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Exterior view of a Kerala-style temple with a sloping terracotta tiled roof, wooden carved gables and a dark plinth, seen from a stone-paved courtyard. A tall gold-painted flagstaff rises beside a metal railing fence. On the right, people stand under a covered pavilion with a grey granite pillar, including a man in a checked shirt and a girl in a blue dress. On the left, a woman in a yellow sari walks near the railing. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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May 08 20182018-05-08Photograph of a temple courtyard with a covered pavilion roof of thatched reed and dark wooden beams, a copper-roofed shrine with a golden flagstaff, and a brass bell hanging on a metal frame. Devotees stand and walk on a polished tiled floor. A woman in a white sari with orange border holds a small child, a man in a pale blue shirt and a man in a saffron-orange shirt with white dhoti stand near a blue donation box and an illuminated red-lettered sign. Several people wait at the sanctum railing. A chandelier-like lamp hangs from the ceiling and the ritual setting suggests a Kerala temple darshan.2018-05-08Photograph of a temple courtyard at Chottanikkara in Kerala, with a copper-roofed shrine and a tall golden flagstaff on the left. A large bell hangs from a frame near a blue metal offering box, and a brass lamp stand stands near the railing. Several devotees move through the paved courtyard: a man in an orange lungi and checked shirt, men in white mundus and a man in a light blue shirt, and women in white saris with orange borders, one carrying a small child. A red illuminated sign above reads 'Arathe'. The tiled roof overhead is dark wood and metal. No a person is visible among the people in the scene.2018-05-08May 13 20112011-05-13A temple courtyard in Kerala with a tiled, sloping roof hung with silver tinsel streamers over a wooden beam structure. A tall brass multi-tiered lamp stand with a bird finial stands at right beside a red-tiled shrine building with a wooden gable. Green leafy branches are tied to bamboo poles, and black iron railings and a red-brick wall enclose the area. Yellow flower garlands hang along the railing. No people are clearly visible.2018-05-08Photograph at a Kerala temple courtyard under a tiled roof with grey pillars. A blue smoke haze drifts over the sloped copper-red roof of a long shrine with a row of small grilled windows. In the foreground a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari with an orange shawl walks past, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-white cloth bundle, rudraksha beads and a necklace stands near a metal railing. Two more men in dark clothing and white dhotis are at the right edge. A signboard and a decorated stand sit by the rail.2018-05-08June 15 20092009-06-15May 08 20182018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08A temple courtyard in Kerala with a tiled roof and wooden pillars. In the centre, a man with long dark hair crowned with pink lotus flowers and wearing a red-pink garland and rust-red dhoti stands with an arm raised, holding an object toward a tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp on a stand. To the right, men in white dhotis and orange-gold garments stand in attendance, one with a gold-and-red shawl and a bearded face, and a woman in a blue sari stands behind. In the left foreground, a bare-backed man with an orange cloth and beaded necklace looks toward the lamp. A stainless-steel vessel and black wrought-iron fencing with marigold garlands sit nearby, and a small signboard reads in Malayalam script.2018-05-08November 09 20062006-11-09Photograph of a crowded courtyard at a South Indian temple, with a tall golden flagstaff (dhvajastambha) rising at right above an ornate, sculpted gopuram-style shrine roof covered in carved figures. Dozens of people in white dhotis and white clothing gather in the open courtyard, with others in orange, green and pink saris and garments scattered among them, some sitting on the ground near a rangoli or floor marking. Behind them, long pillared corridors with pink-and-cream walls stretch across the frame under a pale sky. A black iron fence with fleur-de-lis finials runs along the foreground. At right, a gold-coloured raised platform and offering stand sit near the shrine entrance, with a devotee seated in the shade.2007-01-12