A photograph of the multi-tiered gopuram of a South Indian temple, its tiers painted in red, blue, green, yellow and cream with niches, pillars and stucco figures, topped by finials and a curved roof with decorative sculptures. A leafy green tree with yellow flowers stands in the foreground against a bright white sky. No people are visible in the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of the multi-tiered gopuram of a South Indian temple, its tiers painted in red, blue, green, yellow and cream with niches, pillars and stucco figures, topped by finials and a curved roof with decorative sculptures. A leafy green tree with yellow flowers stands in the foreground against a bright white sky. No people are visible in the scene.

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A colourful multi-tiered gopuram, the ornate entrance tower of a South Indian temple, rises against a pale blue sky. Its upper levels are densely covered with painted stucco sculptures of deities, figures and animals in red, blue, green, yellow and white. The stone base below has a dark recessed doorway with plain brown carved pillars. A bare paved courtyard in the foreground is empty of people. No physical people or identifiable a person figure are visible.

October 29 2006

A tall, multi-tiered gopuram of a South Indian temple dominates the frame, its tower densely covered with painted stucco figures of deities, animals and mythic beings in red, blue, green, yellow and white. The lower stone base is carved with pilasters and niches. A green tree stands at right beside a white-walled building under a clear pale sky, with a low brick wall at left. In the foreground at bottom left, a partially visible child with dark hair stands near the gate, and a small hand or person edge appears at the bottom. Overall the scene is a daytime temple exterior.