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Outdoor view of a South Indian temple complex with white ornate gopuram towers carved with sculptures and a smaller colourful gopuram at right, tiled roof structures and a tall floodlight pole rising in the centre. Bamboo scaffolding and a thatched shed stand at left, with a white sign bearing red Tamil lettering. Many people are gathered on sandy ground in front of the temple, some seated, wearing saris and dhotis in colourful clothing, and colourful cloth hangs drying on lines at lower right. A blue-and-white emblem sits at upper left and a timestamp reads 26.10.2006 at lower right.

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Photograph of a sandy beach beside the sea at a Tamil Nadu temple town. A white gopuram-style temple tower rises on the left and a colourful multi-tiered gopuram stands at centre, with a pillared hall at its base. Bamboo fencing and drying clothes in yellow, green and pink line the shore. Several people sit or lie on the sand, a man in a white shirt stands at left, and a bare-chested man lies on a blue cloth in the foreground. Women in saris stroll along the fence. Overcast sky above a calm sea. Tall floodlight pole stands on the beach. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2006-10-26A wide outdoor view of a temple complex on sandy ground under a pale overcast sky. Tall gopuram towers rise on the left and centre, with ornate white and cream shrine structures beside them. A small cream building with a red pyramidal roof stands in the foreground, and a tall floodlight pole rises on the right. Rows of colourful cloth and open-sided shelters line the sand, and a few scattered people sit, stand and walk across the beach-like ground.2006-10-26December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A photograph of a crowd gathered in front of a white temple with a tiered blue and gold gopuram tower and a statue on the roofline. Many people stand in the foreground, mostly men in white and pale shirts, some with forehead markings, and a woman with flowers in her hair at left. Strings of small flags stretch across the sky above the temple, and bamboo barricades and striped cloth canopies line the front. A pale-clad man in the right foreground wears glasses. No identifiable a person is clearly visible.2011-12-21October 26 20062006-10-26October 12 20122012-10-12Photograph of a temple courtyard with tall, ornately carved white gopuram towers in the background, one on the left and one on the right. A small golden canopied palanquin with red and white fringe stands in the centre, surrounded by a crowd of devotees. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, some in orange and others in colourful saris and kurtas. Orange-red ceremonial carpet runners cross the stone-paved courtyard, and a yellow barrier is visible at the right edge. Light pillars and a street lamp stand nearby under a pale sky.2009-08-06December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Large crowd of devotees seated on the ground in front of two tall white gopuram towers of a South Indian temple. Most people wear white clothing, men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris of white, orange, teal and red. A stone pavilion with pillars stands in the middle, and a small shop signboard with Tamil lettering is at right. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance in this image, so the crowd is described by role and attire.2007-01-12Photograph of a large white gopuram, the tiered temple tower of the Arunachaleshwara Temple in Tiruvannamalai, rising above a stone mandapam decorated with a row of yellow, orange and blue ceremonial bunting. Ornate sculpted figures cover the tower's facade. In the foreground, a crowd of devotees walks along a fenced temple courtyard, including people in white dhotis, saris and shirts, and a woman in a yellow top at left. Overhead tangles of electrical wires and street lamps are visible under an overcast sky.2006-12-04Exterior view of a large Hindu temple gopuram, the tall pyramidal tower covered in white-painted sculpted figures and tiers, rising above a pillared stone mandapam. Crowds of visitors walk across a stone courtyard with orange-coloured runner strips. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris, and a uniformed police officer in khaki are visible. Floodlight poles and a small shrine with a colourful roof stand at the left. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2009-08-06A dense crowd fills a temple courtyard under an overcast sky during a procession. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, saffron-garbed men, and women in bright saris and blue, red and yellow dresses, many with jasmine flowers in their hair, walk and stand among market stalls with blue tarpaulins. A white gopuram tower with a kalasha finial rises on the right above a long red-roofed colonnade with pillars. Strings of flowers and colourful cloth decorate the scene. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the crowd.2006-10-26