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October 29 2006

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October 09 20062006-10-09A photograph of a paved two-lane road running straight toward a distant orange-red gateway with a rounded arched opening, set among young trees and tall roadside grass. Utility poles and overhead power lines line both sides of the road under an overcast grey sky. No people are visible.2011-07-31October 09 20062006-10-09May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA street photograph of a temple entrance arch in Madurai Mangaharatchi Thiruparankundram area, with a bright turquoise pillared gateway topped by a cream sign and blue peacock figures. A small shrine with a deity murti sits beside a painted wall poster showing a large portrait of a man in a dark robe and rows of smaller head portraits in white, plus Tamil text and a figure holding a staff. Several pedestrians walk on a dirt road, including a woman in a sari carrying a child, and an auto-rickshaw passes on the right.2012-05-09October 09 20062006-10-09January 21 20092009-01-21A 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 photograph taken from behind a procession moving along a paved rural road lined with trees and utility poles. At left, an ornately carved wooden chariot with red-and-gold decoration, showing deity murti figures, is pulled along the road. A man in a light shirt walks at the left edge holding a long orange flag, and another person in white walks near the chariot. Motorcycle riders pass in the distance. On the right stands a blue signboard with Tamil text in front of a green gate and white pillars, beside a large tree and a dusty shoulder.2009-01-31A photograph of a pada yatra procession on a rural road at dusk. Several people in white clothes walk behind two ornate decorated umbrellas or canopies, one multicoloured with a golden finial and a red-and-green mandala-like pattern, the other smaller and teal-and-red with a blue emblem. Many marchers carry saffron and orange flags, and a few women wear saffron and orange saris. A person in orange robes stands at right taking a photograph. A white SUV and other vehicles travel along the road beyond the crowd, with a green road sign and a distant hill range behind. Overall the scene is a roadside procession of devotees.Photo of a stone temple gateway with a colourful painted gopuram-style tower above a wide arched entrance. Central niche holds a deity murti with attendant figures on either side, flanked by small painted domes and perched bird sculptures on the roof edges. Grey granite pillars carry carved figures, and a cream banner with gold Tamil script spans the top of the arch. Leafy trees, shops and a yellow signboard stand behind the gate under an overcast sky. No people are visible.2006-10-09A photograph of a roadside street scene in a small town, with a large yellow banner strung across the road. The banner shows a portrait of a man with a white turban and a smaller figure in a saffron robe, with Tamil text announcing an arogya yoga programme. Two tall vertical banners beside the road show saffron-robed figures with orange cloths. Below them, a group of about a dozen people in colourful saris and salwars stands near a row of shops. A motorcycle with a rider, a yellow auto-rickshaw, pedestrians and more two-wheelers move along the road, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers crosses in the foreground.2006-11-25