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Night photograph of a temple gateway or arch with a dark orange-brown facade and a white scalloped-edged roof cornice. A dark Tamil-script inscription is set in a framed panel on the upper facade, with a small emblem above it, and blurred white lights glare near the roofline. Green leaves of a tree hang in the upper left and lower centre. A red timestamp in the lower right reads 25 10 2006. No people are visible.

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October 25 20062006-10-25Night photograph of an ornate South Indian temple gateway (gopuram-style entrance) lit by warm lamps and a street light. The tiered tower is painted in red, cream and green with sculpted deity and figure panels and lion-like pillar brackets. A dark sign band across the top reads in Tamil with the temple name Arulmigu Subramaniyaswami Thirukkoyil. Below the arch a small signboard and a vehicle with a tarpaulin roof are visible at the bottom edge. No people are clearly visible.2006-10-26Night photograph of the facade of Sri Sringeri Sivaganga Mutt and Sri Saradambal Temple, with a red-and-white striped wall, illuminated doorways and a lit signboard reading Sri Sringeri Sivaganga Mutt. Small painted deity figures sit on the roof parapet above the entrance. Several people stand near the open doors, some holding papers, including a woman in a pink sari and one in an orange sari, with children nearby. Motorcycles are parked in the foreground and an orange triangular flag is visible at right. A tree canopy frames the top of the image.2006-10-14December 25 20052005-12-25Night photograph at the entrance of a Tamil temple, the Thiruvenaiswarar temple in Pondicherry, under a yellow and red banner decorated with painted deity images and flower garlands. Two women stand in the foreground: the left wears a purple sari and glasses, the right a lavender and cream sari. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand and walk among other visitors in the lit courtyard beyond the arch. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person; the scene shows a temple gate with devotees.2006-10-13Night photograph of the front of a South Indian style temple entrance with a painted yellow and red arched doorway. Above it, a colourful tiered gopuram-style crest shows painted deity figures, including an elephant-headed Ganesha on the left and a figure with a crown and attendants at centre. A green banana leaf hangs in the foreground, and a cream sign with red Tamil lettering reads a temple name. No people are visible.2012-04-05A night photograph of a temple facade lit mostly by a single bright lamp on top of a gopuram-like structure. At the top centre, a white and red ornamental shrine-top or kalasha-like finial glows under a bright light, flanked by carved stone ornaments. Below, a dark stone building with iron grilles and a lit doorway, with a hanging sign and a small banner at lower left. No people are visible.2006-10-19Night photo of a crowd of villagers gathered outside a blue-painted temple entrance at a festival procession. The temple gateway has green ornamental trim and a sign reading Sri Muthumariyamman Alayam, with a leafy green canopy above. Men in checked shirts and white dhotis, a boy in a bright blue t-shirt and women in saris, including one in a green blouse and a maroon-and-black sari carrying a small child, stand closely packed, looking toward the temple. A red flag is visible at the right edge.2006-10-16A signboard above a temple entrance reads in red Tamil script on a yellow panel, flanked by red and white ceremonial spears or vels, with the Tamil and Om Muruga inscriptions above. Below the sign is a gold-and-brown decorative arch with floral and bead motifs. Broad banana leaves frame the lower left and right, and painted deity figures are partly visible at the top edge. No people are visible.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05 +1 copiesNight photograph of the facade of a Tamil temple gateway, the Arulmigu Muthaarammman Kovil. Central shrine niche with painted deity murti of a seated figure with a trident-like emblem, flanked by a standing elephant-headed deity on the left and a smaller figure on the right. Ornate pink, yellow and green painted tower with string lights outlined along its edges. Two large maroon ceremonial umbrellas sit at the top corners. Beneath the gable, maroon and pink drapery with white elephant motifs. Tamil signboard in yellow and maroon reads the temple name. No people are visible in the scene.2011-05-02October 19 20062006-10-19