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Photograph of a stone temple entrance with a curved grey canopy over the steps leading up to an ornate gopuram-style doorway. Several people walk up and down the steps: a woman in an orange sari and a man in white dhoti and shirt descend, a man in red shirt and white dhoti walks up, and an elderly woman in a white sari with folded hands stands in the foreground. Blue informational signboards with text stand at the steps, and a carved deity panel with a blue background appears at the upper right.

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Photograph of a stone temple entrance with a curved metal canopy shading a flight of granite steps. A group of about ten people descends toward the viewer: a man in an orange-saffron robe and a man in a white dhoti and shawl near the center, with others in white, red and grey clothing. An elderly woman in a white sari with folded hands walks in the foreground, and a woman in a green sari stands on the left. Blue informational signs stand at the sides of the steps, and a stone lamp post and iron railing are on the left.2011-09-09Photo of a stone temple entrance with a granite gateway, carved pillars and a curved green-grey metal canopy over wide stone steps. A group of people walks down the steps, including several men in white dhotis, one man in a saffron-orange cloth, and others in pink and red shirts; a woman in a green sari stands near the left railing and an elderly woman in a white sari with folded hands is in the foreground. Blue informational signboards are placed beside the steps, and a black stone nandi-like bull sculpture sits behind the railing on the left.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09A photograph taken at the entrance of a stone temple with a white gopuram tower above and a teal metal canopy over the steps. A group of about a dozen people in white dhotis and orange or saffron robes descends the stone steps. Two figures in saffron robes walk near the center, and a man in brown trousers and white shirt carries a small blue bag. Blue banners with white text line the entrance. In the foreground, a photographer in a white shirt with a red thread necklace holds a video camera.2011-09-09A photograph of a large white gopuram temple tower rising behind a grey curved canopy at a South Indian temple entrance. A crowd of devotees descends a broad stone staircase in front of the gate. Near the centre, a man in an orange dhoti and a garland walks with a bare-chested man in orange, and several men in white dhotis with gold borders walk barefoot. A man in a white shirt carries a blue bucket. Others wear pink and red shirts and saris. A carved shrine niche with deity figures sits at right. A blue banner with a timetable hangs near the entrance. Many devotees are visible, and a few of the men show distinctive garlands or ornaments, but no appearance cue reliably identifies a person, so the presence is uncertain.2011-09-09May 07 20122012-05-07September 09 20112011-09-09January 12 20072007-01-12Several men walk out through the dark stone gateway of a South Indian temple tower, its upper levels densely carved with sculpted figures and a white gopuram visible beyond. In the foreground a man in white shirt and trousers with dark-rimmed glasses carries a pink-and-white garland. To his right a figure in a flowing orange-saffron robe with a beaded necklace and long dark hair walks forward, a probable Swamiji by appearance. Behind them an older man in white dhoti and shawl carries a rudraksha mala, another man in white holds a large green-and-yellow flower garland, and a seated woman in orange sari sits at the right with a few onlookers nearby. Overcast sky and overhead wires frame the scene.2006-12-04Night photograph of a stone Hindu temple gopuram covered in carved sculptures, with a small shrine niche above showing a deity murti flanked by peacock figures. A translucent curved canopy shelters the entrance, lit by a street lamp. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands near a metal barrier while a group of men in white dhotis and saffron/orange shawls walks up the steps, and a man in a white shirt stands at right beside a bald man in white holding a camera.2012-04-05Photograph of a crowd at a South Indian temple entrance under a tall white gopuram carved with figures. In the centre, a group of people in white clothes and saffron-orange robes descends a stone staircase toward the viewer, some carrying garlands. A tree shades the left side, and a signboard on the left reads a Tamil name with the word sannidhi. Several people in the foreground, mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, walk among the crowd, and a gold-trimmed shrine façade with colourful painted deity figures stands on the right. Overcast sky above.2006-09-24A photograph of a temple entrance with a stone staircase and a metal canopy roof outside an ornate stone temple. Two saffron-robed figures stand near the top of the steps beside a blue information board. Several men in white dhotis descend the stairs, one carrying a blue bag. In the foreground a young man in a blue checked shirt and dark jeans walks holding a bunch of white and red flowers, and a man in a checked shirt carries a red helmet. Another person stands at the right edge. Blue signboards with Tamil text stand near the steps.2011-09-26