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Outdoor photo of a white concrete gateway at a temple compound, topped with several white statues of deities and a central seated figure, with golden finials on the flanking pillars. A dirt path leads through the gate toward a rocky hill rising behind lush green trees under a pale sky, with strings of small flags strung across the gateway. One figure in white clothing stands near the gate, and a wooden cart with orange panels sits to the left.

A small white-washed concrete shrine building with a white sculpted tower on its roof, set beside a tree-lined street with a cow walking on the roadside. The shrine has yellow metal grille doors and windows, scaffolding poles along its right side, a red brick base, and a parked white car on the left. A deity murti is carved in relief on the tower, though its form is not clear enough to name. No people are visible.

A white-painted temple gateway or shrine structure seen from a roadside, with a low white boundary wall in front. Its roof is topped with white sculptures of deities and figures, including a seated figure on the right and a figure in an arched niche. A green banner with red and dark Tamil lettering hangs on the wall fence beside the entrance. Overhead power lines and a utility pole cross a pale sky, and a thatched structure sits at the right edge. No people are visible.

A narrow curving paved road leads uphill toward a white temple gopuram with red flags and bamboo scaffolding on its tower, set among palm and green trees under an overcast sky. A single person in dark clothing walks along the roadside near the fence. A banner hangs on the temple steps, and litter and a small mound of red earth lie in the foreground.

A dirt road runs toward a construction site lined with palm and leafy trees. On the right, a half-built brick and concrete-block wall flanks a green metal gate, with loose grey stone blocks scattered on the ground. Orange brick walls and a small building stand along the left side, and a distant figure in light clothing walks on the road.

May 17 2007

Photo of a whitewashed concrete temple gateway at the foot of a rocky, tree-covered hill under a pale sky. The gate's roof is lined with white statues of standing and seated deities and devotees, with a central seated figure on a pedestal. Gold-tipped white shrine domes flank the entrance, and a string of small red and yellow flags hangs across the gate. Beyond the gate, a few people walk on a dirt path, one in a light pink top and another in a dark garment. A brick staircase and plain concrete buildings sit to the right, with a mound of palm fronds and a potted plant in front.

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March 17 2018

A group of people walks out through a brick archway in a low wall, with a huge white statue of Shiva seated atop the gateway. The deity murti shows a crescent moon in its matted hair, a trident held in one hand, and a rudraksha mala with gold ornaments. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a red umbrella overhead leads others, and another person in orange walks ahead wearing a rudraksha mala. Several figures in white dhotis walk alongside, and a man in a red shirt and white dhoti is at the left edge. A child in a white shirt and blue shorts stands at the far left, and a man in a white dhoti stands near the right wall beside scattered stone blocks. Blue sky and trees surround the site.

A white temple gopuram with tiered sculpted tower, red and orange flags fluttering on top, stands at the end of a stone-paved path flanked by green lawns and palms. Through the open gateway emerge a small group of people: a figure in a bright orange robe leads, followed by people in white and a woman in a dark sari. A scaffold is visible beside the gate and a red-and-orange banner hangs beyond. The scene is an outdoor temple entrance during a procession or departure.