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Photograph of a stone temple complex at dusk, showing an open pillared stone hall with a raised plinth carved with animal reliefs, and a tall gopuram tower with sculpted figures rising behind it. A paved courtyard lies in front. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts walk along the right edge, some wearing orange or saffron garments. The sky is pale with clouds and trees frame the left side.

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September 18 20062006-09-18A photograph of a stone temple colonnade at dusk beside a carved stone wall, with a tall gopuram tower of a temple visible in the background under a cloudy sky. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts, plus one person in a reddish-brown garment, walk along the paved courtyard path to the right. The pillars are heavily carved, and the path runs along the base of the colonnade.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Photograph of the stone colonnade along the outer wall of a South Indian temple, with carved pillars and a sculpted moulded plinth in the foreground. A tall, ornately carved gopuram tower rises at right beside a plain compound wall. Five people walk along a paved path near the pillars: four men in white dhotis and shirts and one woman in an orange-red sari. Overcast sky and trees at the right edge. Setting suggests the Dharapuram temple complex.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18A group of devotees walks along a stone temple courtyard beside a carved stone temple wall with pillared colonnades and ornate carved cornice figures under a pale overcast sky. In the foreground, a man with long hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes and a rudraksha-style mala, with a tall man in white shirt and dhoti beside him. Behind them, several men and women in white garments, some wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces, follow along the paved path.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Photograph of a group walking along the carved stone exterior of a South Indian temple with tall ornate sculpted gopuram-style parapet and pillared colonnade. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over a dark top and carries a black bag; beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt walks. Behind them several men in white dhotis, some with orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, follow across a paved courtyard. A tall copper-toned lamp post stands at the left.2006-09-18Photograph of a long stone temple wall with a carved gopuram-style tower at right, its tiers covered in sculpted figures. A small pillared colonnade stands in front of the tower. A group of about seven people in white ritual clothes walk along a path beside the wall, one woman in an orange sari among them, with a few other figures and a trimmed green hedge in the foreground. Stone lions or carved animals sit atop the wall. Overcast evening sky.2006-09-18A photograph of a group of men walking across a paved stone courtyard of an ancient stone temple with a long colonnade of carved pillars behind them. A man in an orange saffron robe and an orange shawl walks in the centre of the group; he has long hair swept back and is wearing a shawl. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing orange shawls, walk in a line. The temple's carved stone walls and ornamented pillared hall, with weathered masonry and a cloudy sky above, frame the scene.2006-09-18A photograph of a group of about ten men walking across a paved stone courtyard in front of an ornately carved stone temple with tiered sculpted cornices and pillared halls. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and several have beaded necklaces. One man in the centre wears a long orange-saffron robe and walks at the front, with a man in white and a man in green trousers nearby. Stone steps lead up to a dark doorway on the left under a partly cloudy sky.2006-09-18