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A 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.

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September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09November 11 20082008-11-11A crowd of devotees descends a stone staircase at a South Indian temple entrance with a white gopuram covered in sculpted figures behind it. Men in white dhotis and white kurtas, many wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, walk down the steps. Several figures in saffron and orange robes move in the middle of the group, and a man in an orange shawl stands near the top. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the right edge, and a yellow gate and carved stone pillars frame the left side. A large poster hangs on the gopuram wall above the gateway.2006-09-24December 08 20112011-12-08A photograph of a crowd walking through a stone temple gateway with carved pillars in a South Indian temple complex. A bald man in the centre wears an orange saffron-coloured dhoti and shawl and carries a white bag, with sandal marks on his forehead and arms. Around him, women in orange and maroon saris, men in white dhotis and shirts, and others in casual shirts and jeans walk together; several wear lanyards. A man in a teal shirt holds a mobile device. On the right, a stone temple wall with carved pillars and a yellow Tamil-language signboard. A small gopuram tower is visible in the background.2012-10-12A 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.2011-09-09Photo 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.2011-09-09Photograph 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.2011-09-09A photograph of a group descending stone steps at a temple entrance, with decorated orange and yellow marigold garlands on the pillars and a tall stone gopuram at the right. A tall figure with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace walks in the centre, flanked by bare-chested or lightly clad attendants in orange cloth and white. Other men in white dhotis and white shirts follow, one carrying a yellow cloth, and a man in a grey shirt stands at right. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand behind a metal barrier, and blue signboards with Tamil text are visible at left and centre. a person (long swept hair, saffron robe and rudraksha beads), walking as a visiting sannyasi through the temple entrance.2011-12-08Photograph 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.2011-09-09A 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.2011-09-09