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A night photograph of a Madurai temple corridor with a lit gopuram tower rising in the dark background. Stone pillars with painted red and yellow walls line the covered walkway, with small lamps along the courtyard and colourful hanging garlands. A few seated people sit along the left colonnade in white and red clothing, and several more figures are scattered in the courtyard to the right. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is claimed.

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Photo 11731601Night photograph of a towering South Indian temple gopuram, its tiered tower densely covered with painted sculptures of deities and figures, lit by warm light against a black sky. A small golden finial glints at the top. In the foreground, a colonnaded hall with white pillars and an ornamented parapet runs along the bottom, with a street lamp at left and small lamps along the base. A few tiny figures are visible near the colonnade, but no individual person can be clearly identified. No identifiable a person depiction is visible.2012-05-20July 28 20082008-07-28Interior corridor of a South Indian temple with ornately carved dark stone pillars topped by painted brackets and mythical lion-headed figures, and a colourful concentric circular painted ceiling in pink, yellow, green and blue. Several people walk along the stone floor, including a man in white dhoti and shirt and others in saffron and orange saris, while two women in orange and yellow sit near a metal barrier at the left. A painted green and red serpent figure stands on a pillar at left. Warm lamp light fills the long aisle.2012-05-10September 23 20122012-09-23July 28 20082008-07-28September 23 20122012-09-23A night photograph of a tall, ornately sculpted South Indian temple gopuram (tower) rising in tiers, its surfaces covered with painted figures and deity sculptures in teal, blue, green and orange tones. Its lower portion is lit by a warm lamp, with striped red-and-white pillars at the entrance. On the left, stone pillars and a flat-roofed colonnade with a lamp sit in shadow. No people are visible.2007-08-17Night photograph of a towering, heavily carved stone gopuram (temple gateway tower) rising above a temple complex. Its tiers are covered with rows of sculpted deities and figures, and small white bull (nandi) figures sit on the rooftops in front. A pillared open hall with dim lamps stands to the left, a pink-washed wall and green metal shutters sit to the right, and a tall street lamp stands in the foreground. Two or three small figures in light clothing are at the lower left, partly visible. Yellow barriers are at the base of the gateway.2012-04-05August 02 20082008-08-02A night view of a South Indian temple courtyard with a stone pillared hall (mandapam) on the right, its roof lined with white bull (nandi) sculptures and a tall gopuram tower rising in the background under a dark sky. Several people walk across the paved courtyard: a woman in a pink sari and a man in a white shirt near the centre, a woman in a blue sari at left, and a man in white dhoti near the centre-right. A thatched bamboo canopy stands at left beside a small shrine with a lit entrance. Carved columns with sculpted figures line the hall, and a cable and a small lamp hang overhead.2012-04-05Interior photograph of a long temple corridor lined with carved stone pillars with rearing lion-like yalis and ornate brackets. The ceiling above is painted with concentric circular medallions in pink, yellow, green and blue. Dozens of people walk and sit along the stone floor, including a man in a white shirt and dhoti, a woman in a red sari, and a small child in yellow. Some people sit on the floor in a group at the left. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this scene.2012-05-20