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Night photograph of the facade of Sri Sringeri Sivaganga Mutt and Sri Saradambal Temple, with a red-and-white striped wall, illuminated doorways and a lit signboard reading Sri Sringeri Sivaganga Mutt. Small painted deity figures sit on the roof parapet above the entrance. Several people stand near the open doors, some holding papers, including a woman in a pink sari and one in an orange sari, with children nearby. Motorcycles are parked in the foreground and an orange triangular flag is visible at right. A tree canopy frames the top of the image.

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Night photograph of the entrance to a Tamil temple labelled Sri Kumarakkoyil, the gateway decorated with painted deity figures and peacock sculptures on the roof. Banana plants flank the doorway, and inside the hall are lit lamps and a painted panel of figures. Several devotees stand and walk outside the gate: a woman in a pink-and-cream sari holding a small object, a man in a pink shirt and white trousers, a woman in a purple sari, a woman in a red sari, and a man in a white shirt holding a folded item. No figure in the scene is identifiable as a person.2012-04-05Night procession of devotees walking along a street past the gate of Sri Seshadri Swamigal Ashramam, a white ornate gateway with a lit lamp and a small shrine figure visible inside. Many women in colourful saris (blue, orange, pink, red, green) and children walk in a crowd. Several men in saffron and orange dhotis, some with bare upper bodies, sacred ash marks and rudraksha-style beads, walk among them. A bright street lamp and strings of bunting decorate the scene, and a large tree stands at right beside a sign reading Akaash Seshadri, Pure Vegetarian. Several people are visible, roughly a dozen, with some further in the background.2006-09-24Night photograph at the entrance of a Tamil temple, the Thiruvenaiswarar temple in Pondicherry, under a yellow and red banner decorated with painted deity images and flower garlands. Two women stand in the foreground: the left wears a purple sari and glasses, the right a lavender and cream sari. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand and walk among other visitors in the lit courtyard beyond the arch. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person; the scene shows a temple gate with devotees.2006-10-13November 01 20062006-11-01October 14 20062006-10-14Night photograph of the entrance to a South Indian Hindu temple, the Sri Kumaran Kovil, whose painted gopuram-style gateway above shows colourful deity sculptures including an elephant-headed figure and a peacock-adorned niche. Banana plants with broad leaves flank the doorway, and a sign in Tamil reads Sri Kumara Kovil. Several men in white dhotis and shirts and a woman in a maroon sari stand on the forecourt, some looking toward the inner hall where lit chandeliers and a row of painted deity figures are visible. Sandals are left on the floor near the steps. The man in a pink striped shirt and white trousers stands in the foreground facing the gate.2012-04-05February 07 20172017-02-07October 31 20062006-10-31February 07 20172017-02-07Night photo of a crowd of villagers gathered outside a blue-painted temple entrance at a festival procession. The temple gateway has green ornamental trim and a sign reading Sri Muthumariyamman Alayam, with a leafy green canopy above. Men in checked shirts and white dhotis, a boy in a bright blue t-shirt and women in saris, including one in a green blouse and a maroon-and-black sari carrying a small child, stand closely packed, looking toward the temple. A red flag is visible at the right edge.2006-10-16Night photograph of a small open-sided shrine roofed with corrugated sheet and orange-painted steel beams, with a red-and-white striped pillar base. A signboard reads Sri Raghavendhirar Alayam, showing a portrait of a saint. Inside, a shrine with a lit oil lamp and an orange cloth stands behind. A man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands at the left, a woman in white stands near the entrance, and a bare-chested elderly man in orange cloth sits on the steps at the right. Another man in white clothes with orange sash bends at the far right. Several people sit on the raised platform at the centre-right. Trees surround the shrine in darkness.2007-05-09Night photo at the entrance of a temple with a gopuram tower decorated with painted deity figures, and a sign reading Sri Durgai Amman Aalayam. A man with long dark hair and a full beard in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands in the centre descending temple steps, a probable Swamiji appearance by cues of long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha beads. Beside him a bald man in an orange shawl and a woman in orange with a rudraksha mala walk with him. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers bends over at the foot of the steps, and a man in a green striped shirt and a woman in a blue sari stand nearby. Devotees fill the background near the lit temple doorway.2017-02-07