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Dusk photograph of a crowd gathered outside a stone temple gopuram entrance decorated with painted sculptures of deities and figures in multicoloured stucco. Many devotees, mostly in white clothing, some women in saris and salwar, stand packed together at the base of the carved doorway, with a wooden ladder leaning against the wall and bright lights illuminating an inner gate. Partially visible people fill the lower frame.

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January 07 20102010-01-07January 07 20102010-01-07October 23 20062006-10-23August 17 20072007-08-17October 12 20122012-10-12December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A large crowd of devotees, mostly men and women in white clothes, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar in the courtyard of a temple. Behind them rises a tall white gopuram carved with tiered deity figures, with a pillared hall and orange-walled structures to the right. Several devotees wear orange or yellow shawls and saffron scarves, and some hold yellow bags. In the foreground a few men with white shirts and some in orange clothing stand close, and a man on the right wears a long black ponytail and orange cloth. Several people are visible in the background. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance here, so the figure's presence is unclear among the dense crowd.2010-01-08September 18 20062006-09-18A photograph of a temple courtyard before an ornate carved gopuram tower covered in white sculptured figures, with a large tree at right and a pink wall beside a small yellow-doored structure. Several men walk across the paved ground in a loose group. Two men in the centre wear saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and carry bags. Other men wear white dhotis and shirts or bare upper bodies with sacred threads, and a few people stand near the gateway steps. The scene reads as a temple procession or walk through the complex.2011-09-26A photograph of a South Indian temple gopuram, the tall tiered tower covered in densely carved and brightly painted figures of deities, animals and mythic beings in red, green, blue and yellow. In front stands a long open pillared colonnade of granite columns enclosed by metal railings, with a few visitors inside. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks past on the paved forecourt, and a woman in a green sari walks nearby beneath a clear blue sky and a leafy tree at the left edge. No person in the scene is identifiable as a person.2012-08-20January 12 20072007-01-12A group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, walk across a stone-paved courtyard beside a large ornate temple with carved stone walls, pillars and a tiered gopuram-style tower. One man in a saffron-orange robe walks at the right edge near the carved stone entrance. Several people wear rudraksha or beaded malas. The sky is pale and overcast. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone, so roles are described instead.2006-09-18