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Street photograph of a richly painted gopuram, the tiered gateway tower of a South Indian temple, rising in front of a rocky hill. The tower is covered in colourful sculpted deities and figures in red, blue, green and gold. Below it, a street scene with a yellow auto-rickshaw, parked white cars, motorcycles and pedestrians, including a man in a white shirt in the foreground and people in white dhotis near the gateway. Roadside shops and a small stall line the left side, and a pale blue flag hangs from a building on the right. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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Street photograph of a colourful multi-tiered gopuram temple gateway, densely covered with painted sculptures of deities and figures in red, yellow, green and blue, with a red central spire, set against a rocky hill. Pedestrians walk and stand in a busy street; a yellow auto-rickshaw sits in the foreground, a white car and parked motorbikes are nearby, and a man in a white dhoti and a man in an orange cloth walk near the entrance. Shops and balconies line the roadside. No identifiable a person appearance is visible.2012-05-09A photograph of a richly painted South Indian gopuram, the tiered temple tower, covered in rows of multicoloured sculpted deities and figures in red, yellow, green and blue, with a red ornamental banner across the tower. Rocky hills rise behind it. In the street below, a crowd of people walks past the temple entrance, including a man in a white shirt on a motorbike, women in saris, and a few people in orange clothing. A yellow auto-rickshaw and parked cars stand at the left, and small shops line the right side. Bare utility poles and wires cross the sky.2012-05-09A street view of a busy Tamil town leading to a richly painted gopuram, the tiered temple tower of Madurai's Meenakshi-Sundareshwara complex, its tiers covered in colourful sculpted deities in red, blue, yellow and green. Behind it rises a large rocky hill with a small shrine on top. Pedestrians walk along the road, including a man in a white dhoti and shirt and a few people in white and pale clothing. A yellow three-wheeled auto-rickshaw with a passenger in white sits in the foreground, and a man in a white dhoti stands near it. Shops line both sides, with motorcycles, parked cars and bicycles on the road, and a stall displays colourful toys and garlands.2012-05-09A photograph of a richly painted temple gopuram tower, rotated sideways in the frame, its tiers covered in dense rows of colourful painted deity figures in red, teal, yellow and pink. Tall rock outcrops stand behind it. In the foreground on a street, several people in white and patterned clothing stand and walk near parked white and yellow vehicles, and a few people sit under a tarpaulin canopy. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-05-09A photograph of a richly painted Dravidian-style temple gopuram, rotated sideways, with tiers of colourful sculpted deities and figures in red, blue, green and gold against a rocky hillside. Below, a busy street lined with vendors' stalls, parked vehicles and a yellow auto-rickshaw. A few small figures are visible at street level, and no identifiable a person is visible in the frame.2012-05-09A street scene in front of a richly painted gopuram, the tiered temple tower of a South Indian temple, rising in front of a rocky hill. The tower is decorated with colourful sculpted deities in bright pinks, blues, greens and golds, topped by golden kalasha finials. Pedestrians walk along the road, including a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a woman in a pink sari. A man in a white dhoti stands at right beside a green and yellow TSR truck, and a man on a motorcycle rides past at left. Shops line both sides of the road, with a vendor's cart of colourful balloons and toys at right. Several people are visible, roughly a dozen.2012-05-09A colourful gopuram-style temple facade with tiered tower and painted sculptures of deities and figures in blues, reds, greens and gold, with a rocky hill behind. In the street in front, several people walk and stand: an elderly woman in a red-bordered sari at left, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl, a bare-chested man in an orange cloth, and others in white dhotis and saris near a parked black car and roadside stalls. A roadside banner hangs at right. The scene reads as a Tamil Nadu temple street outside a shrine, with no visible ritual activity or identifiable Swamiji figure.2012-05-09Street view of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram with tiered, painted sculptures of deities and a striped painted band across the entrance facade, set before a rocky hill. Many people walk in the street: several elderly women in pink, purple and blue saris, a man in white dhoti and shirt, and men in saffron or orange cloth. A silver sedan is parked near the temple entrance. Roadside shops and a building with orange balconies line the right side, with a fruit stall in the foreground. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2012-05-09 +1 copiesA photograph of a richly painted, multi-tiered gopuram temple tower rotated on its side, covered in layers of colourful sculpted deities, animals and figures in red, blue, yellow and green. A rocky granite hill rises behind it, and a street with parked vehicles, shops and small figures in white and coloured clothing lies at the left edge. Tall ceremonial banners and a pale sky are visible above. No identifiable a person candidate is shown among the people.2012-05-09A photograph of a richly painted, multi-tiered gopuram temple tower covered in colourful sculpted deities, with a granite rock outcrop behind it and a red spire-like finial at the top. The image is rotated sideways. At street level in front, a crowd of people in white, purple and mixed clothing stands among parked vehicles, rickshaws and a gate, under a pale sky. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this view.2012-05-09May 09 20122012-05-09A busy street in Madurai leads toward a tall, colourful gopuram of a South Indian temple set against a large rocky hill. Vehicles, a parked motorcycle, and several pedestrians in white and saffron-toned clothing move along the road. Shops, banners and signboards line both sides, including an advertisement showing a woman in a red sari with gold jewellery. Two women in saris and a few men stand or walk near the stalls at the right edge. No identifiable a person appearance is visible in this street scene.2012-05-09