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A photograph of the Thiruvanaikaval temple gopuram, a tall, richly sculpted tower painted in pastel blue, pink, and cream with many tiers of deity figures. In the foreground a small stone entrance gateway with a shrine niche above showing sculpted bulls, stands before the temple doorway. Tall palm trees and leafy trees frame the view. Several people walk on the paved courtyard: a woman in a green sari and an elderly man in light clothing at left, a bare-chested man in white dhoti, a woman in orange and yellow sari, and a man in a white shirt at right. Devotees are visible under the doorway.

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August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01Photograph of the tall, colourfully painted gopuram (temple gateway tower) of a South Indian temple, its tiers crowded with sculpted deity and figure murtis in blue, pink, yellow and green. In front stands a smaller stone gateway with pillars and a relief panel showing a bull and a seated figure, flanked by two recumbent bulls. Palm and leafy trees frame the scene. Several people walk along the paved courtyard: a bare-chested man in a white dhoti, a woman in a yellow sari, an older man in white clothes, and a few other figures near the entrance. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2009-08-01Photograph of a colourfully sculpted temple gopuram with tiers of painted deity and figure carvings, entered through a wooden-roofed gateway flanked by palm trees and leafy trees. In the foreground, a group walks along a paved path toward the gate: two saffron-robed sadhus in front, one with a long grey beard and a rudraksha mala, the other with long dark hair, orange robe and a long beaded necklace, hands folded. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a white sari walk, a man in white talks on a phone, and a boy in a checked shirt walks nearby. Bamboo scaffolding props the gateway.2009-08-01Photograph of a group walking out through the entrance of a richly painted gopuram temple tower covered with colourful deity sculptures in blue, green, red and yellow. Two saffron-robed sannyasis lead the group barefoot: the one in front has a white beard and orange cloth, and the other, with long dark hair and a gold necklace over orange clothing, holds his hands together in greeting. Behind them, men and women in white dhotis, kurtas and a white sari follow, with a boy in a khaki shirt and a young child at left. Palm trees and leafy trees frame the scene, and a camera operator stands at the right edge. Two orange-robed figures lead, and the person with gold necklace and long hair may be Swamiji (probable), appearing as an in-person figure.2009-08-01A photograph of a large South Indian temple gopuram with a tiered, richly painted tower covered in sculpted figures in blue, green, red and yellow. Below, a stone gateway opens into a dark passage. Several people walk out through the entrance, many in white dhotis and shirts. In the centre foreground, a man wears an orange saffron shawl and orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace, and another figure in orange walks nearby. Some men are bare-chested with white dhotis. A white lattice wall with carved Tamil-style lettering lies at right.2009-08-11Photograph of several people walking barefoot along a paved path toward the ornate gateway of a South Indian temple, with a colourful tiered gopuram tower decorated with sculpted figures in the background. Three men in saffron-orange robes lead the group: the two on the left and the one in the centre wear orange dhoti-style wraps and beaded necklaces, the central man with an ornate gold necklace and a long dark mala. Behind them, a man in white shirt and white dhoti and a man in a white shirt and dhoti walk with a woman in a white saree with a dark border. A woman in a pink saree and other visitors are visible further back near the gate, which is flanked by palm trees and green foliage.2009-08-01Photograph of the colourful gopuram entrance of Kanjanoor Agniswarar temple, with tiered painted towers in pink, blue, green and yellow, a white bull carving with a deity figure on the gateway shrine niche, and orange-and-blue pillars flanking the doorway. In the foreground a crowd of about ten men in white dhotis and shirts, a girl in a patterned dress, and uniformed police stand near the entrance. A large banner on the left shows a saffron-robed figure with a crown or turban and garlands beside a smiling devotee; the figure's appearance is not clearly confirmed from the image.2012-05-16A photograph of a colourful gopuram-style temple gateway with a richly sculpted tiered superstructure painted in turquoise, pink, orange and cream, filled with carved deity and figure reliefs. A plaque in the gate arch reads Tamil 'சிவ சிவ'. A small group of people walks through the passage: men in white dhotis and shirts, and a man in saffron/orange robes in the centre. A woman in a blue sari stands at the right edge. A loudspeaker is mounted on a pillar at the gate.2009-08-01A photograph of a large, richly sculpted South Indian temple gopuram, its tiers covered in painted stucco figures of deities and celestial beings in blue, green, pink and cream. A stone gateway with a dark passage leads inward. In front, a group of about twenty men and a few women walk through the gateway; several wear white dhotis and shirts, while a central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a garland and a bare-chested man in a red-pink lower cloth are prominent. Some are barefoot. Small white barriers and a potted plant line the foreground, and trees and another temple tower appear beyond the gate.2009-08-11July 30 20082008-07-30 +1 copiesPhoto 11733040 +1 copiesAugust 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01