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Exterior view of a South Indian temple courtyard with blue-painted walls and a colourful gopuram-style tier at the top left, decorated with turquoise, pink and gold ornamentation. On the left, a shrine entrance with grilled iron doors stands behind a small stepped platform. In the centre is a blank dark plaque set into a blue wall. On the right, a pink lotus-shaped pedestal supports an open-sided metal enclosure with grilled gates, and a small iron lamp stand stands on the paved floor. A gold railing and palm trees appear above. No people are visible.

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Exterior view of a South Indian temple courtyard with small blue-grey shrines topped by colourful multi-tiered gopuram-style towers painted in red, green, yellow and blue with sculpted deity figures. A central shrine with a grilled doorway and stone steps stands beside a blue two-storey building with a yellow-railed balcony. A metal lamp stand and a dark iron platform sit in the foreground under a corrugated awning. No people are visible.2009-08-08A photograph of a small colourful Hindu shrine with a grey-blue stone base and a multi-tiered painted superstructure topped by a green figure of a deity holding a mace, flanked by palm trees. Inside the grilled double gate, a deity murti in yellow garments is visible behind a garland, with small oil lamps burning on the threshold and scattered flower petals on the steps. No people are present in the scene.2009-08-08August 03 20092009-08-03A photograph of a small temple structure with a blue-painted upper storey and a gold-railed balcony, beside a grey-walled shrine with a multicoloured, tiered roof decorated with painted figures and gold trim. A coconut palm and leafy trees stand behind, and a pink brick wall runs along the front. No people are visible.2009-08-08Empty interior courtyard of a South Indian temple with blue-painted pillars and a white marble floor. A steep stone staircase with a metal railing rises at left toward a closed yellow grille gate. Smaller blue shrines with painted tops and a tiled roof stand in the open court, with a palm tree and a multicoloured gopuram-style shrine visible at right. Two metal stands sit on the floor, a ceiling fan hangs overhead, and no people are visible.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08Exterior photograph of a small grey shrine with a colourful multi-tiered roof of pink, blue and green tiles and ornate gold-and-teal scroll motifs, with a carved figure on one corner. A narrow barred metal door and a few steps lead to the entrance. Beside it stands a blue-and-gold building with a red tiled roof and gold railings, a leafy tree and a palm behind, and a larger blue shrine with a pink lotus-shaped base to the right. Several small figures are faintly visible inside the larger shrine's grille. Bright daylight, no people in the foreground.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08Exterior view of a temple complex with a flat-roofed pillared open hall on the left, red iron railings and a low pink boundary wall in the foreground. Behind are blue-painted shrine structures with multi-coloured tiered gopuram-style towers and kalasha finials, a red-tiled roof on the right, and a tall palm tree against a pale sky. No people are visible.2009-08-08A photograph of a small blue-grey shrine structure with a colourful painted tiered tower top decorated with figures and pink and green accents, including a figure seated on a pink lotus. A barred black metal door with a padlock is set in the shrine wall, reached by concrete steps. A pink brick compound wall and utility poles stand behind, under a bright sky. No people are visible.2009-08-08A covered open courtyard of a South Indian temple with blue-painted concrete columns and beams under a white ceiling. Beyond the pillar stands a blue temple shrine with a tiered red-tiled roof, a colourful gopuram-style tower topped with painted deity figures, and a yellow railing staircase leading up to a raised shrine. A stone-edged fire pit or offering stand sits on the floor, and palm trees and green foliage surround the complex. No people are visible.2009-08-08A small open-fronted metal-grille shrine with a blue-trimmed roof stands on a pink lotus-shaped pedestal in a courtyard with palm trees behind. Inside, dark stone deity murti figures stand under a bare bulb, with a flower garland visible on one figure. A metal stand with a dish sits to the left, and a faint portrait-style image appears on the upper left. No people are visible.2009-08-08