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February 06 2017

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A photograph of the colourful painted gopuram (temple tower) of a South Indian temple, with a large white upper tower covered in sculpted figures behind it. The painted tiers hold multiple deity statues: a seated multi-armed figure at the top, a dark-skinned multi-armed deity with a crescent-like crown in the middle, and standing figures below including a pink elephant-headed Ganesha on the left, a white-clad male deity in the centre, a green-faced figure in orange garments, and a standing figure on the right. Strings of yellow and maroon flower garlands hang down the left side, and a red-and-white flag flies at the top. No living people are visible.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06Photo 11710623A 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.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a richly painted Hindu temple gopuram or shrine facade under a pale sky. Multi-tiered colourful sculpted towers rise above, with red, green, blue, pink and gold figures. Central niche holds a seated deity murti with a crown and necklaces, flanked by a green-skinned figure holding a lotus and a bearded figure with palms joined in anjali. Small figures with folded hands stand at the corners. No physical people are visible.2012-05-29January 17 20182018-01-17A photograph of a colourful gopuram, the tiered entrance tower of a South Indian temple, in the foreground. Its lower tiers are painted in red, pink, green and blue with painted deity and attendant sculptures, and the upper section is topped by a red pennant on a small spire. Behind it rises a tall whitewashed gopuram covered in carved figures and stucco, and a rocky, scrub-covered hill stands against a pale blue sky. Strings of marigold garlands hang at the left edge, and a small painted shrine with a decorated arch appears at the lower right. No people are visible.2017-02-06May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a brightly painted gopuram tier at a South Indian temple, showing a row of painted stucco deity sculptures on a tiered tower. On the left, Shiva and Parvati sit together on a white bull, Nandi, with Shiva in gold and Parvati in green. Beside them stands a golden figure holding a bow. At centre, a four-armed deity in white dhoti and gold ornaments holds a bow and arrow. Further right, a blue-skinned figure in red and gold garments stands, and at the far right a white-clad deity with gold crown and green drape stands under an arched canopy. The sculptures are set against pink, blue, yellow and red architectural mouldings. No living people are visible.2012-05-29 +1 copies