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A close view of a colourful temple gopuram facade in Madurai style, filled with painted stucco sculptures. At the centre, a blue-skinned deity murti plays a flute while seated on a globe-like base, wearing gold ornaments and a garland. Above, a seated bearded sage with a mala and a seated deity figure with a crown flank the tiers. Lower down, four bare-chested, bearded ascetic figures stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing rudraksha-style beads and white loincloths. Carved floral motifs and golden lotus-like ornaments frame the scene. No living people are visible.

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May 29 20122012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesClose view of a richly painted Dravidian-style temple gopuram facade with stone sculptures in bright polychrome. Upper tier shows four seated bearded sages with long hair, rudraksha-style necklaces and bare torsos, their hands raised in blessing. Lower tier shows multi-armed deity figures in ornate crowns, jewelled necklaces and dhoti-style garments, painted in blue, red, green and gold, with a central standing figure holding objects in several hands. The scene is decorative temple architecture; no living people are visible.2012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesColorful temple gopuram sculpture of multiple deity statues in painted stucco, shown as a photograph of a temple tower facade. Central figure is a multi-armed dancing deity with a crescent on the crown, standing on a small serpent, flanked by painted attendant figures in gold, white, green and pink clothing and tall pointed headdresses. Above are ornate arched pediments in orange, teal, yellow and blue. These are statues, not living people.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA colourful temple gopuram sculpture shows a central bearded ascetic figure with long grey hair in a topknot, balancing on one leg with one arm raised, wearing a rudraksha-style mala and a pink loincloth, beside a blue boar. Two standing attendant figures flank him, each with a tall ornate crown, gold jewellery and armbands, one holding a sword-like blade. Painted turquoise and red pillars and carved pink and blue architectural trim surround them. These are painted statues, not living people.2012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29Close view of a colourfully painted temple gopuram with tiers of stone sculptures. Central niche holds a standing deity murti with a crown and blue dhoti, flanked by attendant figures with raised hands in gold ornaments. Seated sages on top wear dark matted hair, rudraksha-style beads and bare upper bodies. Carved floral finials in turquoise, pink and gold frame the tiers. No living people are visible.2012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copies