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Exterior of a South Indian temple shot in bright daylight under a clear blue sky. A colourful gopuram-style superstructure with painted deity and figure sculptures stands at the left above an open pillared mandapam with stone columns. A long plain grey stone wall runs right, topped with a painted cornice in red, green and yellow and a row of small sculpted animal figures, including bulls and lions, with a larger deity sculpture above. No people are visible. A faint shadow of a tree falls across the wall.

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A photograph of a South Indian temple gopuram-style entrance and mandapam with a richly painted sculptural roofline. Colourful deity and figure sculptures in red, green, yellow and blue crown the structure, with a bull and other figures visible above. Stone pillars with carved bases stand in the foreground beside a grey granite wall, under strong sunlight and dappled tree shade. Two small figures are faintly visible at the far left entrance. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2012-02-08A photograph of a South Indian temple gateway and colonnaded hall in daylight. The tall gopuram-style superstructure above the entrance is richly painted in red, green, blue and yellow, with rows of sculpted deities and figures, including a horse-drawn chariot scene near the top. Stone pillars with carved capitals line a shaded walkway paved in stone, and a leafy tree overhangs the left side. A few people are visible at a distance, a standing figure in light clothing near the left pillars and a seated person near the right base, and no one is identified.2012-02-08February 08 20122012-02-08A photograph of the exterior of a South Indian temple gopuram-style porch with colourful painted stucco deity figures and ornate grey stone pillars. Scaffolding of bamboo poles covers the left side of the structure.2012-02-08Exterior 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.2009-08-11August 08 20092009-08-08Exterior of a stone temple shrine under a pale sky, with a tiered gopuram-style tower of blue and white painted sculptures rising above grey granite walls. Two small figures in dark and light clothing walk across a paved courtyard at right, beside a colonnaded pillared hall. Tamil signboards are mounted on the walls, and a blue sign reads Navagraha Sannidhi.2009-08-11May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18Photograph of a stone temple colonnade with carved granite pillars. The foreground column features sculpted rearing lion or yali figures with a deity panel and ornate capitals. Behind, a colourful gopuram tower with painted figures rises above a low wall, with green trees at left. No people are visible.2012-07-08June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a grey stone temple shrine with a open pillared hall, standing on a raised platform. Above the roof, stone statues of figures and lions decorate the parapet, and loudspeakers are mounted on the top. A green banner with a deity image is hung on the front pillar. A colourful multi-tiered gopuram tower and palm trees stand behind, with a thatched hut at right. Two men sit at the lower right corner of the platform.2012-01-03