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A gilded temple dome and spire rise against a pale sky, with a painted stone guardian figure seated on the parapet at left and a floodlight mounted on the wall at upper right. Ornate carved stonework and a golden kalasha-style finial crown the shrine structure, while the lower right shows a painted sculptural figure beside a colourful roofline. No physical people are visible.

May 24 2012

May 24 2012

Photograph of the upper section of a yellow-painted South Indian style gopuram temple tower against a pale grey sky. Its tiers are covered with carved sculptures of deities, lions and figures in relief, and a large makara-like or lion face sits on the corner. Several dark rounded finials line the roofline, with a metal scaffold frame and a light pole above them. A small bird perches near the edge of the roof. No people are visible.

A photograph taken through a red metal railing of a golden gopuram-style dome rising above a wall and surrounding buildings under a pale grey sky. Thin lamp posts with round globes stand near the wall, and a palm frond appears at the upper right. The dome is covered in gilded carved figures and a finial. No people are visible, and no person is identified.

A photograph of the upper section of a yellow-painted South Indian style temple gopuram against a pale grey sky. Its tiers are crowded with carved stucco figures of deities and attendants, and a fierce lion-faced makara-like figure crowns the left corner. Above the roofline stands a row of dark brown and black finial kalasha-like spires, with a metal scaffold frame and a small lamp fixture in front of them. Several birds perch on the carvings and roof edges. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears.

A photograph looking up at the golden gopuram-style dome of a Hindu temple against a pale blue sky. The curved roof is covered in gilded tiles with a golden finial and kalasha-like spire at the top. Two dark stone Nandi bulls sit on the parapet edge in the lower corners. No people are visible.

Photograph of a golden-domed temple shrine viewed from behind a tall fence of rusted metal railings topped with barbed wire and a row of white globe street lamps. The gilded tower gleams in the late-afternoon light, with a white gopuram-style tower rising behind it under a pale hazy sky. A small palm tree and low walls sit in the foreground. No people are visible.

Low-angle photograph of the upper tower of a South Indian temple gopuram against a pale blue sky. The tiered roofline is crowded with painted stucco sculptures of deities, figures and mythic creatures in red, teal, yellow and white. A tall gilded kalasha-style finial with ringed segments rises at the right. A street lamp and power cable appear at the right edge. No people are visible in the frame.

A tall, ornately carved yellow gopuram (temple tower) rises against a pale blue sky. Its tiers are covered with stucco sculptures of deities and figures, with a row of dark finials along the roofline and a scaffold framework above. A red banner with white and Tamil-script lettering hangs from a window on the lower tower, and power lines cross the upper left and right edges of the frame. No people are visible.

A photograph of an ornate golden processional chariot (ratha) with a multi-tiered tower topped by a kalasha and carved winged cherub figures holding garlands. The tower houses a central deity murti decorated with garlands, with multicoloured tassel-like floral garlands hanging on its sides and string lights glowing. A golden canopy with teal and orange fringe is visible at the left edge, and a standing golden attendant figure with garlands is at the lower right. A seated deity murti decorated with garlands is near the bottom. A man in a white dhoti and striped shirt stands at the lower left, and a small hill and buildings appear in the background against a pale sky. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.

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A golden processional ratha or chariot shrine with a tiered, ornately carved tower topped by a finial and umbrella, decorated with cherub-like figures and strings of small lights. Below, an arched golden niche frames a green backdrop and a deity murti, a seated elephant-headed form adorned with flowers, a rudraksha-style necklace and a horizontal tilak with a third marking on the forehead. Multicoloured tassel pillars in red, blue, white and yellow flank the shrine, and a turquoise fringed canopy shelters the deity. A bare-backed priest in white dhoti stands at the left edge of the chariot, and a green-roofed vehicle is visible at the bottom. The sky is pale at dusk.