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Street view of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram with tiered, painted sculptures of deities and a striped painted band across the entrance facade, set before a rocky hill. Many people walk in the street: several elderly women in pink, purple and blue saris, a man in white dhoti and shirt, and men in saffron or orange cloth. A silver sedan is parked near the temple entrance. Roadside shops and a building with orange balconies line the right side, with a fruit stall in the foreground. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.

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A photograph of a richly painted South Indian gopuram, the tiered temple tower, covered in rows of multicoloured sculpted deities and figures in red, yellow, green and blue, with a red ornamental banner across the tower. Rocky hills rise behind it. In the street below, a crowd of people walks past the temple entrance, including a man in a white shirt on a motorbike, women in saris, and a few people in orange clothing. A yellow auto-rickshaw and parked cars stand at the left, and small shops line the right side. Bare utility poles and wires cross the sky.2012-05-09A colourful gopuram-style temple facade with tiered tower and painted sculptures of deities and figures in blues, reds, greens and gold, with a rocky hill behind. In the street in front, several people walk and stand: an elderly woman in a red-bordered sari at left, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl, a bare-chested man in an orange cloth, and others in white dhotis and saris near a parked black car and roadside stalls. A roadside banner hangs at right. The scene reads as a Tamil Nadu temple street outside a shrine, with no visible ritual activity or identifiable Swamiji figure.2012-05-09Street photograph of a colourful multi-tiered gopuram temple gateway, densely covered with painted sculptures of deities and figures in red, yellow, green and blue, with a red central spire, set against a rocky hill. Pedestrians walk and stand in a busy street; a yellow auto-rickshaw sits in the foreground, a white car and parked motorbikes are nearby, and a man in a white dhoti and a man in an orange cloth walk near the entrance. Shops and balconies line the roadside. No identifiable a person appearance is visible.2012-05-09Photo of the colourful gopuram-fronted temple entrance of a South Indian Shiva temple, with tiered painted sculptures of deities and a dark rocky hill behind. A street scene in front shows an elderly woman in a purple sari at left, a man in a striped shirt, a bare-chested sadhu in orange cloth, a man in white dhoti and shirt, and a woman in a yellow sari. A parked silver car, umbrellas, a market stall and a roadside signboard appear beside the gate, with a yellow barrier in the foreground.2012-05-09Street photograph of a richly painted gopuram, the tiered gateway tower of a South Indian temple, rising in front of a rocky hill. The tower is covered in colourful sculpted deities and figures in red, blue, green and gold. Below it, a street scene with a yellow auto-rickshaw, parked white cars, motorcycles and pedestrians, including a man in a white shirt in the foreground and people in white dhotis near the gateway. Roadside shops and a small stall line the left side, and a pale blue flag hangs from a building on the right. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-05-09May 09 20122012-05-09May 09 20122012-05-09May 09 20122012-05-09May 09 20122012-05-09A street scene in front of a richly painted gopuram, the tiered temple tower of a South Indian temple, rising in front of a rocky hill. The tower is decorated with colourful sculpted deities in bright pinks, blues, greens and golds, topped by golden kalasha finials. Pedestrians walk along the road, including a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a woman in a pink sari. A man in a white dhoti stands at right beside a green and yellow TSR truck, and a man on a motorcycle rides past at left. Shops line both sides of the road, with a vendor's cart of colourful balloons and toys at right. Several people are visible, roughly a dozen.2012-05-09May 09 20122012-05-09A photograph of a large, brightly painted gopuram, the tiered entrance tower of a South Indian temple, rising above a street entrance. The tower is densely covered with colourful painted sculptures of deities and figures in red, yellow, green and blue, with a gilded finial on top. Below, an arched gateway with painted pillars and a decorative frieze leads into the temple. Street life fills the foreground: pedestrians in mixed clothing, an auto-rickshaw, parked white cars and a motorbike. A bare hill rises behind the tower under a pale sky. No a person candidate is visible in the image.2012-05-09