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Photograph of a brightly painted multi-tiered gopuram temple tower in Kanjanur, with a stone-pillared entrance beneath it and a relief of a deity on a bull above the doorway. In front, a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts stands and walks in the open courtyard. On the left, a uniformed police officer in a cap raises an ornate red and green umbrella. In the foreground, a bare-headed woman wears an orange shawl over white and an older man in white with a maroon shawl walks past. Several other people stand near the temple entrance.

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Photo 11730191May 16 20122012-05-16May 16 20122012-05-16Photograph of the colourful gopuram entrance of Kanjanoor Agniswarar temple, with tiered painted towers in pink, blue, green and yellow, a white bull carving with a deity figure on the gateway shrine niche, and orange-and-blue pillars flanking the doorway. In the foreground a crowd of about ten men in white dhotis and shirts, a girl in a patterned dress, and uniformed police stand near the entrance. A large banner on the left shows a saffron-robed figure with a crown or turban and garlands beside a smiling devotee; the figure's appearance is not clearly confirmed from the image.2012-05-16May 30 20122012-05-30May 30 20122012-05-30Photo 11730554May 30 20122012-05-30A photograph of a large, richly sculpted South Indian temple gopuram, its tiers covered in painted stucco figures of deities and celestial beings in blue, green, pink and cream. A stone gateway with a dark passage leads inward. In front, a group of about twenty men and a few women walk through the gateway; several wear white dhotis and shirts, while a central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a garland and a bare-chested man in a red-pink lower cloth are prominent. Some are barefoot. Small white barriers and a potted plant line the foreground, and trees and another temple tower appear beyond the gate.2009-08-11May 30 20122012-05-30Colourful gopuram temple entrance of Kanjanoor Agniswarar temple, tiered tower painted in turquoise, red, yellow and blue with stucco figures, a relief of Nandi bull carrying Shiva and Parvati above the gateway, and orange-and-white pillars flanking the doorway with stone lion guardians. Four men in shirts and trousers stand near the entrance, including one in pink shirt and one in white shirt beside a uniformed police officer. Motorcycles are parked at right and a banner with a painted figure leans on the left side of the courtyard.2012-05-16A photograph of a large South Indian temple gopuram with a tiered, richly painted tower covered in sculpted figures in blue, green, red and yellow. Below, a stone gateway opens into a dark passage. Several people walk out through the entrance, many in white dhotis and shirts. In the centre foreground, a man wears an orange saffron shawl and orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace, and another figure in orange walks nearby. Some men are bare-chested with white dhotis. A white lattice wall with carved Tamil-style lettering lies at right.2009-08-11