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A photograph of a colourful multi-tiered South Indian temple gopuram, painted in bbbright teal, pink, yellow and green with stucco figures, wrapped in bamboo scaffolding during renovation. Below, a dense crowd of devotees in white and saffron clothing fills the courtyard and walkways, with uniformed police officers visible among them. Tall trees and a white spire stand behind the tower, and a large signboard with a picture is mounted at right.

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February 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesFebruary 06 20172017-02-06 +3 copiesPhoto 11710618Photograph of a dense crowd packed around colourful gopuram temple towers at the Arunachaleshwara temple complex during a consecration period, with bamboo scaffolding wrapped around the tallest tower. Many devotees in white and bright traditional clothes fill the courtyard, some wearing saffron and red. Large white bull statues (nandi) and a sculpted deity figure appear at lower left, and a large white gopuram rises in the background among trees. Loudspeaker horns are mounted at right, and a tall floodlight pole stands at left. No individual a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this crowd view.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06 +3 copiesPhoto 11710608February 06 20172017-02-06Aerial view of a dense crowd filling a temple courtyard during a festival. A tall, multi-tiered gopuram-style shrine tower, painted in bright turquoise, pink, yellow and green with figures, is wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, and a second scaffolded tower stands at left beside a white nandi bull statue. A large white gopuram rises in the background above green trees, and loudspeakers hang at right. Many people in white and colourful clothing crowd the courtyard, with no individual clearly identifiable as a person.2017-02-06Elevated view of a colourfully painted gopuram of a South Indian temple, its tiers covered in painted deities and figures and wrapped in bamboo scaffolding for renovation. A large crowd fills the courtyard below, many in white shirts and dhotis, saffron and orange clothing, and women in bright saris; some are seated on the ground near the shrine while others stand packed together. A man in a white shirt stands at the wall edge on the right, looking down at the crowd. A tall flagpole with a purple flag stands on the left, and a banner with a portrait is visible on the right side of the courtyard. Trees and a bright sky frame the scene.2017-02-06 +1 copiesFebruary 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesFebruary 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesFebruary 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copies