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A photograph of a temple courtyard approach in Tiruvannamalai, showing a dark granite wall and a gold-and-black ornamental iron gate on the left, leading into a shrine doorway. Beyond, a tall, pale, tiered gopuram tower rises toward a hazy sky, with a smaller stone shrine structure in the middle distance. A few people in light clothing walk across the open paved courtyard. On the right, a whitewashed boundary wall with carved stone brackets and figures runs along a set of steps, and a large tree shades the top right. Sunlight flares into the frame.

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A procession moves along a stone-paved lane toward the tall gopuram of the Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai at early morning light. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts walk in a crowd, several men carry hand drums, and a man in an orange shirt is among them. A uniformed guard stands near a red iron gate on the right, and carved stone pillars and a small colourful shrine tower stand along the route. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is named.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a large white gopuram, the tiered temple tower of Arunachaleswara Temple, rising over a stone temple complex under a pale blue sky. In the foreground, a woman in a light blue salwar kameez walks across a courtyard with a colourful kolam floor design, and two women in pink and purple saris walk up a stone staircase at left. A stone shrine with carved pillars and a multicoloured domed roof sits at right, with carved bull and lion figures on the roofline. Overhead power lines cross the scene.2012-07-24Photograph of a large tiered gopuram, the towering ornate gateway of a South Indian temple, rising in pale stone under a hazy sky. The tower is covered with carved sculptural tiers and topped with a row of finials. In the foreground, a smaller shrine-like structure with a dark roof stands at the temple entrance, with a tall street light pole and overhead power lines on the right. A rooftop canopy and low shed appear on the left. No people are visible in the scene.2012-10-12A photograph of a large stone gopuram, the tiered temple gateway tower of Arunachaleshwara temple, rising under an overcast sky, its upper tiers covered in carved sculptural figures. To the left a long colonnade with carved pillars and a stone bull statue in the foreground. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts walk and gather at the temple entrance and courtyard, with a few people sitting along the colonnade and a figure in white near the bottom left. Street lamps and small shrines stand at the right edge.2006-09-24A photograph of a large South Indian temple gopuram, a tiered tower covered in white painted sculptures, rising behind a smaller colourful multi-tiered gateway tower in front. A crowd of people fills the stone courtyard. A group of men in white dhotis and shirts stand near the small gateway, some holding drums and what appear to be ceremonial items, while a man in white holds a camera. Women in saris, including orange and dark tones, walk among visitors. Trees overhang the right edge, and a carved stone pillar and pale teal wall stand at the right side.2006-09-24A photograph taken through a dark stone temple gateway, looking out toward a white gopuram tower rising in front of a green forested hill under a pale sky. In the foreground a barefoot man in white dhoti and white shawl with a light forehead mark walks toward the viewer on a worn stone floor. Behind him several people in white and other clothing walk or stand in the courtyard outside the gate, including a woman in a dark sari and a person in a light green shirt with hands joined. A tree and a blue-and-white banner appear in the outer area.2003-11-09January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a large South Indian temple gopuram, a tiered tower covered in carved sculptures, rising above a courtyard in Arunachaleshwara Temple. In the foreground a small ornate shrine with painted colourful tiers stands on a stone platform. Several people walk across the paved courtyard, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts, some in colourful saris and salwar. A few devotees stand near the carved stone pillars on the right, and a figure in white stands at the lower right edge.2006-09-24October 12 20122012-10-12September 12 20122012-09-12January 12 20072007-01-12