewalk in front of an ornate gopuram-style temple tower with painted sculpted figures. A central young man in an orange-saffron robe with a white flower garland around his neck and a gold-colored chain walks with a bare-chested monastic beside him wearing orange robes, rudraksha beads and a folded orange shawl. Another monk in orange robes and rudraksha mala walks to the right. Behind them are men in white shirts and dark trousers, one wearing a pink shirt, and a uniformed police officer in khaki on the right. A sunny day with a tree, a red mesh fence and shops with signboards in the background.2012-09-11September 11 20122012-09-11 +1 copiesAugust 08 20092009-08-08October 23 20062006-10-23November 01 20062006-11-01October 23 20062006-10-23