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Photograph of a crowd gathered outside a richly painted gopuram-style temple gateway with carved deity figures in the arch and a blue sky above. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and trousers holds a tall silver ceremonial staff, and beside him a older man in white stands near a dark car with a red beacon light and a windscreen sticker reading VIP CAR PASS. A bearded man with bare upper body and sacred markings stands in the crowd. A multicoloured umbrella with tasselled edges is raised near the entrance, and a yellow-orange flag hangs at left. Devotees in white stand around the entrance as a procession forms beyond the gateway.

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Photo of a crowd gathered outside a white gopuram temple entrance with painted ceiling and deity panels in the gateway. A large multicoloured umbrella with tassels stands near the doorway. In the foreground a dark car bears a red beacon and windscreen text reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with a VIP car pass. Men in white dhotis and shirts hold a gold-trimmed ceremonial banner and a silver staff, and a man with bare upper body and rudraksha mala stands nearby. Several people are visible in the crowd, many in white clothing.2012-06-05A photograph of a crowd gathered before a richly painted gopuram-style temple gateway with tiered towers, sculpted figures in the arch and colourful deity reliefs on the sides. A large ceremonial umbrella with red, blue and yellow panels and tasselled fringe is held over the entrance, and beyond it a palanquin draped in red and gold is carried through the passage. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man wears an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulders with a garland, while bare-chested men in white dhotis wear rudraksha malas. Other devotees in white clothing and saris press forward under bright blue sky.2012-06-05January 12 20072007-01-12Photograph of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram with tiered sculpted figures, painted in red, green, white and gold, above a temple entrance decorated with banana stalks, flower strings and striped cloth canopy. A blue sign on the gopuram reads Om Namo Narayanaya. A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis gathers near a silver vehicle with a red beacon light, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right directing them. A green banner at right shows deity images and Tamil text.2012-05-31 +1 copiesA festival procession at a Hindu temple tower gateway under a clear blue sky. On a wooden chariot with a flower-decorated canopy, a deity murti is adorned with garlands, and two large green and pink umbrellas with fringed edges shade it. Priests in orange and white dhotis stand on the platform, one bare-chested priest in orange dhoti near the front, others in white. A man in a white shirt and green cloth stands beside the chariot. Dense crowds of devotees, many women in saris, surround the chariot. Scaffolding rises at the right.2022-11-30Outdoor procession at a colourful gopuram-style temple gateway with painted sculptures of deities and a clear blue sky. A multicoloured canopy umbrella with tasselled edges shelters a small palanquin carried near the entrance, where a deity murti sits on a red cushioned seat. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron robe with a white and gold flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace looks upward, flanked by two men in orange robes with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Behind them a crowd of devotees, some bald and some wearing white dhotis, stands with a tall silver staff. Visible sculptures and a pitched roof frame the scene.2012-06-05A colourful south Indian temple gateway (gopuram-style entrance) with tiered, painted towers and a central arched pediment carved with a row of deity figures. Flanking shrine niches show a painted Ganesha on the left and a multi-armed goddess on the right. Crowds of people in mostly white and dark clothing walk through the open gate, with a red-and-white 'NO PARKING' sign and street lamps at the sides. A timestamp and copyright overlay appear at the bottom right.2006-10-23October 23 20062006-10-23Street procession outside a temple entrance on a bright day, with a crowd of devotees in predominantly white clothing, some in orange or saffron shawls. On the right, two large umbrellas with red, green, yellow and blue panels and tasselled fringes are carried on long poles, shading a procession moving through the lane. On the left, people stand near a painted temple facade with ornate pillars and sculptures on the roof, and a small shop with a grill and signboard. Many people are packed tightly together, some holding small items and leaning forward toward the entrance.2009-01-21A colourful gopuram temple tower with tiers of painted deity sculptures rises above a green-walled temple entrance. Crowds stream out through the doorway in daylight. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes with orange shoulder cloths and rudraksha malas walk forward smiling, one holding a garland. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shirt and a man in a dark blue shirt move among devotees, and a woman in white with a yellow sash and tilak stands at left. A grey car is at lower right, and roadside stalls with red garlands sit to the right of the gate.2012-08-20January 16 20182018-01-16Photograph of a procession walking through the long pillared colonnade of a South Indian temple gopuram-style hall with painted ceilings, carved yali brackets and a tiered gateway with sculpted figures on top. A central man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border, a saffron turban and a long garland walks barefoot, with long hair visible, and is probable Swamiji by appearance cues of orange ornate clothing, turban, and long hair. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis, several wearing rudraksha malas and orange shawls, walk in procession, with a man in front in a white shirt bent forward. Crowd of white-clad devotees fills the corridor.2007-01-12