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A photograph taken through a vehicle window of a temple facade with pink and cream walls and a sign reading Murugan. A carved Ganesha figure sits in a central arched niche flanked by stone elephant and lion figures. Devotees in white dhotis and saris, one woman with a white flower in her hair, stand at the entrance while a uniformed security guard in a blue shirt and epaulettes stands in the foreground. No identifiable a person is visible; the scene shows temple devotees and staff only.

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January 21 20092009-01-21A crowd moves out of a stone temple entrance with a blue-painted cornice and carved stone pillars. In the centre, a bearded man in a red robe and a red shawl holds a pink cloth or flowers, with a garland at his neck. Behind him, a figure in an orange-saffron garment with a white headband walks beside a man in white. On the left, a uniformed guard in a light-blue shirt with epaulettes stands near a rope railing, and a man in a cream shirt is in the foreground. Metal barricades and wooden poles frame the path. The sequence shows people walking through a temple precinct.2012-05-24Outdoor view of a small Hindu temple entrance with a blue-grey gateway framed by red and cream decorative trim, painted deity figures and a sculpted lion on the roof above. Several men stand in front: a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a rudraksha-style necklace on the left, an older man in white shirt and dhoti with a white moustache beside him, and a man in an olive shirt at the doorway. A woman in a teal sari walks inside, and a man in a red-and-white checked shirt and checked lungi stands to the side. A white-clad man in the right foreground is seen from behind. Parked motorbikes and a white boundary wall complete the street scene.2011-09-26October 16 20062006-10-16October 24 20062006-10-24A group walks down a stone-floored temple corridor lined with iron grilles and painted pillars showing female deity figures in yellow and red. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron shawl and a dark-haired saffron-robed sadhu lead a procession, with a man in white dhoti and white shirt, a man in a striped yellow shirt, and a uniformed police officer in khaki following. A woman in a blue sari with floral print stands in the foreground, and a woman in green sari walks on the left. Fruit offerings are displayed at the right. Black Tamil-language signboards hang on the walls.2012-09-11Street scene outside a colourful South Indian temple gopuram-style shrine with painted sculptures, a decorated roof frieze and a blue-painted pillar, shaded by a large tree. A woman in a green sari with red border holds papers beside a woman in white salwar, and a man in a white shirt stands at the front. Men in white dhotis and shirts, one with an orange shawl, move among the crowd. A fruit vendor's cart with oranges and bananas sits at left. The shrine's sculptures include a seated figure atop the roof.2006-11-05January 16 20182018-01-16May 24 20122012-05-24January 12 20072007-01-12November 05 20062006-11-05Street-side photograph taken through a vehicle window of a colourful temple gopuram-style facade in Madurai, decorated with painted stucco sculptures of horses, rearing figures and a large green-and-red leogryph head at upper right. In front, a row of flower stalls under pastel umbrellas sells garlands of white jasmine and red flowers, displayed on green leaves. A vendor sits at the stall at right, and pedestrians in white dhotis and saris walk along the street. A printed poster of a bearded man in saffron appears at the bottom of a stall, but no identification is made from appearance.2012-05-09