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Photo of a South Indian temple shrine in an open paved courtyard under a pale sky, with tall coconut palms behind. The main shrine has a cream-coloured walls with red pilasters, a domed roof with sculpted deities and figures in stucco, and a dark doorway framed by a small carved niche. Terracotta pots with small plants flank the entrance. Smaller blue-grey shrines with ornate tops stand to the right, and a covered colonnade with white arches lies to the left. No people are visible in the scene.

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Photograph taken through a open wooden lattice gate in a blue-grey wall, looking across a bare concrete courtyard toward a small temple shrine. The shrine has a tiered, painted gopuram-style roof with sculpted figures and colourful ornamentation, a dark doorway with a white ornament, and a stone platform. A terracotta pot with a plant sits beside the shrine. No people are visible in the scene.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-011981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda PuriJuly 01 20142014-07-01A small blue and pink Hindu shrine stands among tall coconut palms in a dusty courtyard. Its tiered roof is decorated with white bull figures and seated stone deities, and the open doorway shows a shrine interior with a white cloth draped over an object and an orange cloth hanging beside it. A metal grille fence and a plaque on the wall are visible, and a date stamp reads 16.10.2006. No people are visible in the scene.2006-10-16A photograph of a temple courtyard beside a colourful ornate temple shrine with a multi-tiered domed gopuram-style roof decorated with sculpted figures and painted panels. Two people walk across the concrete courtyard past the shrine: a woman in a deep red sari with a long garland of flowers over one shoulder, and a man in a saffron-orange robe pointing toward the shrine, with a potted plant at the lower right. A third, partly visible figure in white stands at the right edge. Pillars and a covered walkway frame the left side.2014-07-01Kailasa Paramparagatha Sūrya Vamsa Adi Chola Samrajya Kamala Peetha SarvajnapeethamA rotated photograph of a South Indian temple exterior with brightly painted, multicoloured gopuram-style facade and decorative sculpted yali-like motifs in green, red, yellow and blue. A tall ornate tower rises on the right beside a whitewashed wall and a metal-roofed walkway. Trees and a loudspeaker mounted on a pole are visible. No people are clearly visible in the scene.2009-08-08A small stone shrine with a colourful tiered gopuram-style tower decorated with painted sculptures of deities and figures in green, red, blue and yellow. The shrine has a dark open doorway with a wooden lattice door swung open, a short flight of steps, and a small raised stone platform. In the foreground at the base, a garlanded linga-shaped deity murti sits beside a small stone object and a clay dish. Palm trees, bushes and a white compound wall surround the shrine, with an ornately carved stone pillared hall visible at right. No people are visible.A photograph of a courtyard beside a South Indian temple with a colourful, ornately sculpted gopuram-style tower and a domed shrine with painted decoration. Five people walk across the paved yard toward the entrance: four in saffron and orange robes, one in a red-and-orange garment wearing a long flower garland, and one in orange in the foreground at right, some bare-chested or in dhoti-like wraps. A wheel symbol is painted on a white pillar at left, and potted plants line the veranda at right beside a wooden door. Palm trees and a cloudy sky appear behind the buildings.August 08 20092009-08-08Photograph looking up at a colourful South Indian temple gopuram-style tower above a pale yellow-green compound wall and gateway. The painted stucco figures on the tower include blue-skinned and red-clad deity forms, and a kalasha finial sits at the top. A worn stone pillar stands in the foreground beside the gate, with a yellow-and-red signboard and utility wires behind. No people are visible.2012-07-08