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Photograph looking through a large stone gateway of a temple towards a tall white gopuram tower rising against green hills. Iron grille gates are visible in the arch, with a bare bulb and wires hanging across the opening. In the foreground, a crowd of people includes a man in a teal turban at lower left and a man in a white shirt at lower right, with others in yellow and white clothing further back. A smaller white shrine and a tree sit in the middle distance, and a few yellow barricades appear at the bottom edge.

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A photograph taken through a dark stone temple gateway, looking out toward a white gopuram tower rising in front of a green forested hill under a pale sky. In the foreground a barefoot man in white dhoti and white shawl with a light forehead mark walks toward the viewer on a worn stone floor. Behind him several people in white and other clothing walk or stand in the courtyard outside the gate, including a woman in a dark sari and a person in a light green shirt with hands joined. A tree and a blue-and-white banner appear in the outer area.2003-11-09October 12 20122012-10-12February 06 20172017-02-06 +4 copiesFebruary 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesFebruary 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a tall, tiered gopuram temple tower with white-painted, densely carved sculpted tiers and dark recessed niches, rising above a stone entrance gateway. Crowds of people in white and light clothing walk toward and around the entrance; a large stone elephant sculpture stands at left beside a carved stone colonnade. Devotees in white dhotis and saris, some with red and cream garments, move through the courtyard. The page excerpt mentions Ratha Yatra celebrations and Archavatara temple lore, but the visible scene is a temple gopuram with pilgrims, and the ceremony itself is not shown.2006-09-24A photograph of a large South Indian temple gopuram, a tiered tower covered in carved sculptures, rising above a courtyard in Arunachaleshwara Temple. In the foreground a small ornate shrine with painted colourful tiers stands on a stone platform. Several people walk across the paved courtyard, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, some in colourful saris and salwar. A few devotees stand near the carved stone pillars on the right, and a figure in white stands at the lower right edge.2006-09-24February 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a large South Indian temple gopuram, a tiered tower covered in white painted sculptures, rising behind a smaller colourful multi-tiered gateway tower in front. A crowd of people fills the stone courtyard. A group of men in white dhotis and shirts stand near the small gateway, some holding drums and what appear to be ceremonial items, while a man in white holds a camera. Women in saris, including orange and dark tones, walk among visitors. Trees overhang the right edge, and a carved stone pillar and pale teal wall stand at the right side.2006-09-242003 -Glimpses From Various ProgramsOctober 12 20122012-10-12A large crowd of devotees fills the courtyard in front of a tall, white gopuram (temple tower) of the Arunachaleshwara temple at Tiruvannamalai, its carved tiers partly wrapped in scaffolding and draped with flower garlands. Men in white and many women in colourful saris press forward near a pink-walled shrine entrance with decorated gates. A large tree shades the left side and a hill rises behind the tower. A man in a light shirt stands on a raised terrace at the right edge. No a person is visibly identifiable in the crowd from this view.2017-02-06 +1 copies