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October 31 20062006-10-31October 31 20062006-10-31A photograph of a tall, ornately sculpted gopuram, a South Indian temple gateway tower, rising on the left against a heavy overcast grey sky. Its tiers are covered with painted deity and figure sculptures in blue and grey tones, with a small kalasha-like finial at the top. A blue rectangular signboard with Tamil lettering stands in front of the tower. On the right, a rooftop with decorative spires and a tall metal antenna mast is partly visible. No people are shown.2006-10-31A photograph of a tall, richly painted South Indian gopuram temple tower with many tiers of carved deity and mythological figures in red, blue, yellow and green. A pale cream stone entrance gate sits at the base, with a sign reading Arulmigu Kodaikalaiyappa... style Tamil lettering above the doorway. Several people in white dhotis and colourful saris walk along the street in front, a few devotees and passers-by visible, and a yellow auto-rickshaw sits at the right edge. A striped red-and-white awning and a banner are visible near the left. A cream dome-topped shrine stands to the left of the tower.2006-10-22October 31 20062006-10-31Photograph of a richly ornate South Indian temple gopuram, its tiers painted in blue, green, turquoise and red, covered with rows of sculpted deities, lions, bulls and dancing figures. Pointed brown finials line the roofline, and a sculpted makara-like head crowns the top. A red-and-orange traffic signal and a few trees and buildings sit in the foreground. No people are visible in the scene.2009-08-11A photograph of a South Indian temple gopuram, a tall, richly sculpted tower covered in painted stucco figures and deity carvings, rising above a temporary white-and-red canopy strung with green and yellow garland decorations and small lights. Below the canopy sit a row of sculpted figures and a stone platform. A sign on the gopuram shows Tamil script. A bird flies in the grey sky, and a second tower stands in the background at right. No people are visible.2006-11-05Photograph of a colourful South Indian temple gateway at a street entrance, with a tall multi-tiered gopuram behind it covered in painted sculptures in pink, blue, green and yellow. The arched gate has a deity relief above its opening, a pink-and-white painted sign band, and red-and-white striped boundary walls on either side. Palm and tree foliage frames the scene, and a blue information board stands at the right. Two or three people are partly visible at the lower edges, including one in an orange cloth, while a white van is parked at the right.2006-10-24Photograph of a tall, colourful South Indian temple gopuram (gateway tower) rising against a cloudy sky, its tiers crowded with painted stucco figures of deities and mythical beings in blue, pink, green and cream. Stone nandi bulls sit on a low wall at the lower left, flanked by palm fronds, and small shrines with standing female deity figures in niches stand in the foreground. No people are visible in the scene.2006-10-10Low-angle photograph of a richly decorated South Indian temple gopuram, its tiers covered in painted stucco sculptures of figures and deities in blue, green, pink and yellow. A smaller shrine tower with a golden finial stands to the left behind a golden-topped compound wall, and tree branches frame the top of the frame under an overcast grey sky. No people are visible in the scene.2017-08-13October 27 20062006-10-27August 11 20092009-08-11