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A photograph of a temple doorway with a pale blue frame, hung with a fringe of white beads and a red canopy, and garlanded with alternating yellow, red and green flower strands. Above the door, colourful painted stucco figures include a multi-armed deity holding a drum and staff in a teal sari, flanked by a figure with an elephant head and a seated smaller figure. Standing painted figures in teal and cream saris flank the entrance on both walls. Tamil lettering is carved above the doorway. No people are visible in the scene; a dark inner sanctum is glimpsed beyond the threshold.

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A temple doorway painted light blue, framed by a garland of yellow and red flowers and a hanging string of shells over the entrance. Above the door, a painted stucco panel shows a multi-armed deity murti seated on a mount, flanked by two smaller figures. Painted standing female figures in saris flank the doorway on both walls, one in pink and one in teal. Tiled floor in the foreground; the interior beyond the threshold is dark. Tamil script is painted above the door.2014-07-01Photograph of an ornate temple gateway entrance with a painted gopuram-style facade. Above the doorway, painted stucco figures in blue, red, green and gold include multiple deity figures and seated bulls on a blue panel, with crouching carved figures at the corners. A dark inner corridor leads into the temple, and a single small figure stands within the passage. A signboard above the entrance reads in Tamil script. No prominent ritual activity is shown; the scene is architectural.2012-02-08May 14 20182018-05-14May 14 20182018-05-14A colourful Tamil temple gateway with a tiered, painted superstructure topped by a gopuram-style crown, decorated with figures of Ganesha and other deities flanked by lions. A pink banner over the entrance reads a Tamil temple name, and a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands in the doorway with several onlookers, one in saffron, passing by. Garlands hang beside the doorway, and a parked white car and trees frame the street scene.2006-11-01Entrance to a stone temple gateway at Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai, with a colourful painted upper frieze of deities and figures in red, orange, gold and blue above a dark doorway. A Tamil name board reads Sri Arunachaleswarar above the threshold. A metal railing and a steel-framed walkway lead into the dim interior, where a single figure in white stands partway inside near a golden doorway. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2012-02-08July 08 20122012-07-08October 16 20062006-10-16A photograph of a small South Indian temple entrance with a pale blue-grey stone gateway and tiered roof topped by small finials. Above the doorway a relief shows a seated couple on a bull (Nandi), consistent with a Shiva-Parvati form. Steps lead up to a grilled iron gate; inside, a dim shrine holds a stone lingam on a yoke-shaped base and standing deity murti with offerings. A small framed plaque sits on the left pillar. No people are visible in the scene.Kailaasa Paramparagatha Suvarnapeetha Sarvajnapeetha Swargapuram SamrajyamPhotograph of a temple entrance with a blue-grey painted facade, decorated with a red, green and gold frieze bearing a white Vaishnava urdhva pundra motif and floral designs. Painted lotus-like emblems flank the doorway, and a dark plaque hangs on the left wall. Through the open doorway, a green-backed inner sanctum shows a deity murti in dress with garlands, and a standing figure in white. Two seated people in white and a shawl sit on the floor at the left, and partially visible people sit at the bottom right near a metal pot.2012-01-04January 03 20182018-01-03