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A photograph of a large stone temple gopuram, its tiered carved tower rising at the left under a clear pale sky, beside a long whitish-grey granite compound wall with rounded stone finials along its top edge and reddish-brown vertical striping on its lower courses. Green grass lies in the foreground. At the bottom edge, three women are partly visible, one in a yellow sari and another in a white top, with a fourth head near the bottom. No deity or ritual is visible.

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September 18 20062006-09-18A photograph of a tall, ornately carved stone gopuram temple tower rising against a pale blue sky, its tiers covered in sculpted figures and pilasters. In front, a group of people walks along a dirt path beside a patch of grass. Foreground figures include a woman in a yellow sari, a woman in a teal and navy sari, and two young women in white garments with orange shawls. Several men in white shirts and dark trousers walk behind them, with more people and trees on the left. A low wall with red and white striped bands runs along the right edge.2008-05-04A tall, ornately carved stone gopuram of a South Indian temple rises against a pale blue sky. The tiered tower is covered in rows of sculpted figures, pillars and niches, weathered to a pale cream colour, with a rounded finial at the top. At its right stands a long boundary wall with scalloped battlement-like coping and reddish-brown striped paintwork. A tree with orange flowers grows at the lower left beside a street lamp and a palm, and a few birds fly in the upper left. No people are visible.2008-05-04September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18A group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, several with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, walk across a stone-paved courtyard beside a large ornate temple with carved stone walls, pillars and a tiered gopuram-style tower. One man in a saffron-orange robe walks at the right edge near the carved stone entrance. Several people wear rudraksha or beaded malas. The sky is pale and overcast. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone, so roles are described instead.2006-09-18Photograph of a carved stone temple gopuram and a sculpted stone wall of an ancient South Indian temple, with a group of about eight people in white clothes walking across a courtyard in the foreground. Several figures appear in white dhotis and shirts, with a woman in an orange sari among them. Overcast sky above, bare tree at right, and the stone walls are densely carved with deity figures and pillars.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Photograph of a group walking across a stone-paved courtyard beside a large ancient temple wall carved with niches, pillars and sculpted panels, with a tall gopuram tower at right under a pale sky. In the foreground, a man in orange saffron robes with long dark hair walks at center, flanked by men in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A man in a white cap and white clothes walks at right, and a figure in light green trousers walks at left. The scene shows a procession-style walk through the temple precinct. a person is the orange-robed figure with long hair, shown in the centre of the group walking through the temple grounds.2006-09-18