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August 03 2009

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A photograph of a colourful South Indian temple gateway with a richly painted gopuram tower decorated with sculpted figures and deities, framed by tall palm trees. Red and white striped gate pillars flank a wrought-iron gate with gold-painted scrollwork, and beyond it a courtyard shows small figures near a shrine. A Tamil signboard above the right gateway reads a temple name, and a motorcycle is parked in front of the gate. The scene is a temple exterior with no clearly visible ritual activity or identifiable presentation of a person.2009-08-03A small colourful Hindu temple shrine with a multi-tiered, brightly painted gopuram-style tower topped by a golden finial. The facade shows painted stucco figures including a seated Ganesha deity murti in the centre flanked by white bulls and attendant figures in blue, with a pink and green painted wall beside it. The shrine has a grey block wall, a gold-barred metal gate and a small framed black plaque with Tamil script. Tall coconut palms and a blue sky surround the structure. No people are visible.2009-08-03A photograph of a small temple building painted in white with red vertical stripes and blue door frames. On its roof stand a multicoloured domed shrine with a small kalasha, a figure of a seated deity holding a pot beside a white bull, and a colourful sculpture of Ganesha seated with an orange and red body and an ornate arch behind him. Two loudspeakers are mounted on a pole, and tall coconut palms stand against a pale sky. Two people are partly visible at the bottom edge near the open doorway, which shows a dim interior.2006-10-19A photograph of a newly built temple gateway and shrine at a dry, open site in Tamil Nadu. A colourful ornamental gopuram-style arch in blue, orange and cream stands at the entrance, topped with painted deity figures and a kalasha-like finial. Flanking pillars are painted with standing female figures. Behind the arch is a small white shrine building with a domed roof and a closed grille door. A coconut palm stands at left, a water tank at right, and a red and white striped boundary wall runs across the foreground. No people are visible.2009-08-03A colourful South Indian gopuram-style temple shrine seen from the front against a pale sky. The tiered superstructure is crowded with painted stucco figures of deities and attendants in pink, green, yellow and blue, with a ceremonial bell-like finial and a small figure of an elephant-headed deity on the upper tier. A central niche holds a seated deity murti. Steps lead up to a grilled blue door flanked by carved pilasters and standing female figures. Trees, palms and a small roadside shop with a Mirinda advertisement stand beside it. No people are visible.2010-01-23October 24 20062006-10-24Exterior of a whitewashed temple gopuram-style structure with a painted, multi-coloured tower of deity figures and lions atop the white walls. Two golden lion-like figures sit on the roof parapet, and a yellow dome rises at right beside a red and white striped temple wall. Blue sky and tree branches frame the top of the photo. No people are visible.2006-10-22Exterior view of a small colourful South Indian temple shrine with a stepped, tiered tower roof patterned in red and blue, surrounded by tall coconut palms and a flowering plumeria tree. The walls are pale blue with painted red and gold decorative bands and a golden figure beside the entrance. A low white wall with red and white striped base and a patch of freshly dug earth sit in the foreground. No people are visible.2009-08-03A photograph of a Hindu temple gateway with a brightly painted, multi-tiered gopuram-style shrine tower in red, blue, yellow and white, topped by a dome and small sculptures of deities and animal figures. Tall coconut palms rise behind it under a pale sky. To the right stands a covered colonnade with white pillars and a colourful painted frieze. A low white compound wall with red and white vertical stripes runs across the foreground, and a blue signboard listing temple names stands beside a yellow bin. No people are visible.A small temple gateway, a photograph of a colourful Hindu shrine entrance with a painted tiered gopuram above a roofline of pink, green and yellow scalloped trim. The gopuram holds painted deity figures, including a seated goddess with lions flanking the roof corners. Metal lattice gates are folded open at the entrance, revealing a dark inner sanctum with a small lamp stand. A stray black dog stands on the dirt path in front, with palm trees and a motorcycle at the right. No people are visible.2004-05-09Exterior of a small turquoise-painted village shrine with a closed blue metal shutter gate and a shallow entrance step. Its roof is crowded with painted deity and animal figures, including a seated white bull, a standing figure in red and white, and a figure holding a lamp in red garments. A tall gold-painted pillar with carved panels stands at the left edge, and a bare concrete courtyard with a low yellow wall stretches to the right under a blue sky with clouds and trees. No people are visible.2012-01-06A photograph of a brick-red tiled temple-style building facade in a village street. The upper parione is decorated with painted colourful deity figures and a small chariot-like shrine with a dome, wheels and horse motifs at the right. A blue painted figure of a standing deity holding a staff and a bow-like weapon is set beside a barred window, and a closed metal shutter door sits in the centre under a yellow Tamil-script signboard. Two adult men sit on a step at the lower right and a young boy in a white shirt stands at left. Palm trees are visible behind the roof.2009-08-03