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May 15 20182018-05-15October 14 20062006-10-14May 15 20182018-05-15A tall, richly painted gopuram of a South Indian temple rises against a clear pale blue sky. Its many tiers are covered with sculpted deities, celestial figures, and mythic animals in red, pink, teal, yellow and white, with a large makara-like finial crowning the summit. The lower right foreground shows a white wall and a partly visible stone structure. No people are visible in the frame.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram (tower) rising above a cream-coloured entrance. The tiered tower is densely covered with painted stucco figures of deities, animals and mythic scenes in red, yellow, green and blue. A central gateway below has blue railings and gold-banded pillars, with a loudspeaker mounted above. A signboard in Tamil over the doorway reads 'Arulmigu Koodalalagar Thirukoil'. No people are visible in the scene.2006-10-22A tall, ornate South Indian temple gopuram (tower) rises against a pale sky, its tiers crowded with painted stucco figures of deities, animals and attendants in red, green, blue and yellow. A blue banner across the lower gateway reads Om Namo Narayanaya. Below, a strip of red, white and green fabric with floral decorations hangs along the edge, and a small framed board shows a lotus-like emblem. No people are visible in the frame.2012-05-31Photograph of a colourful South Indian Dravidian gopuram, the tiered entrance tower of Arulmigu Koodalalagar Thirukoil, a Hindu temple. Its upper storeys are densely covered in painted stucco sculptures of deities, figures, lions, horses and mythical animals in red, yellow, green and blue. Below, a white stone entrance with a dark doorway leads inside, beneath a sign reading Arulmigu Koodalalagar Thirukoil. No people are visible in the scene.2006-10-22A photograph of a tall, richly painted South Indian temple gopuram (gateway tower) seen from below. Its tiers are crowded with polychrome sculptures of deities, dancing figures, lions and bulls in turquoise, red, cream and yellow. A large stone gateway arch stands at the base, with a mango tree and wooden fencing in the foreground and a tiled, blue-and-white sky above. No people are clearly visible in the scene.2009-08-11January 16 20182018-01-16January 12 20072007-01-12A tall, colourfully painted gopuram, the tiered entrance tower of a South Indian Hindu temple, rises against a pale sky. Its upper levels are covered with rows of painted sculptural figures in blue, red, green, yellow and white, including deities, animals and attendants. A dark stone gateway with carved pillars sits at the base, with a white car parked on the open paved courtyard to the right and a stone pillared pavilion at the edge of the frame. No people are visible.2012-08-20