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A photograph of a colourful multi-tiered Hindu temple gopuram with painted pink, green, red and yellow tiers, decorated with floral and scrollwork motifs. In the foreground, painted stone statues of figures holding a large serpent with multiple hoods; the figures wear ornate jewellery, crowns and dhoti-style garments in red, green and grey tones. A yellow flag and a red flag flutter at the right edge, and green trees stand behind the temple under a pale sky. No living people are clearly visible; the figures are sculptures.

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A photograph of a colourful Hindu temple gopuram with painted sculptural groups on its parapet. Central figures include a blue-skinned deity mounted on a horse-like mount beside a tiered bull or rider cluster, with a cloud-patterned base. On the right, a white-skinned figure in green shorts stands beside a robed figure in red holding a large serpent coiled over the wall. On the left, figures in green, red and blue garments hold a second serpent. Ornate painted stucco panels, pink and green carved niches and a clear sky with trees frame the scene. The statues are painted murti, not living people.2008-07-11July 11 20082008-07-11July 11 20082008-07-11October 14 20062006-10-14May 15 20182018-05-15May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesJuly 11 20082008-07-11May 31 20122012-05-31 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesA tall, richly painted gopuram of a South Indian temple rises against a clear pale blue sky. Its many tiers are covered with sculpted deities, celestial figures, and mythic animals in red, pink, teal, yellow and white, with a large makara-like finial crowning the summit. The lower right foreground shows a white wall and a partly visible stone structure. No people are visible in the frame.2012-06-05May 15 20182018-05-15