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Photograph of an empty stone-paved corridor inside a South Indian temple complex, with dark granite walls on the left and a row of carved stone pillars on the right. A gopuram tower with white painted sculpture rises in the background above palm trees and a rocky hill. A yellow metal barrier stands on the left beside a red sign. A colourful floor rangoli design lies in the foreground. Two small figures in light clothing walk in the distance, one in a yellow garment. No prominent a person candidate is visible.

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A photograph of a temple complex with a large white gopuram (tower) rising above palm trees against a forested hill. In the foreground, a pink-painted shrine with grey stone pillars and a painted panel of a standing female figure in red and yellow sari. A paved courtyard with two women in saris walking, one in orange and one in red, near a low fence. Ornamental finials and a carved animal head on the pink wall to the right. Strings of lights run across the sky.2006-09-24Photograph of a long stone colonnade of a South Indian temple under a grey, cloudy sky, with ornate pillars and a barred wrought-iron railing along the walkway. On the left a carved gopuram-style structure with sculpted figures on its roof, and in the distance a white tower rises beside green hills. Several people walk along the stone pavement in the foreground, including women in saris and a man in a light shirt, and a few others are partly visible at the bottom edge.2012-10-12August 06 20092009-08-06October 12 20122012-10-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a large temple gopuram (tower) covered in white stucco sculptures of deities and figures, rising above a long pink-and-grey colonnaded corridor with arched pillars. Behind the tower a rocky, green-scrubbed hill rises under a pale sky, with palm trees at the left and right. Yellow signboards and a metal railing are visible at the lower edge near the corridor. No people are visible in the scene.2006-09-24August 06 20092009-08-06Wide view of a stone-paved temple courtyard beside a multi-storey pink and cream colonnaded hall with a rocky hill and palm trees behind it. A gopuram tower rises at the upper left. In the centre a small open stone pavilion with a flat roof stands on the paving. A man in white dhoti and an orange-striped shoulder bag walks across the courtyard. Other people are scattered across the scene, including a figure in white near a bamboo barrier at left, two children in light clothing, a man in a striped shirt at right, and a figure bent low near puddles on the stone floor. Small shrine towers with pink walls appear at the right edge.2006-09-24August 06 20092009-08-06A photograph of a temple courtyard with a tall white gopuram (temple tower) ornately carved with figures rising behind a stone-walled structure with sloping roof and stone sculptures on top. Many people walk across the paved courtyard toward the temple. Men wear white shirts and trousers or light checked shirts, while women wear sarees in pink, blue and green. A young child in green stands near the center. Some people carry plastic bags. Other tiered gopuram towers stand in the background under an overcast sky.2006-09-24A photograph of a wide stone-paved temple approach with a tall gopuram tower rising in the distance against a green hillside. Along the right, a long colonnaded hall with carved pillars. Crowds of people walk and stand on the path, many men in white dhotis and shirts, women in saris including a pink one and a teal one, and uniformed police officers in khaki along the edges. In the foreground a figure in an orange-saffron robe and wrap walks away from the camera. Small shrine structures stand at left with an orange flag on a pole.2008-08-02