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A photograph taken in a temple colonnade looking out toward a tall, richly sculpted gopuram covered in painted deity figures in many colours. Several men in saffron and rust-orange robes walk in procession along a stone pillared walkway; a few wear rudraksha beaded malas around their necks, and one has a shaved head. Some carry light fabric or walk barefoot. Red-and-white striped seating or barricades and a tall golden pillar stand in the courtyard below, with a few white-clad attendants nearby. Dark stone pillars frame the scene. Whether any of these men is a person cannot be determined from appearance, so the figures are described by role only.

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A photograph of a temple colonnade framing a towering gopuram covered in painted sculptures of deities and figures. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls walk along the stone pillared corridor in silhouette, some wearing rudraksha or bead malas, and one holds a lamp-like object. A man in white clothes walks at the left edge, and a figure in a white shirt stands at the lower left. Red and white seating stretches across the courtyard below.2012-05-08Photograph taken from a shaded colonnade at a South Indian temple, looking out toward a towering gopuram covered in painted sculptures of deities and figures in many colours. Several silhouetted figures in orange-red robes and rudraksha or bead necklaces walk in the dark foreground under the stone pillars. One figure at the right holds a folded cloth, and a man in a grey shirt stands at the lower left near a row of red-and-white seating. A gold-tipped pillar stands in the courtyard, with a blue sky above. The image is backlit, leaving the foreground figures in shadow.2012-05-08 +1 copiesA photograph taken from within a stone pillared colonnade looking out toward a tall, richly sculpted South Indian gopuram covered in painted deity figures in bright colours. Several robed men in rust-orange and maroon cloth walk through the pillared hall, one wearing a rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant, another with a long white shawl draped over one shoulder and a bare upper body. A man in white dhoti and shirt walks in the foreground, and a video camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. Striped red and white barriers and a row of people are visible in the courtyard below.2012-05-08 +1 copiesMay 08 20122012-05-08May 08 20122012-05-08Photograph taken beside a stone pillar in a temple courtyard, with a towering gopuram covered in painted sculptures rising behind a long colonnade. A group of saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas stands in a row on the right, several wearing orange and gold-trimmed cloth. On the left, a man in a white shirt stands near a woman in an orange sari with dark hair. A red-and-white tiered seating area and a water tank lie in the foreground. The scene is backlit and partly in silhouette.2012-05-08 +1 copiesA photograph taken from inside a temple colonnade looking toward a tall, richly sculpted gopuram tower covered in painted deity figures in many colours. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red sari with gold border and a gold necklace stands with her back partly turned, looking toward the tower. Beside her a man in a white short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers gestures with his right hand toward the tower, as if explaining it. Two or three other people are partly visible at the left edge, including a man in a pink shirt. Pillars frame the view, with a smaller shrine on the right and a blue sky above.2012-09-11January 16 20182018-01-16May 08 20122012-05-08May 08 20122012-05-08A photograph taken under a stone pillared gateway in a temple complex, with a tall, brightly painted gopuram tower rising in the background, its tiers covered in colourful deity sculptures. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at right, holding a large garland of red roses wrapped in green leaves, with rudraksha beads around his neck. Beside him a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a tall decorated headdress and a gold pendant with rudraksha mala, stands near the group. To the left a bald man in white ritual clothing with a mala stands at the edge. Several other people, including a woman in a blue and grey sari and a woman in a brown shawl, stand in the middle of the scene. The setting is outdoors in bright daylight with a pillared colonnade overhead.2012-05-08January 16 20182018-01-16