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A photograph of a temple street scene dominated by a tall, whitewashed gopuram (temple tower) covered in sculpted deity figures and rising above a low roofline. In the foreground two men walk away from the camera, wearing white dhotis and white shirts with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders; one carries a dark shoulder bag. To the left, a motorcycle rider and other passersby move along a dirt road beside a colonnaded pavilion with a small coloured shrine tower. On the right, a thatched-roof shop front displays colourful signboards, and an elderly man in a striped shirt stands at the edge of the frame. Overhead, power lines cross a pale sky and trees frame the scene.

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Tall white gopuram of a South Indian temple rises behind a stone gateway at street level. A small shrine niche above the gate holds a seated deity murti with a child figure, flanked by bull statues and guardian figures. Shops with hanging goods, cloth and sacks line the lane. Several people walk through the gateway, including a man in an orange cloth and white dhoti near a motorcycle, and a woman in a sari. Printed text on the tower reads a Tamil word. No one can be identified as a person from appearance here.2006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Photograph of the tall white gopuram (temple tower) of an South Indian temple seen through the stone pillars of an entrance archway, with tiered carved sculptures rising to a finial. In the foreground, people walk along a street lined with small shops, parked bicycles, a yellow building and stacked white sacks, while a woman in an orange-and-red sari stands at left. A dark hill rises at right under a pale sky. Printed copyright and source credits appear in the lower right corner.2012-07-08October 12 20122012-10-12July 08 20122012-07-08September 12 20122012-09-12Photograph 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.2012-09-12November 24 20062006-11-24Outdoor photograph of a crowd walking through a temple precinct with two tall white gopurams carved with figures rising behind them. Beside him an older bearded sannyasi in orange robes walks with a white cloth draped over his shoulder, and a man in white with an orange shawl and garland stands nearby. Men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a red sari surround them, with yellow and red festoon decorations hanging over shrine structures and a street lamp post in view.2006-12-04July 08 20122012-07-08September 12 20122012-09-12