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Photograph of an ornate temple entrance hall with a colourful arched gateway in teal, green, yellow and red, carved with figures and a rearing lion-like guardian at the sides. Inside, a grey stone-walled chamber with a wooden shrine door framed by a painted panel of deities; a bright tube light hangs overhead, and a teal cabinet, a yellow table with a white stool, and a small bundle of cloth sit on the floor. Two framed portraits of seated saints flank the entrance pillars, one with a plaque beside it. The foreground shows a flat stone platform and a small oil lamp on the ground. No people are visible.

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August 08 20092009-08-08Entrance to a stone temple gateway at Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai, with a colourful painted upper frieze of deities and figures in red, orange, gold and blue above a dark doorway. A Tamil name board reads Sri Arunachaleswarar above the threshold. A metal railing and a steel-framed walkway lead into the dim interior, where a single figure in white stands partway inside near a golden doorway. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2012-02-08Photograph of an ornate temple gateway entrance with a painted gopuram-style facade. Above the doorway, painted stucco figures in blue, red, green and gold include multiple deity figures and seated bulls on a blue panel, with crouching carved figures at the corners. A dark inner corridor leads into the temple, and a single small figure stands within the passage. A signboard above the entrance reads in Tamil script. No prominent ritual activity is shown; the scene is architectural.2012-02-08October 24 20062006-10-24Photograph of a temple entrance with a blue-grey painted facade, decorated with a red, green and gold frieze bearing a white Vaishnava urdhva pundra motif and floral designs. Painted lotus-like emblems flank the doorway, and a dark plaque hangs on the left wall. Through the open doorway, a green-backed inner sanctum shows a deity murti in dress with garlands, and a standing figure in white. Two seated people in white and a shawl sit on the floor at the left, and partially visible people sit at the bottom right near a metal pot.2012-01-041981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda PuriOutdoor view of a temple complex with a blue-pillared open pavilion in front of a multi-tiered, colourful gopuram-style dome decorated with deity sculptures. A pale stucco roof covers the pillared area, with a concrete staircase running up to the temple at right. Two people in white clothing stand near a small metal table at the pavilion's centre, one wearing an orange cloth. A grilled shrine enclosure with a sheltered entrance is visible at the right edge, and a tall palm tree and street lamp stand behind.2009-08-08June 03 20122012-06-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a South Indian temple gateway and colonnaded hall in daylight. The tall gopuram-style superstructure above the entrance is richly painted in red, green, blue and yellow, with rows of sculpted deities and figures, including a horse-drawn chariot scene near the top. Stone pillars with carved capitals line a shaded walkway paved in stone, and a leafy tree overhangs the left side. A few people are visible at a distance, a standing figure in light clothing near the left pillars and a seated person near the right base, and no one is identified.2012-02-08A colourful South Indian temple gateway (gopuram-style entrance) with tiered, painted towers covered in sculpted deities in red, blue, green, yellow and gold. Above the dark doorway, an arched panel shows a row of painted deity figures, and carved Ganesha and another multi-armed deity flank the entrance. Golden pillars frame the doorway under a clear blue sky. No people are visible.2009-07-13Photograph of a temple entrance area with painted tiered architecture in blue, green, pink and orange bands, a blue-painted stepped structure and a set of concrete steps leading up toward a courtyard. A blue signboard above reads Tamil and a sign reading Gingerate, and a dark plaque with white lettering is mounted on the right wall. Two rounded shapes and small objects sit at the base of the steps. No people are visible.2009-08-08A small Hindu temple gateway with a blue-and-yellow painted facade and a colourful sculpted tower above it, filled with painted deity figures and celestial figures. Steps lead up to an open doorway with a green-painted inner shrine and a brass lamp stand standing before the entrance. A tall palm tree and a leafy tree frame the structure beside a cream boundary wall. No people are visible.2012-01-06