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A photograph of a temple courtyard with a tall, richly sculpted gopuram covered in painted deity figures, flanked by palm trees and a second gopuram on the left. In front, a gilded ceremonial vehicle decorated with floral garlands carries a framed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban, labelled with Tamil text. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some carrying bags, walk across the paved ground, and a motorcycle is parked near a white boundary wall with red stripes.

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October 10 20062006-10-10Exterior of a South Indian temple complex under a partly cloudy sky. Two tall gopurams, ornately sculpted with painted deity figures in blue, green and cream, rise above palm trees. In the foreground, a silver-grey boxy SUV is parked on a paved courtyard beside white-and-red striped compound walls. A motorcyclist rides past, and a person in a red garment walks near the wall. Yellow barricades and red MP Paints banners stand along the courtyard edge, with overhead power lines crossing the scene.2006-10-10October 24 20062006-10-24October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25November 05 20062006-11-05A gold-ornate ratha (chariot) vehicle is processing through a busy street before a tall gopuram temple tower covered in carved sculptures, with a Murugan banner on its face. The chariot's front panel carries a large framed portrait of a man wearing a white turban and a dark garment, placed in an arched gold frame with Tamil lettering beneath. A red and white striped canopy stretches over the street, and a shop with hanging flower garlands lines the right. Pedestrians walk around the chariot, including a man in a white shirt and dhoti, women in sarees, and a man in a maroon shirt.2006-11-05October 25 20062006-10-25November 05 20062006-11-05November 05 20062006-11-05May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph of an ornately decorated golden ratha, a festooned vehicle, parked outside a gopuram-topped temple with a red-and-white striped boundary wall and palm trees. A large framed portrait of a smiling man in a white turban is mounted on the ratha's arched canopy, with a caption in Tamil script beneath it. Several men in white dhotis, some with saffron shawls, stand beside the vehicle near parked motorcycles, and a woman in a sari stands at the right edge. Tamil lettering on the ratha reads as an inscription for the Koti Kan Darshana procession. A yellow-and-red flag hangs from the side.2006-10-24