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January 12 2007

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Photograph of the colourful multi-tiered gopuram or temple tower of a South Indian temple under an overcast grey sky. The tower is covered with painted sculptures of figures and deities in green, red, yellow and blue, with a dome-shaped top finial above. Overhead power lines cross the sky at the right, and a street lamp stands beside the temple. No people are visible in the scene, and no a person candidate appears.2006-09-24A photograph of a tall, richly painted South Indian gopuram, the tiered temple gateway tower, rising under an overcast sky. Its many tiers are crowded with painted sculptures of deities, mythical figures, animals and lions in red, yellow, green, blue and white. A small blue-railed doorway at the base opens onto a painted entrance. A patterned frieze of coloured panels runs along the lower wall. No people are visible.2006-10-22June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a tall, richly painted South Indian temple gopuram tower rising against a pale sky. Its tiers are crowded with polychrome stucco sculptures of deities, dancers and mythical figures in teal, red, ochre and white. Golden kalasha finials crown the top, and a steel scaffold frame stands in front of the tower. In the lower right, a cream-coloured concrete block and a red and white painted wall sit in the foreground. No people are visible.2012-05-31A brightly painted South Indian temple gopuram rises tall against a pale overcast sky, its tiers crowded with colourful sculpted deities, animals and mythic figures in red, green, blue and yellow. Two large figures in the lower tier flank an entrance with a blue railing, and a smaller domed shrine with a gold finial sits at the left edge beside a cream wall. No people are visible in the scene.2006-10-22October 31 20062006-10-31July 14 20092009-07-14A tall, pyramidal Dravidian gopuram (temple tower) rises against a pale blue sky, covered with tiers of densely carved and brightly painted deity figures in red, green, yellow and blue. The tower's crown is topped by a sculpted lion-like finial, a curved blue and red serpent-like form, and a row of golden kalasha finials. No people are visible in the scene.2012-05-29March 01 20182018-03-01June 05 20122012-06-05May 31 20122012-05-31A photograph of the south gopuram, the colourful tiered gateway tower of a South Indian temple, densely covered with painted stucco figures of deities, animals and mythical beings in red, blue, green, yellow and gold. Two large sculpted guardian figures with raised arms flank the central gateway, and a white sign below reads South Tower. No people are visible in the scene.2009-07-13