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A photograph of a crowd gathered in front of a white temple with a tiered blue and gold gopuram tower and a statue on the roofline. Many people stand in the foreground, mostly men in white and pale shirts, some with forehead markings, and a woman with flowers in her hair at left. Strings of small flags stretch across the sky above the temple, and bamboo barricades and striped cloth canopies line the front. A pale-clad man in the right foreground wears glasses. No identifiable a person is clearly visible.

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A crowd of men, women and children stands outdoors in front of a temple gateway with white pillars, a blue-and-gold tower and a green-edged roof. Foreground men in pale shirts and dhotis look toward the temple; one man in a blue-and-white striped shirt holds up a camera. A woman in a pink-and-blue sari holds a small child in an orange top. Above the temple, strings of small lights and a camera rig are visible. A large banner with a portrait hangs at right, and cloth bunting decorates the entrance.2011-12-21January 12 20072007-01-12A dense crowd fills a temple courtyard under an overcast sky during a procession. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, saffron-garbed men, and women in bright saris and blue, red and yellow dresses, many with jasmine flowers in their hair, walk and stand among market stalls with blue tarpaulins. A white gopuram tower with a kalasha finial rises on the right above a long red-roofed colonnade with pillars. Strings of flowers and colourful cloth decorate the scene. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among the crowd.2006-10-26A large crowd gathers outside a colourful Dravidian-style temple with a tall ornate gopuram-style tower and carved sculptures along the roofline, in front of a rocky hill under a clear blue sky. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts or saris stand and sit in the courtyard, with some women in red, pink and purple saris. A golden flagstaff rises beside the temple, and palm trees line the right edge. Near the pillared mandapa on the left, a few figures in white and orange gather around ritual activity. No single person can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A dense crowd fills an open temple courtyard under an overcast sky, pressing toward a colonnaded hall with white-pillared shrine entrance. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts, checked shirts, and teal or green shawls over their shoulders; women wear red, pink, green and blue saris, some with flowers in their hair. A bald man in a teal shawl stands near the front, and a shirtless man in a dhoti is visible at left. Strings of pink and red flower garlands and green banana leaves hang along the hall's roofline, and a red and white canopy shades stalls. A utility pole and tree frame the left side. A faint white-and-blue logo sits in the upper left corner.2006-10-26Elevated view of a large crowd of devotees seated on the ground in a temple courtyard, with a white painted Nandi bull statue with green and gold trappings in the left foreground and a second Nandi with gold trappings at right. Many devotees wear white, with others in orange, pink and yellow garments. A tiered gopuram-style shrine structure covered in painted deity figures stands in the centre, under scaffolding, beside a tall temple gateway tower at left and a long covered colonnade at right. The scene is outdoors in daylight with trees behind the complex.2017-02-06 +11 copiesA large crowd of devotees walks in a procession across a paved courtyard in front of a colourful gopuram-style Hindu temple with ornate sculpted figures on its roof and towers. Many men wear white dhotis and white shirts with saffron or orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas; several women wear saris in red, yellow and green. A man in a white dhoti and saffron shawl at left carries a camera on a stand. Strings of green leaves hang from the temple eaves, and a golden flagstaff rises at left. The scene looks like a temple procession, with no clearly identifiable central figure visible.2007-01-12Outdoor 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.2006-10-26A large crowd gathers in the open courtyard before the Arunachaleshwara temple at Tiruvannamalai, with a colourful gopuram tower topped by a dome on the left and a tall gilded flagstaff rising on the right. Behind the temple stands a rocky hill under a pale sky. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts, while some women wear saris in bright colours. Figures sculpted in rows decorate the temple roofline. The temple pillars open onto a sheltered walkway.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A large South Indian temple gopuram rises above a long stone colonnade entrance, its tiers carved with deity figures and painted in multiple colours. Crowds of devotees, many in orange or saffron clothing and white caps, fill the foreground around two ornate fringed umbrellas with red, gold and floral embroidered panels. Hills rise behind the temple under a pale sky, and blue tarpaulin and a balloon bundle appear at the lower right.2008-08-02