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A photograph of an ornate, brightly painted Hindu temple gopuram-style gateway in a busy Tamil Nadu street, with a tiered facade covered in colourful sculpted deities, figures and miniature shrines in red, yellow, green and white. Beneath it stands a dark stone archway flanked by pillars, with shops, hanging wires and a loudspeaker on the left and a small shop sign on the right. No people are visible in the scene.

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October 23 20062006-10-23A 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.2006-10-23A colourful south Indian temple gateway (gopuram-style entrance) with tiered, painted towers and a central arched pediment carved with a row of deity figures. Flanking shrine niches show a painted Ganesha on the left and a multi-armed goddess on the right. Crowds of people in mostly white and dark clothing walk through the open gate, with a red-and-white 'NO PARKING' sign and street lamps at the sides. A timestamp and copyright overlay appear at the bottom right.2006-10-23June 05 20122012-06-05Facade of the Madurai Aadheenam building, a multi-storey structure with a colourful decorated gopuram-style upper tier. A gold-lettered signboard reads MADURAI AADHEENAM in Tamil and English, hung with green leaf strands. Above the entrance, painted sculptural niches show deity murtis including a seated figure on a white bull and a multi-armed deity beside it, with peacock and lion figures in the ornamentation. Shop signs and wires run across the street frontage. No people are visible.2012-06-04May 15 20182018-05-15July 13 20092009-07-13June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of an ornate, brightly painted gopuram-style temple gateway in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, with a dark arched entrance framed by sculpted deities and celestial figures in red, green, blue and cream. A crowd of people, mostly in light shirts and dhotis or saris, gathers at the base in front of the gate. To the left, a gilded ratha-style canopy shelter holds a small framed portrait and a red flag. A No Parking sign and a street lamp stand at right, with large green trees behind. Wide view of an outdoor street scene at a temple entrance during an event.2006-10-23May 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.2009-07-13Low-angle photograph of an ornate South Indian Hindu temple gopuram, a tiered tower covered in colourful painted sculptures of deities, celestial figures and animals in red, blue, green and yellow. Below, weathered sandstone walls carry carved pillars, pilasters and friezes with figures and niches. Thin metal rods and a lamp fixture stand against the right side of the wall. No people are visible.2012-05-31