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A street scene in front of a South Indian temple gopuram with painted sculpted figures along its tiers. A row of yellow-and-black auto rickshaws is parked at the roadside, one in the foreground with its rear door open. A man in a brown shirt and maroon lungi bends into the foreground rickshaw. Several other people stand near the parked vehicles and a white car is parked to the right. Overcast sky, utility poles and a small roadside shop frame the scene.

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A street scene outside a temple gopuram-style gateway with a tiered, ornamented roof, in front of which a row of yellow auto-rickshaws is parked on a paved road. A man in a brown shirt and maroon lungi stands beside the nearest rickshaw, which has its side door open. Behind the vehicles are white cars, a small roadside shop with a tarpaulin and a metal stand, a tall light pole, and a hazy sky with a few utility wires. A few other people are partly visible near the left edge.2012-07-08A photograph of a large white gopuram of a South Indian temple rising behind a street lined with yellow-and-black auto-rickshaws parked in a dusty road. Several men in shirts and dhotis stand near the rickshaws, a cyclist rides on the right, and a silver sedan and a bicycle are parked on the left. The tower is densely carved with tiered sculptural figures and niches, under a pale overcast sky.2012-07-08A photograph of a tall, ornately carved stone gopuram, the gateway tower of a South Indian temple, rising in tiers of sculpted figures and niches against a pale sky. In the foreground, a man in a beige shirt and dhoti stands beside a row of yellow auto-rickshaws parked on dusty ground. A second man in a light shirt leans against one of the vehicles, and a few other people appear at the edges. No a person candidate is visible. The temple tower dominates the frame.2012-07-08July 08 20122012-07-08A busy street scene in front of a South Indian temple gopuram and a colourful gateway tower. A silver SUV and a white van are stopped in traffic, with a yellow auto-rickshaw on the left and bicycles in the foreground. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk along the road and near the vehicles, and one man in an orange shirt stands by the white van. Roadside shops and hoardings line the left side, and a cart of produce is visible at right. No individual can be confidently identified as the a person from appearance, so the figures are described by role and clothing only.2007-01-12July 08 20122012-07-08A photograph of a South Indian temple gopuram-style facade painted in bright colours, with a sign reading in Tamil above the entrance and a Hindu deity sculpture in an arched niche at the centre. Yellow auto-rickshaws are parked in the foreground on a street, and a few men stand and sit near the shuttered temple entrance. Commercial signs for Aircel and Nokia appear on the left and a hillside rises behind the temple.2012-07-08A street scene in Tiruvannamalai beside a large temple wall with a tall gopuram (temple tower) carved with tiers of sculpture rising behind it. Along the top of the pink-and-white wall stand several stone figures and finials. In the road, two yellow-and-black auto-rickshaws drive toward the camera, with a blue-and-white bus and another bus parked at the curb on the right. A few pedestrians walk along the left side in white and light clothing, and motorcycles are visible at the edge. Overcast sky and low hills appear in the background.2012-07-08July 24 20122012-07-24A busy street scene in an Indian town, photographed in daylight from the roadway. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk along the road and ride motorcycles, including a man in a pink shirt riding pillion behind another rider. Two yellow auto-rickshaws are visible, one at centre and one at right. Shops line both sides with signboards, a green-domed mosque tower stands at upper centre, and a pale temple gopuram rises in the distance at left. Plastic bags and sacks lie on the pavement at left. No one is identifiable as a person and no ritual is shown.2012-07-08July 24 20122012-07-24July 08 20122012-07-08