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May 15 20182018-05-15A 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.2006-10-22May 15 20182018-05-15Photograph of a tall, richly painted South Indian temple gopuram (gateway tower) with tiers of colourful sculpted figures of deities, animals and mythic scenes in red, blue, green, yellow and white. The brown stone base holds a dark entrance doorway, with a white bull carved among figures on the lower frieze. Pale sky and a utility pole are visible at the sides. No people are present.2012-09-11July 30 20082008-07-30Photo looking up at a tall, brightly painted South Indian gopuram temple tower covered in tiers of sculpted figures, pillars and niches in turquoise, green, ochre, pink and white. Several stone deity and guardian figures stand in the entrance archway below. A car window frame and side mirror edge the left foreground against an overcast sky. No people are visible in the scene.2008-07-29A colourful multi-tiered gopuram, the ornate entrance tower of a South Indian temple, rises against a pale blue sky. Its upper levels are densely covered with painted stucco sculptures of deities, figures and animals in red, blue, green, yellow and white. The stone base below has a dark recessed doorway with plain brown carved pillars. A bare paved courtyard in the foreground is empty of people. No physical people or identifiable a person figure are visible.2012-07-23A 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.2012-08-20Photograph 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 looking up at a tall, colourfully painted South Indian temple gopuram with tiers of carved stucco figures in pink, green, blue and yellow. A stone-carved arched gateway with pillars sits at its base, behind a white-painted boundary wall. No people are visible; the scene shows only architecture and a glimpse of green trees beyond the gate.2008-07-29Photo of a tall, multi-tiered South Indian temple gopuram, brightly painted in red, green, yellow and blue, covered with sculpted deity and attendant figures in niches. At the base, a blue signboard in Tamil reads a temple name, and a blue panel above the doorway reads சிவ சிவ (Siva Siva) with a lingam emblem. The temple's iron-grilled doors are open and a paper notice is taped to the gate. No people are clearly visible in the scene.2008-01-17July 29 20082008-07-29