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A photograph of a temple courtyard with a painted gopuram entrance tower and a stone pillar with a small deity figure. Two men in light shirts and trousers stand on the paved ground near the shrine; one of them holds a cloth bag. A few people are visible in the background near the temple entrance and a small child stands at the left edge. Some birds are in the sky above the gopuram.

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May 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18May 22 20122012-05-22A photograph of an ancient stone temple complex with carved sandstone walls and a tall tiered gopuram tower with painted blue and white upper sections. In the foreground, a line of devotees in light-coloured clothes, several in white and some women in bright saris, walks along the carved stone base of a shrine. Palm trees and a clear sky sit behind the temple, and a few scattered figures are visible at the right edge near the pillars.2012-05-18May 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesA group of about a dozen people stands in a temple courtyard before a stone gateway with a carved tower. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe and holds a staff, flanked by people in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis. A woman in an orange sari stands at the left edge. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand behind them, and a small child in a red top stands at the right. The setting suggests a temple visit or procession, though no ritual activity is clearly shown.2012-05-22A photograph of a group walking in a temple courtyard past a stone pillar carved with figures and a gateway tower. At the front, a man in saffron-orange robes and a shawl walks beside a bare-headed figure in orange; several men in white dhotis and shirts follow behind, one holding a white cloth, with a figure in a light blue turban and white clothing also visible. Stone sculpture and temple architecture frame the scene.2012-05-22Exterior view of a South Indian stone temple complex under a pale blue sky with palm trees. A pillared colonnade with ornate carved arched niches and sculpted figures runs along a granite plinth, with a tiered gopuram tower rising behind it and small decorated shrine spires in the foreground. Two people walk across a paved courtyard on the left, one in a pale top and one in a saffron-coloured garment. No visible ritual activity is shown.2009-08-11Photo 11734156Photograph of an old stone temple courtyard with a carved ornate stone canopy shrine on the left, a tall tall brick-red dhvaja/flagstaff in the centre, and a temple gateway with sculpted pillars and carved relief panels. A gopuram tower with white stucco figures rises in the background. Two women in teal saris and a young girl sit on the steps at the right, with a small figure in white near the gateway. A printed yellow-and-red notice board hangs on the wall.2012-05-22Outdoor photograph at a stone temple gopuram with ornate carved tiers. Several saffron and orange-robed sadhus walk in a loose line across a paved courtyard, one with a shaved head, and a few men in white dhotis and shirts walk nearby on the right. A devotee in white stands near the temple entrance. Visible temple structures include stone pillars and a shrine doorway.2012-05-22