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A photograph of an outdoor temple scene. In the foreground, a crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together in prayer, including a woman in a black top and green skirt, a woman in a red shawl, and women in yellow and light blue saris. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands near a colourful gopuram-style shrine topped with painted figures of elephant-headed deities. A golden pillar and gilded hand-shaped railing frame the left side. A man in a light shirt stands at the right, and a woman holds a child at the far right. A man bare-chested in a white dhoti works near a pillared pavilion in the background.

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October 10 20062006-10-10October 10 20062006-10-10Photograph of a crowded courtyard at a South Indian temple, with a tall golden flagstaff (dhvajastambha) rising at right above an ornate, sculpted gopuram-style shrine roof covered in carved figures. Dozens of people in white dhotis and white clothing gather in the open courtyard, with others in orange, green and pink saris and garments scattered among them, some sitting on the ground near a rangoli or floor marking. Behind them, long pillared corridors with pink-and-cream walls stretch across the frame under a pale sky. A black iron fence with fleur-de-lis finials runs along the foreground. At right, a gold-coloured raised platform and offering stand sit near the shrine entrance, with a devotee seated in the shade.2007-01-12December 10 20092009-12-10July 19 20102010-07-19July 07 20102010-07-07 +1 copiesJanuary 17 20102010-01-17A photo of a colourful South Indian temple complex with a tall gopuram covered in painted deity sculptures and a pillared mandapa with a decorated roof and three Ganesha figures in niches. A group of young women and girls in salwar kameez, saris and dupattas stand and sit along a railed walkway in front of the mandapa, some holding bags. A man in a white dhoti stands near a pillar. An orange cloth hangs over a small white-roofed structure in the foreground, and a lantern sits on a pillar. Palm trees and an overcast sky frame the scene.2006-10-10A crowd of devotees and uniformed men in khaki shirts and dark caps stands in an open courtyard, facing a decorated palanquin on the left that holds a deity murti adorned with flower garlands. Women wear saris and salwar kameez in pink, orange, green and white, with flowers in their hair. On the right a colourful multi-tiered gopuram temple tower rises above palm trees, and a blue-grey building stands behind. The sky is overcast.2006-10-10A dense crowd of devotees stands inside a colourfully painted temple hall with blue pillars, white elephant friezes and painted panels across the ceiling. Most people wear white or pastel clothing, many women in saris, and a few men have tilak marks on their foreheads. In the centre, a person in white stands near a brightly lit inner shrine with a golden doorway and lamps. The scene suggests a temple gathering or darshan.2006-10-25A crowd of devotees stands in a line at the entrance of a temple gateway with pink and cream pillars, a wooden beam with carved brackets, and hanging mango-leaf or grass festoons. Several people press their palms together in namaskar, and one woman in a green sari with white border has her hands folded. Men wear white shirts and checked or red shirts, and women wear saris in pink and orange. A yellow metal gate and a framed map or sign stand to the right, and an ornate gold-painted screen is on the left. A small sign above reads a Tamil label. The scene suggests darshan queuing at a temple.2006-11-05A photograph taken outdoors on a wet, rainy day in front of a colourful South Indian gopuram temple gateway. On the left, a golden-ornamented canopy shelter draped with pink and orange flower garlands houses a deity murti and a framed portrait. Two framed photographs are displayed, one on each side of the shelter. A man in white clothes stands near the shrine. A crowd of about twenty people gathers in the wet street: women in white and cream sarees holding yellow flowers and brass plates, a woman in a blue saree, women in green and yellow saris, and men in white shirts and grey trousers. A street lamp and a roadside shop stand at the right edge, and a large tree shades the left.2006-11-03