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A photograph taken through a vehicle window of a temple gopuram with painted deity figures, a white compound wall bearing a Tamil-script signboard, and a large shade tree overhead. Two elderly men stand near a dark cow tied to the wall. A yellow building with arched windows stands behind the temple. A deity relief is set into the wall on the right, and a figure sits on a pedestal beneath the tree.

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Photograph taken through a vehicle window of a street scene with a large spreading tree overhead. A colourful temple gopuram with painted deity figures stands beside a yellow two-storey building with arched balconies. A small shrine with a figure sits on a raised platform under the tree. In the foreground, a dark ox is led on a rope past people walking along the road, including an older man in an orange-brown shirt and a woman in a pink-and-red sari. A banner with Tamil text and a portrait-style image hangs on a wall at right, and a child sits atop the platform. Ordinary street and temple life.2011-09-26A photograph taken through trees of a colourful Hindu temple gopuram with painted deity figures and green pillars on a white platform, behind a low grey wall. In the foreground a thatched palm-leaf hut with a white cloth draped over its roof, beside a tree trunk and a small wall with posters. No people are visible.2009-08-03Street scene outside a colourful South Indian temple gopuram-style shrine with painted sculptures, a decorated roof frieze and a blue-painted pillar, shaded by a large tree. A woman in a green sari with red border holds papers beside a woman in white salwar, and a man in a white shirt stands at the front. Men in white dhotis and shirts, one with an orange shawl, move among the crowd. A fruit vendor's cart with oranges and bananas sits at left. The shrine's sculptures include a seated figure atop the roof.2006-11-05A photograph of a dirt path beside a large leafy tree with a spreading trunk, outside a walled compound. Behind the wall rise a colourful gopuram-style temple tower decorated with painted figures and white and green structures, and a pale pillared shrine. One small figure in dark clothing stands near the tree's base among scattered debris and a clay pot. A thatched hut edge is visible on the right and distant hills lie beyond. No ceremony or event is visible.2009-08-03Photograph of a small temple facade seen through a large leafy tree in the foreground. Above the entrance a painted niche holds a seated ganesha murti with orange-yellow body and a white and red decorative arch, flanked by a white recumbent bull (nandi) on the roof ledge. The shrine doorway below is dark, with a framed picture inside and black chalkboard-style signs with white writing on the wall to either side. No people are visible. A date stamp in red digits reads 20 10 2006.2006-10-20A photograph of a South Indian Hindu temple gopuram, a tall tiered tower densely covered in painted polychrome sculptures of deities and figures in red, green, blue and yellow, topped with golden finials under a clear blue sky. In the foreground a granite pillared hall with iron railings stands beside a cream-coloured building with a blue sign board, and a large tree branch frames the upper left. Several people walk and sit in the open courtyard; a woman in a white sari with a red shawl stands near the centre, a man in white walks past, and a few children are visible near the bottom. Loose stones and dirt cover the ground in front. No identifiable a person depiction is visible.2012-08-20 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a gate beside a large tree. A dark brown bull with curved horns, bells and a painted rope is being fed green leaves by a man in white on the left and a woman in a yellow sari with a blue blouse, hands raised in greeting. In the foreground a smiling man with long dark hair, white tripundra marks on his forehead, an orange-saffron cloth and a green garland is turning toward the bull. Behind him, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl wears a gold necklace, and several men and a boy in white shirts stand near a red-and-orange metal gate.2010-12-29January 06 20122012-01-06Outdoor street scene in Chennai during a ratha yatra procession. A large ornate golden-brown chariot with carved panels and garlands stands at right, carrying a deity murti draped in flowers. Crowds of men in white dhotis and shirts walk along the road, some carrying items, and a man in a checked shirt rides a bicycle at center. Auto-rickshaws and motorbikes fill the street, a large leafy tree shades the road, and a small roadside shrine with a carved gopuram sits beside the procession. Overcast sky above.2006-11-05A large crowd of devotees sits densely packed in a temple courtyard, seen from an elevated vantage point. In the foreground, a white painted stone Nandi bull with colourful green, orange and gold trappings faces the crowd. Behind it, a multi-tiered gopuram covered in painted deity figures rises on the left, and a long covered colonnade runs across the back. The worshippers wear white, yellow, orange, red and pink clothing. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this view. The scene suggests a temple ceremony with people seated on the ground.2017-02-06 +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.2012-02-08September 11 20122012-09-11