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Night photograph of the front of a South Indian style temple entrance with a painted yellow and red arched doorway. Above it, a colourful tiered gopuram-style crest shows painted deity figures, including an elephant-headed Ganesha on the left and a figure with a crown and attendants at centre. A green banana leaf hangs in the foreground, and a cream sign with red Tamil lettering reads a temple name. No people are visible.

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April 05 20122012-04-05 +1 copiesNight photograph of the entrance to a South Indian Hindu temple, the Sri Kumaran Kovil, whose painted gopuram-style gateway above shows colourful deity sculptures including an elephant-headed figure and a peacock-adorned niche. Banana plants with broad leaves flank the doorway, and a sign in Tamil reads Sri Kumara Kovil. Several men in white dhotis and shirts and a woman in a maroon sari stand on the forecourt, some looking toward the inner hall where lit chandeliers and a row of painted deity figures are visible. Sandals are left on the floor near the steps. The man in a pink striped shirt and white trousers stands in the foreground facing the gate.2012-04-05Night photograph of the entrance to a Tamil temple labelled Sri Kumarakkoyil, the gateway decorated with painted deity figures and peacock sculptures on the roof. Banana plants flank the doorway, and inside the hall are lit lamps and a painted panel of figures. Several devotees stand and walk outside the gate: a woman in a pink-and-cream sari holding a small object, a man in a pink shirt and white trousers, a woman in a purple sari, a woman in a red sari, and a man in a white shirt holding a folded item. No figure in the scene is identifiable as a person.2012-04-05A signboard above a temple entrance reads in red Tamil script on a yellow panel, flanked by red and white ceremonial spears or vels, with the Tamil and Om Muruga inscriptions above. Below the sign is a gold-and-brown decorative arch with floral and bead motifs. Broad banana leaves frame the lower left and right, and painted deity figures are partly visible at the top edge. No people are visible.2012-04-05Photograph of a richly painted temple gopuram-style facade in Tamil Nadu, decorated with colourful sculpted deity and attendant figures along its top. A framed painting on the facade shows a blue-skinned deity with a third eye and a consort with a crescent-topped crown, both with raised hands. A large banana-leaf arch with tender green stalks and leaves stands in front, and foliage hangs down the facade. Several people are gathered in the foreground, including a woman in a dark sari near the arch, and a young man at the left edge. Yellow signboards show Tamil text beneath the painting.2006-11-05Facade of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram-style entrance with painted tiers and small shrines holding three deity murti in niches above a yellow wall. A doorway below is hung with dried leaf and flower strings. A small portion of a framed picture is visible at the right edge, and two partially visible people stand at the bottom edge near the doorway. The walls are striped red and white at the base.2006-10-20January 02 20082008-01-02October 20 20062006-10-20Exterior of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram-style shrine facade under an overcast pale sky, with multiple tiers of painted stucco figures and arched niches. The central niche holds a deity murti in red and pink with an attendant figure, flanked by niches with standing divine figures in red and white. Tiered spires with finials rise above a yellow-walled entrance hung with a dried-leaf torana above the doorway. Overhead, power lines cross the scene. Lower right shows a framed picture on a wooden panel beside the entrance. No people are visible.2006-10-20Night photograph of the facade of a Tamil temple gateway, the Arulmigu Muthaarammman Kovil. Central shrine niche with painted deity murti of a seated figure with a trident-like emblem, flanked by a standing elephant-headed deity on the left and a smaller figure on the right. Ornate pink, yellow and green painted tower with string lights outlined along its edges. Two large maroon ceremonial umbrellas sit at the top corners. Beneath the gable, maroon and pink drapery with white elephant motifs. Tamil signboard in yellow and maroon reads the temple name. No people are visible in the scene.2011-05-02A photograph of a colourfully painted temple gopuram facade in Tamil Nadu at dusk, with a tall banana-leaf and palm-frond arch framing the entrance. Painted figures and sculptures in red, green, blue and gold crowd the tiered tower, and a deep-yellow banner with Tamil lettering hangs on the front. A crowd of devotees, many women in orange and yellow saris and men in white shirts, stands and moves near the doorway, with one lit flame glowing at the threshold. An orange flag stands at the right edge beside a painted guardian figure.2006-11-05June 04 20122012-06-04