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A 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.

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August 08 20092009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08Exterior 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.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.2009-08-08Exterior view of a South Indian temple complex under a bright sky with trees and palms. A multicoloured dome with a gold finial rises behind a flat-roofed open pavilion on pillars at left. At right, a small shrine with a red-tiled gabled roof and a carved blue facade framing ornate golden doors stands above a flight of white marble steps with gold-painted railings. Sculpted deity figures decorate the shrine walls. A red stone basin sits on the courtyard floor, and a few people in light clothing are visible near the left pavilion. No ritual activity is clearly visible.2009-08-08Exterior 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.2009-08-08Exterior 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.2009-08-08Outdoor view of a South Indian temple complex under a clear sky with palm trees. A wide marble staircase with gold railings climbs to a blue and red shrine with a carved wooden double door flanked by painted dvarapala guardian figures. To the left, a colourful domed gopuram-style roof and a covered open pavilion sit beside a square metal-railed stone base holding a lamp or kalasha-style structure. Two people in white dhoti-style clothing stand near the pavilion, one with an orange shawl, and a small fence and tiled courtyard surround the area.2009-08-08Outdoor view of a South Indian temple complex under a bright sky. A blue-painted shrine with a wooden double door, flanked by two dvarapala guardian figures, stands at the top of a wide white marble staircase with gold railings. In the centre is a small enclosed shrine with a black stone linga and a red lotus-shaped base, possibly a nandi-linga arrangement, and beyond it a domed temple tower with a kalasha. Two people in white clothing stand beneath a covered open pavilion on the left, near a small stall. Palm trees and a streetlight appear in the background.2009-08-08A 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.2009-08-08A temple complex viewed from a red-and-pink iron gate. A blue-painted pillared pavilion with a flat white roof stands at left, with a small shrine-top finial on its roof. Beyond, a colourful gopuram-style temple tower with painted deity figures rises over a blue shrine, and a curved arched roof spans a passageway. A palm tree and a bare tree stand in the background under a pale sky. No people are visible.2009-08-08August 08 20092009-08-08