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A wide outdoor view of a temple complex on sandy ground under a pale overcast sky. Tall gopuram towers rise on the left and centre, with ornate white and cream shrine structures beside them. A small cream building with a red pyramidal roof stands in the foreground, and a tall floodlight pole rises on the right. Rows of colourful cloth and open-sided shelters line the sand, and a few scattered people sit, stand and walk across the beach-like ground.

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October 26 20062006-10-26Photograph of a sandy beach beside the sea at a Tamil Nadu temple town. A white gopuram-style temple tower rises on the left and a colourful multi-tiered gopuram stands at centre, with a pillared hall at its base. Bamboo fencing and drying clothes in yellow, green and pink line the shore. Several people sit or lie on the sand, a man in a white shirt stands at left, and a bare-chested man lies on a blue cloth in the foreground. Women in saris stroll along the fence. Overcast sky above a calm sea. Tall floodlight pole stands on the beach. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2006-10-26Outdoor view of a South Indian temple complex with white ornate gopuram towers carved with sculptures and a smaller colourful gopuram at right, tiled roof structures and a tall floodlight pole rising in the centre. Bamboo scaffolding and a thatched shed stand at left, with a white sign bearing red Tamil lettering. Many people are gathered on sandy ground in front of the temple, some seated, wearing saris and dhotis in colourful clothing, and colourful cloth hangs drying on lines at lower right. A blue-and-white emblem sits at upper left and a timestamp reads 26.10.2006 at lower right.2006-10-26Elevated view over a coastal town toward open sea under a pale overcast sky. In the foreground are red-tiled roofs, corrugated sheets and a small white vehicle, with a signboard reading "Hotel Sun" and another partly legible sign. Behind them a long striped wall with a gold-trimmed top leads to a temple-like complex, a small tower and a dark rock outcrop on the shoreline, with palm trees along the water's edge. No people are visible.2006-10-27October 30 20062006-10-30October 27 20062006-10-27A photograph of a dusty open village street lined with tall coconut palms under a clear blue sky. On the left, a small white pickup truck carries an orange banner with printed Tamil script, and several people in white dhotis and shirts stand beside it. At the centre-right stands a small stone temple gopuram with carved figures and a tiered roof, its doorway shaded and some people sitting on a low bench nearby. A few other figures are scattered along the road and at the right edge, and a tall white vehicle is parked behind the temple.2012-01-04A wide, hazy photograph of a flat sandy beach under an overcast grey sky. Several large billboards with blue, green, red and white panels stand on a low raised strip beyond the sand, with trees and buildings behind them. Scattered small figures walk and stand across the sand, along with a few small blue-roofed canopy stalls and tents at left, and a distant line of people near the water. A red digital timestamp reading 30 17:29 appears at lower right. No a person candidate is visible.2006-10-30A wide beach scene at a seashore with turquoise waves rolling in from the left and pale sand in the foreground. Many people stand in the shallow surf and along the wet sand, some in white, orange, yellow and pink saris and dhotis, some bending to wash or bathe in the water. Others walk or sit on the dry sand near a blue-hulled boat on the right, with colourful umbrellas and palm trees in the distance. The image shows a holy-bath gathering on the beach. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people.2018-03-17January 12 20092009-01-12October 31 20062006-10-31Large crowd of devotees seated on the ground in front of two tall white gopuram towers of a South Indian temple. Most people wear white clothing, men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris of white, orange, teal and red. A stone pavilion with pillars stands in the middle, and a small shop signboard with Tamil lettering is at right. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance in this image, so the crowd is described by role and attire.2007-01-12