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July 08 2012

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Exterior of a small temple building with white walls, yellow-barred windows and a blue-painted plinth. Two painted female figures flank the entrance: one in green sari holding a pot-like object, the other in orange sari. Ornate golden cornice above with colourful carved decoration. Footwear rests on the steps. Two men in white dhotis stand near the left side in shade of a large tree. Tamil signage above the doorway.2012-07-08A colourful Tamil temple gateway with a tiered, painted superstructure topped by a gopuram-style crown, decorated with figures of Ganesha and other deities flanked by lions. A pink banner over the entrance reads a Tamil temple name, and a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands in the doorway with several onlookers, one in saffron, passing by. Garlands hang beside the doorway, and a parked white car and trees frame the street scene.2006-11-01July 08 20122012-07-08A 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.2010-01-23July 08 20122012-07-08A photograph of a temple gateway topped by a colourful shrine tower with a green-robed seated deity figure, flanked by two standing female statues holding staffs and a winged cherub playing a horn on the left. Golden carved panels frame the right side. A red-and-white signboard below reads Sri Muthumariyamman Temple, with a trident motif and the date 16.10.2006 in the corner. No people are visible; the figures are statues.2006-10-16August 03 20092009-08-03August 08 20092009-08-08A temple gateway of a Mangalambika/Mangalaiyamman shrine with a colourful tiered gopuram-style roof crowned by painted deity figures and lions. A printed banner above the entrance reads a Tamil dedication to Arulmigu Mangalaiyamman Thirukkoyil. Standing female figures in green and red flank the doorway. To the right a black board carries a yellow poster with a small photo of a bald man in white, with Tamil text. In the foreground a crowd of about ten people sits and stands, including older women in saris, a woman in blue, and men in shirts. No deity is named in this frame beyond the temple banner.2006-11-01A photograph of a colourful Hindu temple gopuram-style entrance in a street setting beside a palm and large shade tree. The painted tower has multicoloured sculpted figures, tiered roof ornaments and a signboard reading the temple name in Tamil script. Two painted standing female deity figures flank the doorway, one in green and one in orange, and yellow-and-red slatted shutters line the facade. To the left stands a blue-and-white police jeep beside a sign reading Police Station, Tiruvannamalai. No people are visible; sandals lie at the entrance step.2012-07-08A photograph of the exterior facade of a colourful South Indian temple gateway in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Above the entrance, painted stucco figures stand on the cornice: a central deity murti with a crown and garland, flanked by a seated female figure with a lion-like mount and a standing male figure holding a flower, with white lions at the corners. Green leaves hang in from the left, and a large pink lotus relief decorates the ceiling beneath the cornice. Below, a blue signboard in Tamil reads the temple's name, with a small Tamil address line. Two black speaker boxes flank the entrance. No people are visible in the frame.2006-10-22October 22 20062006-10-22