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A photograph of a temple gateway with a yellow boundary wall marked with red and white U-shaped motifs. A tiered gopuram-style roof with painted sculptures of deities and figures sits atop the grey pillared entrance. A winged figure with a crown and raised arms stands on the parapet to the right, and a banner with Tamil text hangs over the entrance. A man in a white shirt walks past near the doorway, and a 'Parking for Two Wheelers Only' sign is visible at right. Palm trees and power lines appear against a partly cloudy sky.

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January 23 20102010-01-23October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20Facade 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.2006-10-20Photograph of a colourful Hindu temple gateway with a tiered, painted gopuram-style tower topped by a kalasha-like finial. Statues on the parapet include two white bulls, a standing figure with raised arms, a seated figure, and a large deity murti of Ganesha with a trunk, flanked by small sculpted figures. A red and yellow banner hangs over the entrance with Tamil script and images of Ganesha and a goddess. No people are visible in the scene.2006-10-16A street photograph of a colourful multi-tiered south Indian temple gopuram rising above a roadside, with painted sculptures of deities and figures stacked on its tiers. A large ganesha statue in orange and yellow stands at left beside a yellow wall, with a palm-thatched entrance canopy below the tower. Palm trees and a leafy tree frame the sky. A grey car and a few people in white shirts and dhotis pass in the foreground, and a co-op cost price shop sign hangs at right.2010-01-19October 20 20062006-10-20October 20 20062006-10-20A busy street scene in an Indian town on a hazy day. Several motorcyclists and scooter riders ride along a paved road toward a colourful gopuram temple tower, its tiers covered in painted deities and figures, with a yellow-painted barrier in the foreground. A tall orange-and-white statue stands at the roadside by the temple wall. On the left, a large banner with a portrait and Tamil lettering hangs on a wall. A man in a white shirt on a bicycle and a rider in a white shirt with a red backpack are at the right edge, with traffic lights and utility poles overhead.2010-01-23Exterior of a whitewashed temple gopuram-style structure with a painted, multi-coloured tower of deity figures and lions atop the white walls. Two golden lion-like figures sit on the roof parapet, and a yellow dome rises at right beside a red and white striped temple wall. Blue sky and tree branches frame the top of the photo. No people are visible.2006-10-22A colourful South Indian gopuram-style temple shrine seen from the front against a pale sky. The tiered superstructure is crowded with painted stucco figures of deities and attendants in pink, green, yellow and blue, with a ceremonial bell-like finial and a small figure of an elephant-headed deity on the upper tier. A central niche holds a seated deity murti. Steps lead up to a grilled blue door flanked by carved pilasters and standing female figures. Trees, palms and a small roadside shop with a Mirinda advertisement stand beside it. No people are visible.2010-01-23A 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.2006-10-20