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A photograph of an exterior street view of a walled compound in an urban residential area. A low white boundary wall with vertical orange-red stripes runs across the foreground beside a dirt road and a patch of tall grass. Behind it, white-painted small temple structures with rounded finials and a shrine-like form stand among multi-storey cream and white concrete buildings. A saffron-orange flag flies from a pole on the upper roof, and a palm tree, telecom antennas and overhead cables appear in the background. No people are visible.

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Outdoor photograph of a temple complex under an overcast sky. A white gopuram tower with carved tiers rises behind a long wall painted in red and white vertical stripes, typical of South Indian temple compounds. In front, a low pinkish-beige building with arched windows stands beside a small brick structure and a bare grassy ground dotted with young saplings and dark scorch marks. A brown brick pillar sits on the lawn, and a multi-storey building and utility pole appear at left. No people are visible in the scene.2009-07-14A white-walled temple building with red and white vertical striped lower walls stands beside a paved road and dirt track. Its roofline carries a gold and white gopuram-style tower with domed shikhara elements and a small figure on the parapet. A rough dry-stone retaining wall runs along the left foreground. A motorcycle is parked by the trees on the right, next to a small signboard with Tamil text on a white pole. Overcast sky, palm trees on the left and a leafy tree on the right. No people are visible.August 03 20092009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03August 03 20092009-08-03A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard on a cloudy day. On the left, a small weathered white and grey shrine structure with a dome-topped roof, pillared open porch and blue door stands beside a low wall. In the centre, a tall white gopuram temple tower rises behind a wall painted with red and white vertical stripes. Patchy grass fills the middle ground, and a paved stone walkway with decorative tiles runs toward the foreground. At the right edge, a person in an orange top and white dhoti walks away from the camera. Overhead wires and a street lamp are visible.2009-07-14A photograph of a dry, overgrown hillside in daylight, with scrubby bushes, tall dry grass and bare red earth in the foreground behind a wire fence on wooden posts. Behind it stands a white-walled compound with flat-roofed buildings, a low white boundary wall, a few trees and a white tiered gopuram-style temple tower with a small red finial at the right edge. No people are visible.A photograph of a temple compound seen from a dirt road under an overcast grey sky. A low white boundary wall runs across the frame, with a brown rectangular signboard on two posts in front of it, bearing Telugu-script text in white letters. Behind the wall, a white open pillared pavilion with domed roof stands on the left, and a temple structure with white-and-red painted walls, ornate carved white tower and a red-trimmed roof stands on the right, with a blue metal gate at its lower right. A tall lamp post and a few green trees are visible. No people are present.August 03 20092009-08-03A photograph of the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam building in Salem, a white whitewashed compound wall with vertical red-and-white stripes and a small ochre-and-white gopuram-style tower with sculpted figures on its roof. A roadside sign in the foreground reads Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in English and Tamil, with a portrait photo on the sign showing a long-haired figure with a white garment and beads, plus address and phone details, and an arrow pointing down a dirt-and-gravel road. A stone retaining wall lies to the left, a low white outbuilding with a thatched roof sits at the left edge, a motorcycle is parked at the right, and green trees and distant hills appear under a cloudy sky. No people are visible in the scene.A dusty open ground with scattered rubble and a low wall painted in red and white stripes encloses a small temple complex. Two colourful gopuram-style shrine towers with ornate sculpted tops rise behind the wall, flanked by a palm tree and a leafy tree on the left. A white building stands at the left edge, and a distant range of hills appears under a partly cloudy sky. No people are visible.2009-08-03Outdoor photograph of a white-walled compound behind a grassy, unplanted dirt mound in the foreground. Tall coconut palms frame the view. Several white buildings with gabled roofs stand behind a low wall with red and white striped paint. A white ornamental stone structure, possibly a pedestal or gateway, sits at the centre. One building has a lettered signboard reading Sri Anandeshwar temple near its top, and another has a yellow poster with a portrait, placed on the wall. A smaller white building with a tiled roof is at the far left. No people are visible.