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Photograph of a tall white South Indian temple gopuram with tiered tower covered in carved figures and niches, set above a grey-blue colonnaded hall with white pilasters and a parapet of small shrine motifs. Bamboo-and-thatch canopies on bamboo poles stand in the foreground. Four men in white clothes are in the lower foreground, one with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, others in white shirts and dhotis walking past.

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A procession of men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas moves down the steps of a temple entrance beneath a large bamboo and thatch canopy supported by yellow poles. Behind them rises a tall white temple gopuram densely carved with sculpted figures. In the central group, a figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange-and-white turban stands at the entrance, with an older bearded man in an orange shawl nearby, and several men in white around them. Scaffolding frames the left side and a blue sky shows above. Watermarked archive photo.2007-01-12August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph of a crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas stepping down from a temple entrance beneath a thatched palm-leaf canopy supported by yellow bamboo poles. Behind them rises a tall white gopuram covered in carved sculptures against a blue sky. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange head wrap stands with palms pressed together in a namaskar gesture. At the lower right, a man with long hair and a beard wears an orange shawl over white clothes. Several people in the foreground are wearing white with vibhuti or tilak on their foreheads. A woman in a red sari stands at the right edge.2007-01-12Exterior of a white temple complex seen from a low angle against a pale sky. A tall, tiered white gopuram tower with carved niches rises on the right, with a smaller domed shrine beside it. On the left, a covered open portico with grey-blue pillars topped by carved rearing lion or yali brackets shelters a pale-walled hall with framed panels. Four small red-and-cream signboards with carved emblems sit on the roof, and a black stone boundary wall runs along the bottom edge. No people are visible.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08Exterior view of a large Hindu temple gopuram, the tall pyramidal tower covered in white-painted sculpted figures and tiers, rising above a pillared stone mandapam. Crowds of visitors walk across a stone courtyard with orange-coloured runner strips. Men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris, and a uniformed police officer in khaki are visible. Floodlight poles and a small shrine with a colourful roof stand at the left. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2009-08-06A tall whitewashed gopuram, the ornate tiered gateway tower of a South Indian temple, rises against a bright sky with sunlight flaring at its right edge. Scaffolding and several workers stand on the rooftop, and small umbrella-like finials crown the top. At the base, a decorated ratha/chariot with pink and colourful panels sits near the entrance, with uniformed police officers in khaki and white caps and a crowd of people in the foreground. The gopuram has rows of carved figures and niches, and a dark doorway opens at the bottom.2017-02-06January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a white gopuram temple tower with dense carved sculpture, seen through a thatched bamboo-and-palm-leaf canopy supported by scaffolding. Several people descend temple steps toward the viewer. In the center, a man in a saffron-orange turban and orange dhoti with gold border, hands pressed in namaskar, walks among men in white kurtas and white dhotis, some wearing orange shawls. A boy in a grey shirt and an elderly man with a white beard in tan clothing stand on the left. Grey overcast sky above.2006-09-24Photograph of a crowd descending steps from a white gopuram temple tower under a thatched palm-and-bamboo canopy at Arunachala temple. Centre: a person in an orange-saffron dress with an orange head wrap and a garland, hands joined in namaste, walking among men in white dhotis and shirts, some with white shirts and rudraksha-style mala necklaces. Foreground: a bald man with glasses and a tilak-marked forehead, and a man with a sacred ash mark.2007-01-12Low-angle photograph of a tall white temple gopuram, a tiered tower covered in dense white sculpted figures of deities and celestial beings. Two long garlands of yellow and red flowers hang down the tower face. Scaffolding and a small golden kalasha sit at the summit against a clear blue sky. Power lines cross the frame and palm fronds appear at the left edge. Below, a stone-pillared gateway leads into the temple entrance, with a pink compound wall at the base. No people are visible.2017-02-06A tall, white-stone gopuram of the Arunachaleshwara temple rises dominating the frame, its tiers densely carved with sculpted figures and niches, with the sun flaring behind its upper edge. Workers in scaffolding stand on the summit platform beside four round red-and-white canopies. At the bottom left, a decorated temple chariot with a pink and green canopy stands in front of the entrance, with uniformed police officers and a crowd of onlookers in the foreground. No identifiable a person appears in the image.2017-02-06