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A temple doorway painted light blue, framed by a garland of yellow and red flowers and a hanging string of shells over the entrance. Above the door, a painted stucco panel shows a multi-armed deity murti seated on a mount, flanked by two smaller figures. Painted standing female figures in saris flank the doorway on both walls, one in pink and one in teal. Tiled floor in the foreground; the interior beyond the threshold is dark. Tamil script is painted above the door.

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A photograph of a temple doorway with a pale blue frame, hung with a fringe of white beads and a red canopy, and garlanded with alternating yellow, red and green flower strands. Above the door, colourful painted stucco figures include a multi-armed deity holding a drum and staff in a teal sari, flanked by a figure with an elephant head and a seated smaller figure. Standing painted figures in teal and cream saris flank the entrance on both walls. Tamil lettering is carved above the doorway. No people are visible in the scene; a dark inner sanctum is glimpsed beyond the threshold.2014-07-01Photograph 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.2012-02-08Entrance 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.2012-02-08A temple entrance in a South Indian village setting with a painted, tiled gateway decorated in red, blue and green. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and a shawl walks through the doorway carrying a brass tray or plate. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red sari with a yellow border and a gold armlet, wearing a garland of white, yellow and pink flowers, stands with her back to the camera looking toward the doorway. Painted guardian figures flank the entrance, and potted plants stand at the threshold. Mango leaves hang over the door.2014-07-01Photograph 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.2012-01-04July 01 20142014-07-01March 04 20132013-03-04July 08 20122012-07-08March 04 20132013-03-04May 29 20152015-05-29October 20 20062006-10-20A man with long dark hair and bare chest, wearing an orange-red cloth wrapped at the waist, walks barefoot through an open temple gateway. He wears a long garland of pink and yellow flowers around his neck and a rudraksha mala across his chest. The grey and white gateway has ornate gold-coloured finials on top and tall pillars. Behind the entrance, two dark stone deity murti stand in niches on either side of a yellow-walled courtyard, with a bare tree and greenery visible beyond the doors.2014-07-01