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Photo of a crowd gathered outside a white gopuram temple entrance with painted ceiling and deity panels in the gateway. A large multicoloured umbrella with tassels stands near the doorway. In the foreground a dark car bears a red beacon and windscreen text reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with a VIP car pass. Men in white dhotis and shirts hold a gold-trimmed ceremonial banner and a silver staff, and a man with bare upper body and rudraksha mala stands nearby. Several people are visible in the crowd, many in white clothing.

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Photograph of a crowd gathered outside a richly painted gopuram-style temple gateway with carved deity figures in the arch and a blue sky above. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and trousers holds a tall silver ceremonial staff, and beside him a older man in white stands near a dark car with a red beacon light and a windscreen sticker reading VIP CAR PASS. A bearded man with bare upper body and sacred markings stands in the crowd. A multicoloured umbrella with tasselled edges is raised near the entrance, and a yellow-orange flag hangs at left. Devotees in white stand around the entrance as a procession forms beyond the gateway.2012-06-05Outdoor procession at a colourful gopuram-style temple gateway with painted sculptures of deities and a clear blue sky. A multicoloured canopy umbrella with tasselled edges shelters a small palanquin carried near the entrance, where a deity murti sits on a red cushioned seat. In the foreground a man in an orange-saffron robe with a white and gold flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace looks upward, flanked by two men in orange robes with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Behind them a crowd of devotees, some bald and some wearing white dhotis, stands with a tall silver staff. Visible sculptures and a pitched roof frame the scene.2012-06-05A dense crowd of devotees fills a street outside a colourfully painted temple gopuram-style gateway with ornate pillars, circular medallion decorations and lion-bracket carvings. Several large ceremonial umbrellas with red, gold and multicoloured fringed canopies are carried above the crowd during a procession, along with banners and a palanquin-like canopy. Most people wear white dhotis and shirts, with some in saffron or orange garments. Green banana-leaf and palm decorations are strung across the entrance. The procession appears to be a ratha or temple procession moving through the crowd.2006-09-24A photograph of a crowd gathered before a richly painted gopuram-style temple gateway with tiered towers, sculpted figures in the arch and colourful deity reliefs on the sides. A large ceremonial umbrella with red, blue and yellow panels and tasselled fringe is held over the entrance, and beyond it a palanquin draped in red and gold is carried through the passage. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man wears an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulders with a garland, while bare-chested men in white dhotis wear rudraksha malas. Other devotees in white clothing and saris press forward under bright blue sky.2012-06-05Photograph of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram with tiered sculpted figures, painted in red, green, white and gold, above a temple entrance decorated with banana stalks, flower strings and striped cloth canopy. A blue sign on the gopuram reads Om Namo Narayanaya. A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis gathers near a silver vehicle with a red beacon light, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right directing them. A green banner at right shows deity images and Tamil text.2012-05-31 +1 copiesPhoto 11732393Street procession outside a temple entrance on a bright day, with a crowd of devotees in predominantly white clothing, some in orange or saffron shawls. On the right, two large umbrellas with red, green, yellow and blue panels and tasselled fringes are carried on long poles, shading a procession moving through the lane. On the left, people stand near a painted temple facade with ornate pillars and sculptures on the roof, and a small shop with a grill and signboard. Many people are packed tightly together, some holding small items and leaning forward toward the entrance.2009-01-21June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesPhotograph of a crowd gathered in front of the ornate facade of the Madurai Aadheenam temple gateway. A yellow sign reads 'Madurai Aadheenam' above a doorway hung with green leaf festoons and strings of flowers. Above, colourful painted deity sculptures include a figure seated on a white bull and a multi-armed deity. In the foreground, several men in white shirts and white vests stand close together; one man in a white vest wears a forehead tilak and a rudraksha-style mala, and an older man with white beard wears a white t-shirt. A yellow umbrella is visible at the left edge. Behind them, more people in white are visible in the doorway area with hands folded.2012-06-05 +1 copiesA dense crowd of devotees, mostly men and some women, moves through a stone temple gateway beneath a colourful embroidered canopy (vaanam) carried on poles. The canopy is red, blue and green with elephant motifs, a large red banner reads Dhyanapeetam, and pennants with tassels hang along its edge. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, one man in front has a vibhuti or tilak mark on his forehead, and a uniformed police officer stands at the left edge. Carved temple sculptures and a gopuram tower are visible beyond the entrance, with a deity murti or ratha-like procession element at the centre of the canopy.2006-09-24A large crowd of mostly men in white clothes gathers in front of a massive carved stone temple gateway with tiered gopuram-style towers and sculpted pillars. Beneath a colourful, multi-coloured canopy with festive banners, a group carries a palanquin-style procession ahead of the entrance, with umbrellas and a decorated ceremonial structure in the center. A distant tall temple tower is visible through the dark gateway opening. Many devotees stand close together in the foreground, some in white shirts and dhotis.2006-09-24Outdoor ceremonial scene under a tented pavilion decorated with colourful hanging banners. In the centre, a man in a rust-red robe with a red-orange turban and rudraksha mala, wearing a white flower garland and gold-toned necklaces, stands before a man in white dhoti and bare chest, who bends forward and holds a small object in his hands. To the left, a man in white holds a tall ornate yellow-and-multicolour parasol pole while others in white and orange stand nearby. Several men in orange and saffron dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, stand around; a woman in a gold-bordered white sari and a woman in red stand among the crowd. Palm fronds and a yellow nameboard on a vehicle appear at right, and a crowd of devotees is visible behind the barriers.2016-12-03