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March 04 2013

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A 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.

Ornate painted temple gateway seen from below, with a colourful arch of red, green, blue and gold tiers. A large green-faced lion-like mask with fangs and a crown sits at the top, flanked by two winged female figures in green-and-blue and red-and-blue garments. Garlands of white, yellow and orange flowers hang across the passage beneath the arch. No people are visible in the scene.

August 08 2009

A 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.

Photograph of a painted temple chariot wheel and body in close view. Large yellow wheels carved with lotus petal patterns sit beside a painted wooden-style cart base with bands of blue, green, teal, pink and orange floral scrollwork. Below is a red-orange plinth with a teal door and concrete steps. No people are visible in the frame.

A painted sculpture in a shrine niche, showing a seated deity murti with a raised hand holding a small object and a consort seated beside him in an orange and yellow sari with jewelry. Both figures have blue-green painted skin and gold crowns. The arched niche is framed with multicolored stucco scrollwork and a green-faced makara-like head at the top. Behind them is a blue painted backdrop with clouds, and a corrugated roof and red metal supports surround the shrine. No living people are visible.

August 07 2012

February 08 2012

A painted temple ceiling with three large circular lotus medallions in concentric rings of green, pink and white, bordered in gold and maroon. The rightmost medallion shows a black Shiva linga against a glowing orange and yellow background. Small painted figures, including what appear to be animals and figures, sit along the bands between medallions. Carved wooden brackets with painted faces hang at the lower edge, and tube lights run along the ceiling. No people are visible.

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Photograph of the colourful upper tower of a Hindu temple gopuram against a pale blue sky. Painted stucco sculptures in red, green, yellow and blue depict deity figures standing in niches, a multi-hooded serpent canopy above the central shrine, and winged mythical creatures with rearing horses or bulls at the corners. A golden kalasha finial sits on each side. No people are visible, and the scene shows only temple architecture and sculpture.

A photograph of a colourfully painted temple chariot base or wheeled ratha, shown from the side. Stacked horizontal tiers of decorative mouldings in yellow, blue, green, pink, red and teal, with carved floral and scrollwork patterns, sit on large round yellow wheels. Behind it are a blue building facade with metal railings and a partly visible Tamil signboard. At the far right edge two standing people in light clothing are partially visible.

Close-up photograph of a carved stone pillar in a South Indian temple corridor. The white granite capital has scrolled brackets and a round medallion, and the shaft below shows a carved relief of a lotus or floral motif. Beside the pillar, a gopuram-style shrine niche is painted in red, green, blue and yellow, with a painted Ganesha figure on the left and a small seated carved figure further down. No people are visible; the scene shows only architecture and sculpture.