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A photograph of a brick-red tiled temple-style building facade in a village street. The upper parione is decorated with painted colourful deity figures and a small chariot-like shrine with a dome, wheels and horse motifs at the right. A blue painted figure of a standing deity holding a staff and a bow-like weapon is set beside a barred window, and a closed metal shutter door sits in the centre under a yellow Tamil-script signboard. Two adult men sit on a step at the lower right and a young boy in a white shirt stands at left. Palm trees are visible behind the roof.

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A temple gateway of a Mangalambika/Mangalaiyamman shrine with a colourful tiered gopuram-style roof crowned by painted deity figures and lions. A printed banner above the entrance reads a Tamil dedication to Arulmigu Mangalaiyamman Thirukkoyil. Standing female figures in green and red flank the doorway. To the right a black board carries a yellow poster with a small photo of a bald man in white, with Tamil text. In the foreground a crowd of about ten people sits and stands, including older women in saris, a woman in blue, and men in shirts. No deity is named in this frame beyond the temple banner.2006-11-01July 08 20122012-07-08October 20 20062006-10-20A photograph of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram with painted stucco deity figures in niches, set beside a yellow temple wall with red and white striped base. Palm trees stand behind and a thatched roof is visible at right. In the foreground at right, a gold-decorated vehicle with ornate carved panels and a window stands near the temple entrance. A portrait printed on the vehicle shows a man in a white turban and long hair, a figure whose identity cannot be confirmed from appearance. A man in khaki uniform stands at the doorway at left, and motorcycles are parked at the bottom edge. A date stamp reading 20.10.2006 and a copyright line appear over the lower portion.2006-10-20Facade of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram-style entrance with painted tiers and small shrines holding three deity murti in niches above a yellow wall. A doorway below is hung with dried leaf and flower strings. A small portion of a framed picture is visible at the right edge, and two partially visible people stand at the bottom edge near the doorway. The walls are striped red and white at the base.2006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20A small colourful Hindu temple shrine with a multi-tiered, brightly painted gopuram-style tower topped by a golden finial. The facade shows painted stucco figures including a seated Ganesha deity murti in the centre flanked by white bulls and attendant figures in blue, with a pink and green painted wall beside it. The shrine has a grey block wall, a gold-barred metal gate and a small framed black plaque with Tamil script. Tall coconut palms and a blue sky surround the structure. No people are visible.2009-08-03October 24 20062006-10-24A photograph of a colourfully painted temple gopuram facade in Tamil Nadu at dusk, with a tall banana-leaf and palm-frond arch framing the entrance. Painted figures and sculptures in red, green, blue and gold crowd the tiered tower, and a deep-yellow banner with Tamil lettering hangs on the front. A crowd of devotees, many women in orange and yellow saris and men in white shirts, stands and moves near the doorway, with one lit flame glowing at the threshold. An orange flag stands at the right edge beside a painted guardian figure.2006-11-05October 20 20062006-10-20August 03 20092009-08-03August 11 20092009-08-11