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A procession of men walks through the long colonnaded entrance corridor of a South Indian temple gopuram-style gateway, its ceiling painted with circular medallions and carved with yali and lotus motifs. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, with a few in saffron or orange shawls at the centre. A man in a white shirt on the left holds out a hand toward a stall, and a cameraman on the right in an orange wrap films the group. Ornate sculpted shrines line the roofline above, against a bright blue sky.

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January 12 20072007-01-12August 02 20082008-08-02January 12 20072007-01-12August 02 20082008-08-02Exterior of a large South Indian temple gopuram-style entrance with a tiered white-and-colored tower, painted deity panels and rows of small shrines on the roofline, approached through a colonnaded gateway. A few people, mostly older men in white dhotis and shirts, walk through the crowded street lined with stalls selling colourful balloons, bangles and toys under blue and green tarpaulins. Smoke drifts near the central passage, and a hill rises behind the temple. The scene shows a temple entrance and market area, with no clearly identifiable a person visible.2008-08-02Photograph of a procession walking through the long pillared colonnade of a South Indian temple gopuram-style hall with painted ceilings, carved yali brackets and a tiered gateway with sculpted figures on top. A central man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border, a saffron turban and a long garland walks barefoot, with long hair visible, and is probable Swamiji by appearance cues of orange ornate clothing, turban, and long hair. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis, several wearing rudraksha malas and orange shawls, walk in procession, with a man in front in a white shirt bent forward. Crowd of white-clad devotees fills the corridor.2007-01-12A large South Indian temple gopuram rises above a long stone colonnade entrance, its tiers carved with deity figures and painted in multiple colours. Crowds of devotees, many in orange or saffron clothing and white caps, fill the foreground around two ornate fringed umbrellas with red, gold and floral embroidered panels. Hills rise behind the temple under a pale sky, and blue tarpaulin and a balloon bundle appear at the lower right.2008-08-022003 -Glimpses From Various ProgramsA photograph of the exterior of a South Indian Hindu temple gopuram entrance taken from the street. The temple gateway has a flat roof with a painted ceiling of circular medallions and carved pillars, and niches with painted deity figures line the top. Above, a tall ornate stone gopuram tower with tiered sculpture rises against a white sky, with a hill behind. A stall beneath shows colourful balloons and hanging cloth, and a yellow and red banner hangs near the stalls. No people are visible.2008-08-02Exterior view of a colourful South Indian temple gateway with a long colonnade of carved grey stone pillars topped with rearing lion-like brackets. The ceiling is painted with circular rosette medallions in pink, blue, green and yellow. Above the entrance, painted shrine niches hold deity murti figures and a gopuram-style tower decorated with small shrines. Several shrines on the roofline are visible, and a few partially visible people stand at the bottom of the frame, with a banner hanging on the right.2008-08-02December 19 20032003-12-19A photograph of a large South Indian Hindu temple gopuram, a tiered tower covered in white and grey carved sculptures, seen through a colourful gateway with painted arched niches, pillared pavilion and decorative cornices. Small painted deity figures stand in the niches and a relief panel sits above the entrance. A rocky hill rises behind the temple under a pale blue sky, and wooden scaffolding and a tall metal pole stand at the right edge. No people are visible.2006-09-23