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A 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.

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August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08Exterior view of a temple complex with a flat-roofed pillared open hall on the left, red iron railings and a low pink boundary wall in the foreground. Behind are blue-painted shrine structures with multi-coloured tiered gopuram-style towers and kalasha finials, a red-tiled roof on the right, and a tall palm tree against a pale sky. No people are visible.2009-08-08A photograph of a small temple compound in a dusty street. A blue and cream temple gopuram with a painted dome rises behind a tree on the left. A flat-roofed open shelter stands at right beside a red-painted iron gate. A yellow and red banner reading POWER BRAIN ABACUS hangs on the gate, and a motorcycle is parked by the wall. A cameraman in white clothing is partly visible at the left edge. No people are seated or standing in the shrine area.2009-08-08A temple complex viewed from a red-and-pink iron gate. A blue-painted pillared pavilion with a flat white roof stands at left, with a small shrine-top finial on its roof. Beyond, a colourful gopuram-style temple tower with painted deity figures rises over a blue shrine, and a curved arched roof spans a passageway. A palm tree and a bare tree stand in the background under a pale sky. No people are visible.2009-08-08July 08 20122012-07-08August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08A large green-painted statue of a deity, resembling Hanuman with a crown, gold necklaces and a blue sash over a white dhoti, stands in front of a temple gate in Tamil Nadu. The temple has orange and red pillars, a flat canopy roof and a pink-tiled tower decorated with painted figures. Green iron railings enclose the entrance, and a bicycle is parked at the side. No people are visible in the scene, and the Tamil signboard on the gate is not legible enough to transcribe.2009-08-11August 03 20092009-08-03A small, brightly painted Hindu temple with a tiered gopuram-style roof decorated with colourful stucco figures and deity sculptures, set on a dusty street. Banana plants and green leaves flank the entrance, and strings of paper pennants hang from the trees. Several people stand and sit near the open doorway, and a few pairs of sandals lie on the ground. In the foreground, a man pedals a blue cycle rickshaw past the shrine, and a boy and another man on a bicycle stand at the right. Stacked loudspeakers rest on a stand at the left. A blue wall beside the temple carries Tamil signage and a poster.2007-08-19Exterior view of a South Indian temple complex under a bright sky with trees and palms. A multicoloured dome with a gold finial rises behind a flat-roofed open pavilion on pillars at left. At right, a small shrine with a red-tiled gabled roof and a carved blue facade framing ornate golden doors stands above a flight of white marble steps with gold-painted railings. Sculpted deity figures decorate the shrine walls. A red stone basin sits on the courtyard floor, and a few people in light clothing are visible near the left pavilion. No ritual activity is clearly visible.2009-08-08