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A night photograph of an empty temple corridor with a wide granite-paved walkway. On the left, a dark stone boundary wall with a low railing and a small tiled shelter; on the right, a row of arched, pillared shrine alcoves with ornate carved scrollwork and green-painted grilled doors, topped by small sculpted finials. A single figure in white dhoti and shawl walks away at the far right edge. A crescent moon shows in the dark sky above.

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A night view of an empty temple corridor with a brick-paved floor. A row of pillars with carved capitals lines the left side, a stone wall with carved reliefs and pilasters runs along the right, and a dim light glows at the far end. No people are visible. The scene is dark and quiet.2012-05-21A photograph of an empty stone-paved temple corridor at Thiruvanaikaval, with a row of carved stone pillars on the left beneath a low roof and a tall plain sandstone wall on the right. Coconut palms rise behind the corridor under an overcast sky. A small stone lamp post stands near the right wall, and a distant pavilion with columns sits at the end of the passage. Only one tiny figure is visible far down the walkway, and no ritual or event is in progress.2009-08-01August 02 20082008-08-02Dusk view across a long paved stone courtyard of a temple complex, with a low stone wall topped by small carved finials on the left and a row of pillared mandapa colonnades on the right. A sunset glows through clouds at the far end, with a lone palm tree silhouetted against the sky. Two or three small distant figures stand in the courtyard, silhouetted and indistinct. The scene is dark and shadowed, with the carved stone pillars of the right-hand structure in deep shade.2006-09-18Night procession of devotees walking barefoot along a stone-paved temple path beside carved granite pillars and walls, lit by a green-white street lamp. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls lead, some in saffron robes and rudraksha malas. A woman in an orange shawl walks at right, another in a maroon sari behind. A man in white with an orange shawl gestures toward the lamp at center. Dark gopuram silhouette in the background.2008-08-02Night photograph of a crowd walking along a lane beside a temple wall at Tiruvannamalai during a girivalam-style circumambulation. Devotees wear white dhotis and shirts, several with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and some women wear pink, purple and maroon saris. A uniformed official in khaki stands among the group. Dim street lamps light the scene, and a lit temple gateway glows in the background. A man at the centre is slightly apart from the crowd, and a woman in pink holds a child at the lower right. No individual can be identified as a person from appearance in this image.2008-01-02Dusk view of a temple courtyard with a large gopuram (tower) of a South Indian temple rising in the background, its tiers lit faintly against a pink and grey evening sky. A lamp post glows on the left beside a row of shuttered shop fronts. On the paved floor, a small group of people sits near a kolam (floor drawing) in white and coloured patterns, several in white dhotis. A single figure in a dark top and white cloth walks across the courtyard, and another person in white stands at the right edge beside a stone wall topped with small sculpted figures. A cylindrical stone lamp stand stands in the centre of the open court.2012-10-12Dim, low-angled view of a stone temple courtyard paved with worn grey flagstones. A long raised stone wall with small carved finials runs along the left, with a doorway-like opening and a tall palm tree beyond. On the right, a colonnade of heavily carved pillars forms a shaded pavilion. Sunlight glows through the hazy sky at the far end. Two or three tiny distant figures stand near the left wall and centre. No ritual, deity or clearly identifiable a person appearance is visible.2006-09-18October 12 20122012-10-12September 23 20122012-09-23April 05 20122012-04-05September 23 20122012-09-23