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Low-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.

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A photograph looking upward at a tall, ornately sculpted gopuram of a South Indian temple, its tiers covered in painted deity and figure carvings in blue, red and gold. Beside it stands a smaller shrine tower with a golden finial, behind a low wall with gold-toned decorative battlements. A palm frond hangs in the upper left, a pole with a banner is at left, and a bird flies across an overcast grey sky. No people are visible.2017-08-13A brightly painted South Indian temple gopuram rises tall against a pale overcast sky, its tiers crowded with colourful sculpted deities, animals and mythic figures in red, green, blue and yellow. Two large figures in the lower tier flank an entrance with a blue railing, and a smaller domed shrine with a gold finial sits at the left edge beside a cream wall. No people are visible in the scene.2006-10-22June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a colourful South Indian Hindu temple gopuram, a tiered gateway tower densely covered with painted stucco sculptures of deities, figures and animals in red, green, blue and yellow. A smaller temple shrine with a golden domed roof and carved finial stands in the foreground left, and a wooden pole frames the view at right. A metal railing crosses the bottom of the frame. No people are visible.2012-05-24July 14 20092009-07-14June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05October 31 20062006-10-31July 23 20122012-07-23A photograph of a tall, richly painted South Indian gopuram, the tiered temple gateway tower, rising under an overcast sky. Its many tiers are crowded with painted sculptures of deities, mythical figures, animals and lions in red, yellow, green, blue and white. A small blue-railed doorway at the base opens onto a painted entrance. A patterned frieze of coloured panels runs along the lower wall. No people are visible.2006-10-22Low-angle photograph of a tall, tiered South Indian temple gopuram covered in painted stucco sculpture in turquoise, pink, red and cream tones. Rows of small shrine niches hold figures and mythic animals, and a central gateway with a dark doorway is flanked by two large guardian statues with raised arms. Green trees frame the right edge against a pale sky.2009-07-14Photograph 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.2006-10-10