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A crowd of devotees gathers in front of a golden gateway with a tiered, red-and-gold gopuram-style tower decorated with deity figures and lion sculptures. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand alongside men bare-chested in orange-red dhotis and women in saris, and a small boy in an orange shirt and green shorts stands in the foreground. In the distance beyond the gate, a decorated palanquin or ratha with a figure seated on it is visible. Overcast sky, trees at left and a golden kalasha-topped shrine at right.

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A photograph of a golden-and-red multi-tiered gateway tower with carved deity figures, lions and sculpted panels, framing a crowd of devotees gathered in an open outdoor space under an overcast sky. In the centre, beyond the gate, a small shrine with a decorated altar holds offerings and a framed photograph. Several men wear white dhotis and a shirtless man wears an orange dhoti. A woman in a purple sari and other devotees in bright clothes stand close. One man carries a tray of flower garlands and offerings on his head. Tall trees stand at the left and a purple logo appears in the upper right corner.2006-10-10October 10 20062006-10-10Photograph of the gopuram gateway of a Tamil temple, a tall sandstone tower carved with tiers of sculpted figures and small shrines, with a smaller arched entrance below. In the foreground a crowd of devotees and onlookers walks past metal barricades; a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at left, a woman in an orange sari and a man in white shirt and dhoti are at right, and a woman in a pink sari and others in white are nearby. A street lamp and traffic signal pole stand in the frame. Warm low sun lights the scene.2012-05-16 +1 copiesOctober 25 20062006-10-25A large carved stone gopuram temple gateway of Kanjanur Agniswarar Temple at dusk, with ornate tiered sculpture, niches and figures on its facade. Yellow and red barricades line a paved walkway leading toward the arched entrance. Several devotees walk through, including a man in a white dhoti and shirt, women in green, pink and purple saris, and a child in white. Lamp posts stand along the path and a white van is parked at the left edge.2012-05-16A tall, ornately carved stone gopuram temple tower dominates the frame, its tiers covered in sculpted figures and niches with a row of finials along the top, rising in front of a pale hazy sky. Crowds of people in mostly white, cream and red-orange clothing walk and gather in the open courtyard in front of the entrance, some carrying bags. Trees with green foliage and a flowering red-orange tree frame the left and right edges, with market stalls and street lamps visible at the edges and a low wall with rounded battlement-like tops running across the scene.2008-05-04February 19 20152015-02-19 +1 copiesOctober 25 20062006-10-25October 20 20062006-10-20November 05 20062006-11-05A photograph of a large carved stone temple gateway, a tall gopuram with tiered sculpted niches and figures, its arched entrance opening onto a paved courtyard. Several people walk across the pavement in front of the gate, including a man in a white dhoti and women in saris, and a young girl in white. Yellow metal barricades with red banners line the right side, and a man in a white shirt sits on a motorbike at the left edge. Evening light warms the stone. No a person candidate is visible in this scene.2012-05-16November 05 20062006-11-05