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A photograph of the entrance to a temple, the Ananda Ayyappan Thirukkovil, with a blue signboard above the doorway in Tamil script. Two brown wooden doors stand open beneath a grille gate, decorated with hanging yellow-green banana leaves and fronds. A loudspeaker is mounted on the left pillar. A man with a shaved head, bare-chested and wearing an orange cloth wrap over his shoulder, stands at the doorway facing inward, seen from behind. The white-lettered signboard reads a Tamil dedication and the temple name, and the sign shows the address of a shop in Madurai. The scene is a daytime temple entrance with leafy foliage at the upper left.

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October 22 20062006-10-22Street-facing photograph of the entrance to Arulmigu Ananda Iyappan Thirukkovil, a Tamil temple shrine in Madurai. A decorated multi-tiered gopuram-style facade above the doorway shows painted sculptures of deities and figures, with a white bull and a lion-like carved figure on the roof. Blue signboard text reads the shrine name, and a green-and-yellow mango leaf toran hangs over the entrance. Two people in white clothing stand at the doorway. A tree with green leaves overhangs the top left corner, and shop fronts and a Tamil sign appear on the right.2006-10-22June 04 20122012-06-04August 19 20072007-08-19June 07 20042004-06-07June 04 20122012-06-04A photograph of the exterior facade of a colourful South Indian temple gateway in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Above the entrance, painted stucco figures stand on the cornice: a central deity murti with a crown and garland, flanked by a seated female figure with a lion-like mount and a standing male figure holding a flower, with white lions at the corners. Green leaves hang in from the left, and a large pink lotus relief decorates the ceiling beneath the cornice. Below, a blue signboard in Tamil reads the temple's name, with a small Tamil address line. Two black speaker boxes flank the entrance. No people are visible in the frame.2006-10-22January 12 20092009-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a narrow village lane decorated for a religious visit, with strings of yellow and green paper lights and mango leaf garlands strung across it. Beneath a painted temple gateway showing a deity seated among figures and animals on a mountain, a large pink and yellow banner carries Tamil text welcoming devotees to come for darshan. Several people walk toward the temple: a man in a green and purple shawl in the foreground, men in white shirts and dhotis, and a figure in an orange top on a balcony at left. Palm trees and a blue-washed building frame the scene.2009-01-12A photograph at a temple doorway with a blue Tamil-script sign reading the name of a temple shrine above an ornate carved silver-toned door frame. On the left, a woman in an orange sleeveless top with a yellow flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed. In the centre-right, a bearded man with a sandalwood-and-kumkum forehead mark and a red thread around his neck stands by the wooden door, while a bare-chested man with a shaved head and vibhuti marks is partly visible at the right edge. A bell hangs from the ceiling near a painted deity figure. Watermarked copyright text overlays the lower right.2011-12-21Street-level photograph of the entrance to the Madurai Aadheenam, a stone-fronted gateway with a white sign reading மதுரை ஆதீனம் and MADURAIAADHEENAM above an open doorway. Blue-painted metal gates stand open, and a man in a light shirt and dark trousers stands on the threshold while another man in a white cap crouches beside him. Carved stone deities in niches flank the sign, and motorbikes are parked on the steps. Shops with colourful signage line both sides, including a green-canopied storefront.2012-04-11 +2 copies