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A photograph of a multi-tiered temple building with coral-red and cream walls, red railings on the upper terrace and a small pagoda-style roof with a tall finial at the top. Several people in white clothing stand and walk on a set of stairs leading up to the central entrance. Green leaves hang in the foreground on the left, and a gold-painted ornamental fence runs along the bottom edge in front of the building.

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Photograph of the entrance to a pagoda-style temple complex with peach-coloured walls and a tiered spire topped with a finial. Two tall black stone gateposts with gold Chinese-style characters flank a yellow gate, and a path leads up a staircase toward the open temple doorway. Several people walk toward the temple, including a woman in a light blue sari, a man in a grey shirt, and a woman in white. In the foreground a child in an orange dress and a person in an orange cap are visible. Palm trees and a grey overcast sky frame the scene.2008-06-09A photo taken at a gate of a pagoda-style temple complex with a pink-and-cream multi-storey building topped by a tall spire. Two black stone gate pillars with white globe finials frame the entrance, and a yellow-painted iron gate stands beside them. Several people in white clothing walk up the red-paved approach and stone steps toward the temple. In the foreground, a man in an orange cap and white shirt and another in a blue shirt stand close to the camera, with a small child in an orange dress nearby. Palm trees and an overcast sky sit behind the complex.2008-06-09January 20 20142014-01-20February 05 20102010-02-05A photograph of the Mahabodhi Temple complex at Bodh Gaya, with its tall curving sikhara tower of tan and white stone in the centre and smaller spired shrines on either side. A group of devotees walks along a stone pathway toward the temple; many wear white clothes, some wear orange or saffron garments and carry orange shoulder bags, and a few hold orange umbrellas. Pink-washed walls, dark stone stupas and lush green trees surround the complex. In the foreground at right, a partly visible person in a light blue sari sits near the edge of the frame. A signboard stands near the pathway.2008-06-09Photograph of a procession descending white marble steps at a temple entrance with a white and gold pillared canopy and a serpent motif above the doorway. Several saffron-robed sannyasis in red and orange clothing carry tridents and staffs, and one wears a long red shawl with a mala. A bearded man in a red robe stands at the foot of the steps. Devotees in white, black and red clothes and red shawls stand on both sides, a woman in white and a woman in pink among them. Ordinary lamps hang from the canopy and a green carpet runs down the steps.2014-03-16September 29 20062006-09-29January 20 20142014-01-20A photograph of four men descending a wide stone staircase in front of an ornate temple-style building with carved pillars, decorative white balustrades and a dark wooden entrance door. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and shirt holds a small book or notebook. Beside him, a man wearing an orange turban, orange robe and a long orange shawl walks barefoot, with a shaved-looking appearance and an ascetic's bearing. On the right, a younger man in a white dhoti and orange shawl carries a shoulder bag and two white plastic bags. A fourth man in white stands near the doorway at the top of the steps. The sun casts strong shadows across the granite steps.2006-12-18September 16 20062006-09-16January 20 20142014-01-20June 16 20142014-06-16