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Photograph of the colourful multi-tiered gopuram entrance tower of Kanjanoor Agniswarar Temple in Tamil Nadu, its painted sculptures of deities, animals and kalasha finials rising above a stone gateway. In front, a crowd of people in white dhotis, saris and uniformed police stand on the street beside parked motorcycles and a white SUV, with a woman in a black-and-white outfit drinking from a cup at left. A printed banner hangs beside the gate.

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May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16May 16 20122012-05-16May 16 20122012-05-16A photograph of a colourful multi-tiered gopuram temple tower at the Kanjanoor Agniswarar temple entrance, its many painted figures and niches in blue, red, yellow and white. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand at the lower left near the gate while a crowd of devotees in white, cream and colourful saris and dhotis gathers at the right. A large printed banner with a smiling portrait and red lettering hangs at the left edge beside the gateway, and a small wall-mounted sign appears above the entrance.2012-05-16May 29 20122012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29A photograph of a tall, ornately painted South Indian temple gopuram (gateway tower) in the evening, its tiers covered in colourful stucco figures of deities and decorative patterns in blue, red, green and yellow. Beneath the entrance archway a central figure stands on a raised ledge, and below it a few people in light and white clothing, some in dhotis and saris, stand or walk near the gate. A lit interior corridor is visible through the gateway, with a yellow-and-brown exterior wall and a red-accented pillar at the right. The sky is dusky blue with a small crescent moon at the upper left.2012-05-29May 16 20122012-05-16May 16 20122012-05-16Photo 11730191May 18 20122012-05-18