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January 17 20182018-01-17January 03 20182018-01-03A large white gopuram of a South Indian temple rises in the background, its tiers carved with many sculpted figures and niches, lit by bright sunlight from behind. In the foreground at right stands a smaller, brightly painted shrine tower with multicoloured sculpted deities in its niches. At left a dark stone pillar and a stone bird figure are partly visible, and a green metal pole stands in front. A red-and-white signboard with Tamil text runs along the bottom left, with a printed portrait panel beside it. No people are visible in the scene.2012-10-12May 15 20182018-05-15January 17 20182018-01-17Photo 11710623A photograph of a tall, white, heavily sculpted gopuram, the stepped entrance tower of a South Indian temple, rising against a pale grey sky. Its tiers are covered with rows of carved deities, figures and animal reliefs, with small doorways and niches in the lower sections. A palm frond stands at the left edge and leafy tree branches fill the right side. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.May 15 20182018-05-15February 06 20172017-02-06May 15 20182018-05-15A photograph of a South Indian temple complex. A tall gopuram covered in white sculpted figures rises behind palm trees at left. In the foreground, a shrine with a carved stone canopy holds a seated deity murti flanked by two white bulls, with a sculpted figure in an arched niche above. To its right stands a domed mandapa with multicoloured patterned tiles and ornate painted pinnacles. Pink-washed walls with green doors frame the left side. A single seated person in white clothes sits on the shrine platform at right, and a partially visible person appears at the lower right edge.2006-09-24February 06 20172017-02-06