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October 29 2006

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A photograph of a colourful multi-tiered gopuram, a South Indian temple tower, rising above dense green tree canopy under an overcast grey sky. The tower is decorated with painted sculpted figures in red, orange, yellow, green and blue, and a small finial sits at its summit. A tall illuminated sign or pole is visible at the right edge beside the trees. No people are visible in the scene.

October 24 2006

A photograph of the multi-tiered gopuram of a South Indian temple, its tiers painted in red, blue, green, yellow and cream with niches, pillars and stucco figures, topped by finials and a curved roof with decorative sculptures. A leafy green tree with yellow flowers stands in the foreground against a bright white sky. No people are visible in the scene.

July 23 2012

A dusty open ground with a large spreading banyan tree on the left and a rough wooden stake fence on the right. Behind a low whitewashed stone wall rises a tall, colourfully painted gopuram temple tower in bands of blue, green, yellow and red, with a second tree framing the view. No people are visible. Faint printed copyright text sits over the lower right corner.

A photograph of a tiered South Indian temple gopuram rising above a dense canopy of coconut palms under an overcast grey sky. The gopuram is ornately sculpted with stacked decorative tiers and small figures, its upper section painted in muted pink and blue tones. Overhead power lines and utility poles run across the foreground beneath the palm fronds. No people are visible in the frame.

October 27 2006

Low-angle photograph of a richly decorated South Indian temple gopuram, its tiers covered in painted stucco sculptures of figures and deities in blue, green, pink and yellow. A smaller shrine tower with a golden finial stands to the left behind a golden-topped compound wall, and tree branches frame the top of the frame under an overcast grey sky. No people are visible in the scene.

A photograph of a tall, ornately sculpted gopuram, a South Indian temple gateway tower, rising on the left against a heavy overcast grey sky. Its tiers are covered with painted deity and figure sculptures in blue and grey tones, with a small kalasha-like finial at the top. A blue rectangular signboard with Tamil lettering stands in front of the tower. On the right, a rooftop with decorative spires and a tall metal antenna mast is partly visible. No people are shown.

A photograph of a tall, ornate gopuram-style temple tower rising above green trees and telephone wires against a pale sky. The tower is covered in painted sculptural figures in white and grey tones with a small finial cluster at the top. Dense foliage, including a flowering tree on the right, frames the view of the temple entrance at the bottom. No people are visible in the scene.

A photograph of a colourful South Indian Hindu temple gopuram, a tiered gateway tower densely covered with painted stucco sculptures of deities, figures and animals in red, green, blue and yellow. A smaller temple shrine with a golden domed roof and carved finial stands in the foreground left, and a wooden pole frames the view at right. A metal railing crosses the bottom of the frame. No people are visible.

June 03 2006