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Crowded outdoor temple scene at dusk in Tamil Nadu. A decorated temple gateway with painted colourful sculptures on its roof is framed by two tall banana trees with leaves. A yellow signboard with Tamil script hangs above the entrance. Many devotees in white shirts, saffron and green saris, and white dhotis press around the doorway; a bare-headed elderly man with a white beard and white clothes stands near the front. Orange flags hang at the right edge. No identifiable central figure is clearly visible, so no a person candidate is marked.

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A photograph of a colourfully painted temple gopuram facade in Tamil Nadu at dusk, with a tall banana-leaf and palm-frond arch framing the entrance. Painted figures and sculptures in red, green, blue and gold crowd the tiered tower, and a deep-yellow banner with Tamil lettering hangs on the front. A crowd of devotees, many women in orange and yellow saris and men in white shirts, stands and moves near the doorway, with one lit flame glowing at the threshold. An orange flag stands at the right edge beside a painted guardian figure.2006-11-05November 05 20062006-11-05A dense outdoor crowd gathers in front of an ornately decorated temple facade at dusk, the gateway hung with banana-leaf arches and green garlands. Painted panels above show a deity image of Shiva and Parvati and a gold-framed scene. In the foreground, men in white shirts and a woman in a purple sari with a flower in her hair stand close together, some holding folded papers. Further back, a figure in white stands on a raised platform beside a framed portrait of a bearded person wearing a white head covering, with saffron flags nearby. Thatched sheds and bamboo poles frame the scene.2006-11-05November 01 20062006-11-01Photograph of a richly painted temple gopuram-style facade in Tamil Nadu, decorated with colourful sculpted deity and attendant figures along its top. A framed painting on the facade shows a blue-skinned deity with a third eye and a consort with a crescent-topped crown, both with raised hands. A large banana-leaf arch with tender green stalks and leaves stands in front, and foliage hangs down the facade. Several people are gathered in the foreground, including a woman in a dark sari near the arch, and a young man at the left edge. Yellow signboards show Tamil text beneath the painting.2006-11-05A temple gateway of a Mangalambika/Mangalaiyamman shrine with a colourful tiered gopuram-style roof crowned by painted deity figures and lions. A printed banner above the entrance reads a Tamil dedication to Arulmigu Mangalaiyamman Thirukkoyil. Standing female figures in green and red flank the doorway. To the right a black board carries a yellow poster with a small photo of a bald man in white, with Tamil text. In the foreground a crowd of about ten people sits and stands, including older women in saris, a woman in blue, and men in shirts. No deity is named in this frame beyond the temple banner.2006-11-01Crowded street scene in front of a South Indian temple entrance with green-and-cream painted facade and Tamil signboard. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with flower-decorated hair stands at the center of a dense crowd of mostly men in white shirts and dhotis, some holding cameras and a handheld sign. A red and blue ceremonial umbrella with tasseled fringe stands at left, and garlands hang beside the doorway. Carved stone sculptures and bovine figures crown the roofline above.2009-01-21April 05 20122012-04-05Night street photograph in a crowded temple lane. A bearded man in a maroon-brown robe with a long green and white flower garland and a rudraksha mala stands at centre, smiling, with a red tilak on his forehead. Around him are sannyasis in saffron-orange cloths with white tripundra markings and beaded necklaces, a bald man in a brown robe, an older man in an orange shirt bowing and touching the feet area of the crowd, and a man in a pink-and-purple striped headwrap. Many children and onlookers press close. Behind them are a blue-painted shrine entrance, a lion-head carving, and string lights with painted deity panels on a wall. a person cues: long dark hair with rudraksha mala and a flower garland at the centre of the crowd.2017-02-07April 05 20122012-04-05January 16 20182018-01-16A dense crowd of devotees stands inside a colourfully painted temple hall with blue pillars, white elephant friezes and painted panels across the ceiling. Most people wear white or pastel clothing, many women in saris, and a few men have tilak marks on their foreheads. In the centre, a person in white stands near a brightly lit inner shrine with a golden doorway and lamps. The scene suggests a temple gathering or darshan.2006-10-25