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A street scene outside a South Indian temple gopuram with a tall, white-and-grey tiered tower and a gateway topped with small shrines. Several yellow auto-rickshaws with black canopies crowd the road in the foreground, with drivers in light shirts and dark trousers. A woman in a yellow sari walks past on the left, and a few pedestrians move near shops with colourful hanging goods. A hill rises behind the temple under a partly cloudy sky.

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A street scene outside a South Indian temple gopuram, a tall tiered tower with ornate sculpted figures, rising above a gateway with smaller shrine domes. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks across the road, and a woman in an orange-yellow sari walks beside him. Yellow-and-black auto rickshaws crowd the street, and a motorcycle and shops with signboards line the left side. A hill rises behind the temple under a partly cloudy sky. A yellow hoarding on the left shows a portrait of a man, but no a person candidate is visibly present among the people on the street.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24A street scene in front of a large South Indian temple gopuram, a tiered tower covered in white and painted sculptures, with a smaller entrance gateway and pillared portico in the foreground. A small mountain rises behind the temple under a partly cloudy sky. On the left, a yellow billboard shows a portrait of a man with a printed caption, beside auto-rickshaws and a red sign reading Nalli. Several pedestrians walk across the road: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, a woman in a yellow sari, and a woman in a green sari. A man on a motorbike and a few other figures are visible near the stalls and shops. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.2012-07-24September 23 20062006-09-23July 24 20122012-07-24Outdoor street procession in front of a tall white gopuram temple tower with a multi-tiered entrance gateway, flanked by a mountain. A large crowd in white and saffron clothing walks down the road carrying orange flags and a banner, some people under decorated umbrellas. Market stalls with awnings line the street, motorbikes and a yellow auto-rickshaw are in traffic, and a woman in a yellow sari and another in orange walk nearby. Many people are visible, a few wearing white dhotis and saffron shawls.2008-08-01A street scene in Tiruvannamalai beside a large temple wall with a tall gopuram (temple tower) carved with tiers of sculpture rising behind it. Along the top of the pink-and-white wall stand several stone figures and finials. In the road, two yellow-and-black auto-rickshaws drive toward the camera, with a blue-and-white bus and another bus parked at the curb on the right. A few pedestrians walk along the left side in white and light clothing, and motorcycles are visible at the edge. Overcast sky and low hills appear in the background.2012-07-08A photograph of a large white gopuram of a South Indian temple rising behind a street lined with yellow-and-black auto-rickshaws parked in a dusty road. Several men in shirts and dhotis stand near the rickshaws, a cyclist rides on the right, and a silver sedan and a bicycle are parked on the left. The tower is densely carved with tiered sculptural figures and niches, under a pale overcast sky.2012-07-08Street 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.2012-05-09July 08 20122012-07-08Photo taken through a car windscreen of a busy street outside a South Indian temple. A tall gopuram tower rises behind an open pillared gateway with painted arches. In the foreground, several people in saffron and red saris and white shirts stand and walk on the road. A yellow auto-rickshaw, a parked red motorcycle and bicycles are nearby, and small roadside stalls line the left. The car's side mirror is visible at left.2006-09-25July 08 20122012-07-08