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A photograph of a white temple under construction, its tall shikhara spires and smaller domed towers wrapped in bamboo scaffolding and ladders. Green trees, palm fronds and leafy shrubs frame the foreground, and the sky is overcast. No people are visible in the scene, and the structure appears to be a temple in progress rather than a ritual event.

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A photograph of white temple spires wrapped in bamboo scaffolding against an overcast grey sky. Three tall, tapering shikhara towers rise above the frame, each with a rounded capping stone at the top and carved vertical bands and floral motifs on the stone. Thin bamboo poles and crossed lashings form a dense lattice around the towers. Green foliage appears at the lower edges of the frame. No people are visible.2008-08-07February 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a large grey stone temple under construction on a hilltop, its tall shikhara spires wrapped in bamboo scaffolding and a cube-shaped tower framework at the centre. A crowd of about twenty-five people in white dhotis, kurtas and light clothing stands on a stone platform in front of the temple, with several people in saffron robes at the left. Two decorated white elephant figures with colourful painted saddlecloths flank the scene at the left and right edges, and multicoloured ceremonial umbrellas and a saffron-and-gold decorated palanquin or ratha are carried near the left. A cameraman with a video camera stands at right. Hazy city and hills stretch behind under a clear blue sky.2007-01-30February 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesFebruary 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesFebruary 06 20172017-02-06 +7 copiesJanuary 24 20062006-01-24May 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesA landscaped hillside garden with a sloping lawn covered in low green ground cover and scattered yellow flowers, bordered by trimmed green hedges. Behind it stands a large white temple complex with tall curved shikhara spires wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, partly hidden by mature trees and overhead power lines. In the foreground a small white domed pavilion with a deity murti sits on the slope, and at right a pink and white balustraded shrine with a small dome rises above the greenery. No people are visible.2008-08-07February 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesA daytime outdoor procession moves toward a large unfinished grey stone temple wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, with spires rising behind. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts walk in the foreground; one bare-chested man in a white dhoti carries a basket of yellow flowers on a tray, and another carries a woven basket. Several people hold large colourful umbrellas with orange, red and blue panels and gold tassels. White painted elephant figures with red garlands stand at the edges, and some men wear round rosette badges on their chests. Blue sky and hills lie beyond.2007-01-30A photograph of white-painted temple shrines on a rooftop under an overcast sky. On the left stands a tall, tiered white temple tower covered in carved figures and topped with a saffron flag on a pole. In the centre is a smaller white domed shrine with a saffron flag, and on the right a small white domed shrine with a saffron flag beside a low white parapet wall. Green trees and distant buildings appear beyond the roof, and loose cables and sand lie on the roof surface. No people are visible.2006-01-23 +1 copies