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A photograph of the entrance to a large South Indian temple gopuram, its tiered tower covered in white painted sculpted figures under a clear sky. A green-roofed covered walkway and metal barricades lead into the gateway. Several people in white dhotis and shirts walk up the steps and through the entrance, including a uniformed police officer in khaki beside a group of devotees, some in orange or saffron clothing. An orange umbrella shades part of the path. Smaller carved shrines and a small framed deity image sit on the right wall.

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May 06 20122012-05-06May 07 20122012-05-07A photograph of a large white gopuram, the tiered temple tower of Arunachaleswara Temple, rising above a columned mandapa entrance. The tower is densely carved with sculpted deities and figures. In the foreground a dozen or so men and a few women stand and walk on the stone courtyard; a man in a white shirt and dark trousers carries a camera, and a woman in a red sari stands at the lower left. A loudspeaker is mounted on a pillar, and a bamboo-thatched shade structure stands at the left edge. No identifiable a person is visible; the people are shown in ordinary clothing with no clear presentation cues.2012-07-24A large crowd of people in white clothes walks in front of a tall, white-stone gopuram of a South Indian temple, its tiers densely carved with deity figures and animals. A single figure at center-right wears saffron/orange robes and carries a bag over the shoulder; the wider crowd includes men in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a blue sari, and a uniformed official in khaki. Stone nandi bulls sit on the roof edge of a pillared mandapam at left, and a tall lamp post stands at right beside a shrine entrance with Tamil signage.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A group of saffron-robed sannyasis walks in procession before a carved stone gopuram temple tower covered in sculptures. Two men in orange robes hold up bright yellow and orange umbrellas over the group. A bald man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks in the center, and a man in a red-orange robe with a bare upper body and mala walks ahead. Men in white shirts and trousers, one in a pink shirt with glasses, accompany them in the foreground and background. The stone steps and temple entrance are visible behind them under bright daylight.2012-05-06 +1 copiesNovember 28 20222022-11-28Exterior view of a large South Indian temple gopuram, its tiered tower covered in white-painted sculpted figures of deities and animals, rising above a darker stone wall. In the foreground a covered open pavilion with heavy carved pillars has a roofline decorated with white and red-striped bull (Nandi) figures and turquoise trim. A utility pole with loudspeakers and wires crosses the sky, and a street lamp and a small sign appear at right. No people are visible in the scene.2006-09-24A photograph of a temple procession on stone steps beneath a metal-roofed canopy, with a white gopuram tower rising behind. Men carry a palanquin decorated with yellow, orange and red flower garlands and a red fringed canopy over a small deity murti. The bearers wear white dhotis, one in red dhoti, and a green waist cloth. A man in a grey shirt and dark trousers smiles at the front, and a man in a yellow shirt stands at right. Several other people walk alongside, some holding brass vessels.2022-12-01January 12 20072007-01-12September 12 20122012-09-12February 06 20172017-02-06 +5 copies