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Wide photograph of the Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai, with a tall white gopuram tower with sculpted figures rising behind a stone pillared mandapa. A golden palanquin-style canopy sits on the paved courtyard beside orange ceremonial carpet strips. Scattered devotees in white dhotis, saffron and red saris walk and stand around the courtyard. A saffron-robed priest in a dhoti stands on the path, and a man in white stands at left near a notice board. Metal lamps and a stone lamp stand at right.

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Exterior view of a large Hindu temple gopuram, the tall pyramidal tower covered in white-painted sculpted figures and tiers, rising above a pillared stone mandapam. Crowds of visitors walk across a stone courtyard with orange-coloured runner strips. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris, and a uniformed police officer in khaki are visible. Floodlight poles and a small shrine with a colourful roof stand at the left. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2009-08-06Photograph of a temple courtyard with tall, ornately carved white gopuram towers in the background, one on the left and one on the right. A small golden canopied palanquin with red and white fringe stands in the centre, surrounded by a crowd of devotees. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, some in orange and others in colourful saris and kurtas. Orange-red ceremonial carpet runners cross the stone-paved courtyard, and a yellow barrier is visible at the right edge. Light pillars and a street lamp stand nearby under a pale sky.2009-08-06October 12 20122012-10-12Outdoor photo at a large South Indian temple courtyard with tall, sculpted gopuram towers in the background. A small open pavilion with pillars stands at left, and a golden palanquin with a domed canopy and pink-and-white draping is carried through the crowd along an orange-red runner. Many people in white dhotis, saris in blue and orange, and orange-robed devotees walk around it, while a few stand in the foreground and a yellow barrier sits at right.2009-08-06Photograph of a large white gopuram, the tiered temple tower of the Arunachaleshwara Temple in Tiruvannamalai, rising above a stone mandapam decorated with a row of yellow, orange and blue ceremonial bunting. Ornate sculpted figures cover the tower's facade. In the foreground, a crowd of devotees walks along a fenced temple courtyard, including people in white dhotis, saris and shirts, and a woman in a yellow top at left. Overhead tangles of electrical wires and street lamps are visible under an overcast sky.2006-12-04September 12 20122012-09-12A procession walks across a paved courtyard in front of a tall, carved white gopuram temple tower under a clear blue sky. Many people in saffron and orange robes lead the group, with several women in orange saris and some men wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas. A shaved-headed man in orange robes and a gold necklace walks near the centre, while a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the right edge. Behind them an open pavilion with stone pillars and a loudspeaker sits beside the temple wall, and a small group of people in white and pink clothes walks along the left. The scene shows a temple procession near the gopuram.2012-09-12A large crowd of people in white clothes walks in front of a tall, white-stone gopuram of a South Indian temple, its tiers densely carved with deity figures and animals. A single figure at center-right wears saffron/orange robes and carries a bag over the shoulder; the wider crowd includes men in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a blue sari, and a uniformed official in khaki. Stone nandi bulls sit on the roof edge of a pillared mandapam at left, and a tall lamp post stands at right beside a shrine entrance with Tamil signage.2007-01-12September 24 20062006-09-24A photograph of a large South Indian temple gopuram rising in the background, its tiers covered in white and painted sculpture, with a smaller colourful shrine tower and a dark stone mandapa in front. In the open courtyard, a crowd of devotees moves about and gathers; several men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear red, green and blue saris, and a few kneel on the paving near the front. A pale sky and a metal railing and roofed shelter appear at the left edge. No single person can be clearly identified as the a person from appearance, and the scene shows an ordinary temple gathering.2006-09-24A photograph of a temple courtyard with a tall white gopuram (temple tower) ornately carved with figures rising behind a stone-walled structure with sloping roof and stone sculptures on top. Many people walk across the paved courtyard toward the temple. Men wear white shirts and trousers or light checked shirts, while women wear sarees in pink, blue and green. A young child in green stands near the center. Some people carry plastic bags. Other tiered gopuram towers stand in the background under an overcast sky.2006-09-24A large crowd of devotees walks through the courtyard of a stone temple, with a tall white gopuram carved with figures rising behind a covered colonnade. Most people wear white dhotis and white shirts, and some carry red or orange shawls; a few bare-chested men in orange-and-saffron cloths walk among them. Strings of colourful tinsel and white flower garlands decorate a silver pillar at the left edge. Several women in saffron and dark clothing are visible in the crowd, which appears to be moving in procession past pink-washed pavilions.2006-09-24