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May 15 20182018-05-15May 15 20182018-05-15May 15 20182018-05-15July 30 20082008-07-30May 31 20122012-05-31 +1 copiesMay 15 20182018-05-15A photograph of a tall, richly painted South Indian gopuram, the tiered temple gateway tower, covered in stacked sculptures of deities and mythical figures in red, green, blue, yellow and white. The stone base is carved with figures in ochre tones. In the lower right, a striped red-and-white barrier wall runs beside the tower, and the bald head of a person is partly visible at the bottom edge. A bright blue sky fills the upper left, with a small dark bird in flight.2012-09-11May 15 20182018-05-15May 15 20182018-05-15June 05 20122012-06-05A 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.2009-08-11A tall, multi-tiered South Indian temple gopuram rises against a pale grey-blue sky, its facade covered in rows of painted stucco sculptures of deities, figures and mythic animals in turquoise, blue, red and cream. Ornamental finials and a sculpted cornice crown the top tier, with a small temple shrine and palm trees visible at the base. No people are visible in the frame.2009-08-11