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A photograph of a large temple courtyard in bright daylight, with tall gopurams covered in carved white sculptures rising behind a stone-paved plaza. A small shrine with a domed roof and lion figures stands at left, and a covered pavilion with orange-painted pillars sits in the centre where a few people sit. Several people walk across the paved court: a man in a light shirt carrying a bag at left, and two women in orange and brown saris at right, one with a long braid. Colourful floor kolam designs decorate the ground near a tall metal lamp post with a Tamil sign. No a person candidate is visible.

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October 12 20122012-10-12A 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.2006-09-24Photograph of a temple courtyard with tall, ornately carved white gopuram towers in the background, one on the left and one on the right. A small golden canopied palanquin with red and white fringe stands in the centre, surrounded by a crowd of devotees. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, some in orange and others in colourful saris and kurtas. Orange-red ceremonial carpet runners cross the stone-paved courtyard, and a yellow barrier is visible at the right edge. Light pillars and a street lamp stand nearby under a pale sky.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06Wide photograph of an open stone-paved courtyard at a South Indian temple. A tall, white-plastered gopuram (temple tower) with many sculpted tiers rises at the centre-right, with smaller shrine structures to the left, including a domed mandapa with a painted roof and a dark stone shrine. Two figures walk across the paving near the pillared corridor, one in a pink top and another in a light blue garment, and a small group of people in white and orange clothing is visible further back by the gopuram entrance. A woman in red sits near the left shrine. Grey granite walls frame the right side.2007-01-12December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Exterior view of a large South Indian temple complex under a pale blue sky. Tall, ornately carved white gopuram towers rise in the background, their tiers covered with sculpted figures and small shrine niches. In the foreground, a low orange-and-green roofed shed with decorative pillars stands beside stone pavement. A few small figures in the lower right, some in light clothing, walk near the steps.2012-09-12A wide photograph of a temple courtyard in front of a tall, white gopuram tower with tiered carved sculptures under an overcast sky. Along the paved ground, a crowd of people in white dhotis and sarees stands and walks, including a man in a white shirt and dhoti near the left colonnade, women in orange, yellow and pink saris, and a seated woman with a child. A boy in a striped shirt holding a water bottle stands in the right foreground. Floor kolam designs are visible, and a lamp post rises above the scene. No one wearing saffron-coded a person-like cues is clearly visible, so the appearance is not established.2006-09-24Photograph of a large South Indian temple complex with two towering gopurams (entrance towers) covered in carved white stone figures, seen across an open courtyard. Numerous people walk and stand in the open plaza, many men in white dhotis and shirts and women in saris in green, orange and pink. Tall floodlight poles and street lamps stand among the pillared colonnade on the right. Overcast grey sky above. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-09-24Photograph of a group walking in procession across a sunlit stone courtyard in front of a tall, carved gopuram temple tower with a pillared open hall beside it. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a long gold necklace carries a small object, and a shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads walks beside her. Other devotees wear orange robes and white dhotis, and a man in a white shirt walks at right with a young child in red. A loudspeaker sits on the roof of the hall. The scene suggests a temple procession with devotees in saffron.2012-09-12A procession walks across a paved courtyard in front of a tall, carved white gopuram temple tower under a clear blue sky. Many people in saffron and orange robes lead the group, with several women in orange saris and some men wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas. A shaved-headed man in orange robes and a gold necklace walks near the centre, while a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the right edge. Behind them an open pavilion with stone pillars and a loudspeaker sits beside the temple wall, and a small group of people in white and pink clothes walks along the left. The scene shows a temple procession near the gopuram.2012-09-12December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04