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A photograph of an ornate, brightly painted Hindu temple gateway in blue, green, yellow and purple, with a multi-tiered gopuram-style roof topped with kalasha finials and carved deity figures on the facade. An iron grille gate with decorative scrollwork stands in front, hung with dried mango-leaf strings. A blue-washed boundary wall runs to the right, and a utility pole and power lines cross the sky. A paper poster is pasted on the pillar beside the gate. No people are visible in the scene.

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July 08 20122012-07-08August 03 20092009-08-03October 22 20062006-10-22A photograph of a small temple gopuram-style shrine with colourful painted tiers in blue, red and yellow, seen through a tree in front of a roadside gate. A loudspeaker is mounted on the roof beside a palm tree. Foreground includes an orange-and-red iron gate, a concrete pillar, and two notice boards: one with Tamil text and a schedule listing dates from 2009, and a poster with Tamil text. A utility pole with a blank white signboard stands at left. No people are visible.2009-08-08January 02 20082008-01-02Exterior of a small turquoise-painted village shrine with a closed blue metal shutter gate and a shallow entrance step. Its roof is crowded with painted deity and animal figures, including a seated white bull, a standing figure in red and white, and a figure holding a lamp in red garments. A tall gold-painted pillar with carved panels stands at the left edge, and a bare concrete courtyard with a low yellow wall stretches to the right under a blue sky with clouds and trees. No people are visible.2012-01-06A photograph of a colourful South Indian temple street scene, taken from a vehicle. The left side shows a tall gopuram tower covered in painted sculptures of deities and figures in turquoise, yellow and red. The right side shows a smaller temple shrine with a curved arched roof and painted murtis in niches, above a sign reading Sri Veeravaraiyammal Alayam. Below, a turquoise-painted wall with arched niches holds painted deity figures behind a white iron railing. Shop signage in Tamil and English lines the railing, and a large red billboard for Titan stands behind the temple. Tall green trees and a white sky fill the upper frame. No people are visible.2009-08-08August 03 20092009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03A colourful South Indian gopuram-style temple shrine seen from the front against a pale sky. The tiered superstructure is crowded with painted stucco figures of deities and attendants in pink, green, yellow and blue, with a ceremonial bell-like finial and a small figure of an elephant-headed deity on the upper tier. A central niche holds a seated deity murti. Steps lead up to a grilled blue door flanked by carved pilasters and standing female figures. Trees, palms and a small roadside shop with a Mirinda advertisement stand beside it. No people are visible.2010-01-23A small colourful Hindu temple gopuram with painted deity figures and lion guardians stands behind a white railing, reached by a few white steps under a flat roof. A large green banner on the left shows a goddess figure and a bearded figure with printed Tamil text. A tree in the foreground frames the shot, with a bare dusty ground and a low wall on the right. No people are visible in the scene.2009-08-03A photograph of a brightly painted Hindu temple gopuram, a tiered tower covered with colourful sculpted deities and figures in red, blue, green and yellow, topped with a finial and a rooftop antenna. A large green palm tree stands at the left edge under a pale grey sky. In the foreground a white signboard with a red-framed portrait and the Tamil name Nithyanandam carries a copyright line, and the rooftop of a neighbouring building is visible at right. No people are visible.2010-01-24 +1 copies