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October 24 2006

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June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesOctober 22 20062006-10-22June 04 20122012-06-04 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29A photograph of a colourful temple gopuram-style facade under a pale blue sky. Central arched niche shows a painted-stucco image of Shiva seated on a white bull Nandi with Parvati beside him, wearing red and green garments. Flanking female figures in green and red saris hold up their hands. Smaller painted figures of Ganesha on the left and another seated goddess on the right sit beneath small domed towers. Scalloped red arch and green-and-blue borders frame the central panel.2012-02-08A richly ornamented temple gopuram facade under a pale sky, its tiers covered in painted stucco sculptures of deities, dancing figures, lions, makaras and floral scrollwork in red, yellow, green, turquoise and cream. Niches framed by pillars with rounded bases hold standing and seated divine figures, and a frieze of animals runs along the lower band above the stone entrance. No people are visible, and the page's a person flag is not supported by any figure in the image.2006-10-23Exterior of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram-style shrine facade under an overcast pale sky, with multiple tiers of painted stucco figures and arched niches. The central niche holds a deity murti in red and pink with an attendant figure, flanked by niches with standing divine figures in red and white. Tiered spires with finials rise above a yellow-walled entrance hung with a dried-leaf torana above the doorway. Overhead, power lines cross the scene. Lower right shows a framed picture on a wooden panel beside the entrance. No people are visible.2006-10-20A photograph of a colourfully painted Hindu temple gopuram and roof cornice. Above, a tiered tower with yellow and green makara-like finials and a small shrine niche holds a bell-shaped motif. Below the cornice, four painted stucco figures stand in a row: at left a nude figure with a rudraksha-like necklace, second a crowned deity figure in orange dhoti with hands raised, third a figure in white dhoti holding a staff with palms together in namaskar, and at right a figure with a garland. No living people are visible.2012-05-29Exterior of a whitewashed temple gopuram-style structure with a painted, multi-coloured tower of deity figures and lions atop the white walls. Two golden lion-like figures sit on the roof parapet, and a yellow dome rises at right beside a red and white striped temple wall. Blue sky and tree branches frame the top of the photo. No people are visible.2006-10-22A photograph of an ornately painted Hindu temple gateway, shown from below. Above the dark doorway, a curved arch is decorated with a red and green scrollwork border and gold rosettes. Within the arch, a row of painted stone sculptures of standing deities and attendants is visible, several with hands in anjali mudra, along with a multi-headed figure at the centre. Ornate gopuram-style carvings, makara-like figures and a small mythical bird crown the roofline, with a cable running overhead. No physical people are visible in the scene.2006-10-23May 29 20122012-05-29