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A photograph of a colourful South Indian temple street scene, taken from a vehicle. The left side shows a tall gopuram tower covered in painted sculptures of deities and figures in turquoise, yellow and red. The right side shows a smaller temple shrine with a curved arched roof and painted murtis in niches, above a sign reading Sri Veeravaraiyammal Alayam. Below, a turquoise-painted wall with arched niches holds painted deity figures behind a white iron railing. Shop signage in Tamil and English lines the railing, and a large red billboard for Titan stands behind the temple. Tall green trees and a white sky fill the upper frame. No people are visible.

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Photo 11733040 +1 copiesA photograph of a brightly painted Hindu temple gopuram, a tiered tower covered with colourful sculpted deities and figures in red, blue, green and yellow, topped with a finial and a rooftop antenna. A large green palm tree stands at the left edge under a pale grey sky. In the foreground a white signboard with a red-framed portrait and the Tamil name Nithyanandam carries a copyright line, and the rooftop of a neighbouring building is visible at right. No people are visible.2010-01-24 +1 copiesAugust 11 20092009-08-11July 08 20122012-07-08A photograph of the exterior facade of a colourful South Indian temple gateway in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Above the entrance, painted stucco figures stand on the cornice: a central deity murti with a crown and garland, flanked by a seated female figure with a lion-like mount and a standing male figure holding a flower, with white lions at the corners. Green leaves hang in from the left, and a large pink lotus relief decorates the ceiling beneath the cornice. Below, a blue signboard in Tamil reads the temple's name, with a small Tamil address line. Two black speaker boxes flank the entrance. No people are visible in the frame.2006-10-22Photograph 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.2009-08-11October 15 20062006-10-15October 20 20162016-10-20May 31 20122012-05-31 +1 copiesAugust 08 20092009-08-08A photograph of a colourful temple gopuram-style shrine topped with painted sculptures, including a central Ganesha figure seated with a trunk and garland, flanked by several other painted deity and attendant statues in pastel reds, greens and golds. A blue banner beneath the shrine carries Tamil lettering. Overhead a pink-and-white roof is capped with finials, and a golden pillar edges the left foreground. Only statues are visible; no living people appear in the frame.2006-10-14A photograph of a small temple gopuram-style shrine with colourful painted tiers in blue, red and yellow, seen through a tree in front of a roadside gate. A loudspeaker is mounted on the roof beside a palm tree. Foreground includes an orange-and-red iron gate, a concrete pillar, and two notice boards: one with Tamil text and a schedule listing dates from 2009, and a poster with Tamil text. A utility pole with a blank white signboard stands at left. No people are visible.2009-08-08