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A dense crowd of devotees fills a stone courtyard in front of a colourful gopuram-style temple entrance, with a gold-canopied palanquin with red and pink draped trim at right. Many people in white and pastel shirts, sarees and dhotis press together, some with hands raised or taking photos. A green hill rises behind the temple. A signboard in Tamil reads a temple shrine name beside a bank sign, and a yellow-bordered sign appears at right.

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A dense crowd of devotees gathers in a temple courtyard beside a gold-coloured palanquin decorated with pink and magenta garlands, carrying a deity murti inside. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris including a red sari and a gold sari, and several people in saffron-orange clothing press together, many with hands raised. Painted gopuram towers rise on the left and a hill stands behind the temple walls, with a bright green signboard on the right. The scene suggests a temple procession moving through the complex.2009-08-06A crowded temple courtyard in Tiruvannamalai with many devotees in white dhotis, white saris, and mixed-colour salwar and saris moving along an orange-and-white painted path. In the upper right, a golden palanquin with a canopy draped in pink and red garlands carries a deity murti, borne forward through the crowd. A gopuram with painted sculptures stands at left, and a green hill rises behind the temple buildings. A Karur Vysya Bank sign is visible on the left, and the scene reads as a temple procession with devotees.2009-08-06A large crowd of devotees fills a stone-paved temple courtyard, many in white dhotis and shirts, saris in pink, green and blue, and some in orange. At the right, a gilded palanquin with red and pink floral hangings and a golden canopy is carried through the crowd. A temple gopuram with painted sculptures stands at the left, and a green signboard reads Karur Vysya Bank. Hills rise behind the temple complex.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06Crowded temple courtyard in front of a Hindu temple gopuram with colourful painted sculptures, a stone wall and a hillside behind. Dozens of devotees in white dhotis and saffron or white saris walk along a red carpet; some carry trays or flowers. A decorated golden palanquin with red canopy stands at the right, and a man in white stands on a metal ladder at the far right filming with a camera. A banner reads Thulabaram and another Palaniyandavar Sannadhi.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06A dense outdoor crowd gathers at the entrance of a stone temple with carved pillars and a sculpted gopuram-style roof lined with deity figures. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and a few wear orange or saffron cloth. Women in yellow and orange saris with flowers in their hair stand in the crowd. Behind the stone gateway stands a tall temple tower, and a smaller shrine with colourful painted spires sits to the right beside a hill. A man in a saffron-coloured garment on the left raises an arm while others push forward. A person in orange and white wears a saffron turban in the middle right. No one in the crowd is clearly identifiable as a person from this view.2006-09-24January 12 20072007-01-12A large crowd of devotees fills the open courtyard of a South Indian temple complex on a cloudy day. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts, while women wear colourful saris in red, yellow, pink and green. Some stand, some walk and a few sit at the edges. The temple gopuram behind is painted in bright colours with stucco figures, and a tall golden flagstaff with a finial rises at left. Ornate gateways and a pillared pavilion with a salmon-pink roof stand at right, with a rocky hill behind. Overhead power lines cross the sky.2006-09-24January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A large crowd gathers outside a colourful Dravidian-style temple with a tall ornate gopuram-style tower and carved sculptures along the roofline, in front of a rocky hill under a clear blue sky. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts or saris stand and sit in the courtyard, with some women in red, pink and purple saris. A golden flagstaff rises beside the temple, and palm trees line the right edge. Near the pillared mandapa on the left, a few figures in white and orange gather around ritual activity. No single person can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.2007-01-12