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Wide view across a stone-paved courtyard of a South Indian temple complex at Tiruvannamalai, with a rocky hill covered in green scrub and palm trees rising behind it. On the left, a wooden scaffold and bamboo poles stand beside a pillared mandapam with a small pink-and-white gopuram. Straight ahead, a row of white-clad devotees walks past a stone-walled shrine with yellow panels and a small domed tower. A brightly coloured floral kolam decorates the lower right corner of the courtyard. A few people in white dhotis and shirts stand and walk in the middle distance, under a clear blue sky.

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August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor view of a South Indian temple courtyard with a painted gopuram-style tower and colourful deity sculptures above a dark stone entrance. Behind it rises a rocky green hill under overcast sky. A crowd moves across the stone pavement, many in white dhotis and shirts, one man in a pink dhoti, and a few in saffron-orange cloth. A man in a white shirt and orange scarf holds a camera near the right edge. Metal railings, lamp posts and shopfronts line the scene.2006-09-24August 06 20092009-08-06Wide view of a stone-paved temple courtyard beside a multi-storey pink and cream colonnaded hall with a rocky hill and palm trees behind it. A gopuram tower rises at the upper left. In the centre a small open stone pavilion with a flat roof stands on the paving. A man in white dhoti and an orange-striped shoulder bag walks across the courtyard. Other people are scattered across the scene, including a figure in white near a bamboo barrier at left, two children in light clothing, a man in a striped shirt at right, and a figure bent low near puddles on the stone floor. Small shrine towers with pink walls appear at the right edge.2006-09-24A large crowd of devotees fills the open courtyard of a South Indian temple complex on a cloudy day. Many people wear white dhotis and shirts, while women wear colourful saris in red, yellow, pink and green. Some stand, some walk and a few sit at the edges. The temple gopuram behind is painted in bright colours with stucco figures, and a tall golden flagstaff with a finial rises at left. Ornate gateways and a pillared pavilion with a salmon-pink roof stand at right, with a rocky hill behind. Overhead power lines cross the sky.2006-09-24September 09 20112011-09-09A procession moves along a stone-pillared colonnade of a South Indian temple, with a mountain rising behind the roofline under a pale blue sky. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk in a long line on the left, several wearing orange or saffron cloths. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis walk near the centre, one holding a bag, and a man in a red shirt stands among others beside the pillars. Decorated grey granite columns carry carved figures, and colourful rangoli kolams decorate the paving. A street lamp and power lines run overhead. No figure can be identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A large crowd gathers outside a colourful Dravidian-style temple with a tall ornate gopuram-style tower and carved sculptures along the roofline, in front of a rocky hill under a clear blue sky. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts or saris stand and sit in the courtyard, with some women in red, pink and purple saris. A golden flagstaff rises beside the temple, and palm trees line the right edge. Near the pillared mandapa on the left, a few figures in white and orange gather around ritual activity. No single person can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.2007-01-12September 26 20112011-09-26A large crowd moves through a temple courtyard at the foot of a rocky hill, with gopuram towers, painted sculpted facades and palm trees behind. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha-style malas. A central figure in an orange-saffron shawl and orange clothing, with long hair and a saffron head covering, walks among them; a person by appearance, with saffron clothing and a long-haired presentation. Beside him a man in a white shirt and khaki-olive shirt gestures with an outstretched arm while a woman in red-orange sari stands nearby. A procession in the Arunachala temple precincts.2007-01-12