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July 30 2008

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A photograph of a colourfully painted Hindu temple gopuram-style shrine façade in South India. Upper tiers show a white-and-red Vaishnava urdhva pundra symbol and a chakra emblem. Central niche contains a reclining Vishnu on the serpent Adishesha, with two small attendants beside him. Below, a blue deity murti with a crown and four arms, seated with a consort figure, sits in the shrine doorway. Standing painted guardian figures in green, orange and red flank the entrance, and a leafy tree with hanging branches overhangs the right side. No living people are visible.2008-07-29July 11 20082008-07-11A 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 20082008-07-11May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesPhotograph of the upper facade of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram-style shrine with painted pastel panels, stucco finials and a central arched niche. Inside the niche a reclining deity murti of Vishnu on a serpent couch lies with a pale blue body, flanked by two standing female figures. Tall green trees and an overcast sky frame the top. Two standing stucco guardian figures and a painted deity relief appear at the sides of the facade. A pink signboard in Tamil lies below.2006-10-24May 29 20122012-05-29July 30 20082008-07-30 +1 copiesMarch 17 20182018-03-17 +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 copiesA 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.2008-07-11July 30 20082008-07-30 +1 copies