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A photograph taken outdoors in bright sunlight at a temple courtyard. A golden-domed shrine structure with stone nandi bulls on its roof rises behind a black pillared hall with a metal railing. A bare-chested priest in a red dhoti with a sacred thread stands in the foreground facing the shrine. To the right, a person in a saffron robe and purple shawl, with long dark hair, points toward the shrine while a companion in a saffron sari stands beside them. Several men in white shirts stand around the group. Brass vessels sit on the stone floor near the railing, and white and blue cloths hang from the pillars. Visible people: about six.

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Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple courtyard under a bright sky. A gopuram-style shrine with a grey domed roof and painted, sculpted upper tiers stands behind the group. Several men walk across the stone paving, mostly seen from behind. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis with red-and-gold waistbands, and a third in a red dhoti with purple border, wear sacred threads over their shoulders. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds hands with another man. An orange-robed figure with a purple shawl and long dark hair walks on the right. Several other onlookers in white shirts stand near the shrine railings.2009-08-11A crowd of men and women, mostly in white dhotis and white shirts or saris, moves through a courtyard at a temple. A gilded domed roof with finials stands on the left, beside dark stone pillars of a colonnade. On the right rises a richly sculpted gopuram tower painted in colours. A man in the centre raises a camera over the crowd, and a few figures wear saffron or orange cloth. Bright sunlight and a clear blue sky light the scene.2009-08-11A photograph at a temple entrance with a dark gateway and white-painted columns, where a sign reads 'Siva' with 'Om' between the words. Several men walk outdoors on stone paving. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe wears a long garland of gold beads and a purple-bordered shawl, with long hair and a red tilak, appearing to be a person by appearance cues including long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold ornaments; the appearance is uncertain. On the right, a bearded man bare-chested with a rudraksha mala wears a red dhoti with a purple border. Behind them, many men in white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested, move through the entrance, with a few women in white nearby. Hanging lamp-shaped banners flank the doorway, and a notice board on the left gives instructions for devotees coming for darshan.2009-08-11March 01 20182018-03-01September 26 20112011-09-26Outdoor temple courtyard with a large colourful floor kolam of white, red, green and yellow geometric patterns. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a garland of white and red flowers around the neck, hands held together at the chest. Around them, shaven-headed men in white dhotis and orange shawls hold a flower garland and a kalasha-like vessel, while devotees in white and a woman in a red sari with purple blouse stand nearby. A tall white gopuram tower rises behind a pink colonnaded hall with a bull statue on the roof.2011-09-09September 26 20112011-09-26A photograph of a temple courtyard beside carved stone shrine walls and a pale yellow temple gopuram-style structure with painted deity figures. In the center, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder stands near a carved shrine entrance. Two women in saffron-orange sleeveless or wet garments face away from the camera, one with long wet hair gesturing with a raised hand. Other women in sarees, one in a white and blue sari and one in a yellow-and-green sari, stand nearby. A black water tank and a sign are visible on the left and a man in white dhoti bathes at a stone tap on the right. A stone plaque is set into the wall.2009-07-13Outdoor temple procession on a stone-paved courtyard in front of pink-painted temple walls and carved stone pillars. Beside him a shaven-headed priest in orange robes carries a white staff, and a bald attendant in white dhoti with gold border walks at right. White-clad attendants hold a long ceremonial rod at left, with rudraksha malas visible. Bystanders in white shirts and dhotis walk behind, and a bicycle and yellow barricades sit in the background.2011-12-08August 08 20092009-08-08A group walks across a wide stone-paved temple courtyard in bright daylight, casting shadows. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style garland walks beside a man in a white dhoti and shirt; a few others in white ritual dhotis and light shirts accompany them. Behind, a man in a blue shirt and grey trousers walks, and to the right others stand near a yellow metal barrier. Stone pillars, a gopuram tower and trees frame the scene. Photo of temple grounds with a small group of walking devotees and attendants.2011-12-08Photograph of a group walking across a stone-paved courtyard in front of a tall, ornately coloured gopuram temple tower with a stone wall and a sculpted lion-like figure on top. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl wears a long gold-coloured garland and a purple-bordered wrap, walking with head slightly bowed. A bare-chested man on the left wears a white dhoti and a gold pendant, another bare-chested man in a red dhoti with purple border on the right has a beard and holds his arm, and a man in white clothes with an orange shawl walks behind. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some carrying orange cloth, surround them, and a bright sky fills the upper background.2009-08-11