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Night photograph from a low angle of a South Indian temple gopuram or roofline, its tiers covered in painted stucco sculptures of figures and deities in blue, green, red, pink and yellow tones. Lit figures stand in rows along the upper ledges and niches, with a dark sky behind. Heavy grey stone pillars and carved corbels in the foreground. No people are visible in the scene.2007-08-17Night photograph of a tall, ornately sculpted gopuram (temple tower) rising against a deep blue evening sky. Dense carvings of deities, figures and decorative motifs cover the tiers, lit from below in warm tones. A bright full moon shines in the upper right, with a small blue planet or light visible at upper left. No people are visible in the scene.2012-05-29Night photograph of a brightly illuminated South Indian temple gopuram, its tiers covered with painted sculptures in red, green, blue and yellow and strung with small lights. A white temple wall and string lights run along the roofline. A small shrine with a red-and-orange flag stands at the lower left, and a loudspeaker is mounted on the wall. No people are visible; the scene is a temple exterior at night.2006-09-24Night photograph looking up at the painted gopuram of a temple, its tiers covered with colourful sculpted figures of deities and attendants in red, blue, green and white. Some figures stand with hands folded in namaskar along the lower storeys, and carved stone pillars and wall courses sit in the foreground beneath the dark sky. No people are visible in the scene.2007-08-17Photo 11716817 +2 copiesA photograph looking upward at the carved stone gopuram of a temple against a blue sky with thin wispy clouds and a faint pale moon. Ornate tiered sculptures cover the tower on the left, and a smaller carved finial rises at right. Overhead run several horizontal power lines strung across the frame. No people are visible.August 03 20092009-08-03January 07 20102010-01-07August 17 20072007-08-17A night photograph of a stone temple gopuram or entrance tower at Srivilliputhur temple. Colourful painted sculptures of deities and mythical figures line a cornice, including a figure reclining on a serpent-like form with a hooded canopy. Carved grey granite walls with intricate patterns rise on the right, and a street lamp glows against the black sky on the left. No people are visible.2007-08-17August 17 20072007-08-17March 05 20132013-03-05 +2 copies