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A photograph of a tall, white, heavily sculpted gopuram of a South Indian temple rising behind a crowd, with small finials along its top and rows of carved figures and niches up its tiers. Several devotees in white clothes with orange shawls stand in the foreground; a man with a moustache and a lanyard, a woman with her hair pulled back, and an older man with grey hair are prominent. Low hills and trees and small buildings lie behind the tower under an overcast sky.

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A photograph of a tall, whitewashed South Indian temple gopuram with tiers of carved sculpture and small dark window openings, rising above low buildings and palm trees toward hazy hills. In the foreground, several men in white shirts and white dhotis wear orange shawls draped over their shoulders, one man in front with a mustache looking down, another at right turning away. A woman in the lower right corner is partly visible. The scene appears to be an outdoor temple visit near the gopuram entrance.2008-08-02A photograph of a large temple gopuram, a tiered stone tower carved with figures, rising behind a crowd walking across a paved courtyard toward the entrance. Most of the men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with garlands and lanyards. The gopuram's white stucco is in contrast with a brightly painted smaller shrine tower at right. A pillared colonnade lies to the left. Overcast sky with power lines overhead.2006-09-24Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamDusk photograph of a large gopuram of a South Indian temple, its tiered stone tower densely carved with figures and niches, rising over a side wall and small shrines. A group of men in white shirts and white dhotis walk in a line through a courtyard, several wearing rudraksha malas and garlands. In the centre a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban wears a gold necklace and holds a small object, with an orange shawl draped over others nearby.2006-09-24August 02 20082008-08-02September 24 20062006-09-24January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a large white gopuram temple tower with painted sculptural deities on its tiers, set in a stone-paved courtyard with a hillside behind. A procession of men in white dhotis and shirts moves through the foreground; a figure at right wears a saffron-orange shawl over a gold-and-orange garment with bare upper body and long hair, and another man in the group wears an orange shawl over white clothes. Devotees are visible at the temple gateway and steps. A signboard with text stands at left. Whether the figure at right is a person cannot be determined from appearance, so the a person field is unsure.2006-09-24A photograph of a large crowd walking through a temple courtyard toward a towering gopuram, the tiered stone temple gateway covered in carved sculptures, under an overcast sky. Most people wear white dhotis and white shirts with lanyards. In the centre foreground, a man with a saffron-orange turban and orange-saffron shawl walks among the group, with long hair and a beard, carrying what appears to be a ritual item. Another figure in an orange-saffron shawl appears nearby. A smaller ornate shrine with colourful sculpted figures stands to the right. Silhouetted pillars and a covered colonnade frame the left side of the scene.2006-09-24August 02 20082008-08-02Photograph of a large crowd walking past a tall white gopuram temple tower of Arunachaleshwar temple in Tiruvannamalai, with a colourful multi-tiered shrine roof to the right. In the centre foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a ceremonial gold necklace, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over a yellow-gold garment, holds his palms together in anjali. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange shawl and white dhoti holds a small red object, and many devotees in white clothes with rudraksha malas walk alongside. Crowd of people in white garments fills the procession, with a temple setting behind them.2005-12-25A photograph of people walking along a paved road in front of a large white gopuram temple tower with carved figures, with a covered pillared colonnade on the right and palm trees behind. In the foreground at left, a man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a gold-bead necklace and white forehead markings holds his palms together in namaste while smiling upward. Beside him a man in orange robes and a gold necklace walks holding a pink cloth. At right, a man in white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl walks barefoot, and several other devotees in white and orange follow.2010-01-08