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Photograph looking up at a South Indian temple gopuram-style roofline richly decorated with painted and sculpted figures in red, green, blue and gold. A tall gilded pillar with a golden finial rises from the roof centre against an overcast grey sky. A street lamp and power cables cross the frame, and a hill is visible at the right edge. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a tall golden dhvaja (flagstaff) rising from the ornate sculpted roofline of a South Indian temple gopuram under an overcast grey sky. The shaft is gilded and ringed with bands, topped by a carved figure at its crown. Along the top of the temple wall, painted deity sculptures and teal, red and gold stucco figures line the parapet. A street lamp and a thin power cable cross the upper left of the frame. Small birds are scattered across the sky. No people are visible.2006-09-24Photograph of a South Indian temple gateway with a tall gold-plated flagstaff rising above an ornate, painted sculpted roofline crowded with figures in turquoise, red and cream. A crowd of men and women, mostly in white shirts and dhotis or saris, presses in front of the hall. A green metal cage encloses a shrine area, with a gilded small shrine and a wooden board of Tamil lettering at right. A bare-chested priest with a sacred thread appears at left. No identifiable a person appearance is visible among the people.2006-09-24Low-angle photograph of the upper tower of a South Indian temple gopuram against a pale blue sky. The tiered roofline is crowded with painted stucco sculptures of deities, figures and mythic creatures in red, teal, yellow and white. A tall gilded kalasha-style finial with ringed segments rises at the right. A street lamp and power cable appear at the right edge. No people are visible in the frame.2006-09-24January 03 20182018-01-03January 12 20072007-01-12Outdoor view of a South Indian temple complex with a tall gold-plated flagstaff rising above a colourful gopuram-style roofline carved with deity figures. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, saris and patterned clothing walk across an open courtyard. Green-painted information boards stand near the colonnade, and a hill with rocky outcrops rises behind the temple under a cloudy sky. No person in the scene is identifiable as a person candidate.2006-09-24A photograph of the ornate gopuram-style roof of a South Indian temple, decorated with colourful painted stucco figures of deities and celestial beings in niches. A tall golden flagstaff (dhwajasthambha) rises at left, and rounded finials sit atop the roof. Behind are green, rocky hills under an overcast sky, with overhead power lines crossing the frame. A smaller white temple tower appears at right. No people are visible.2006-09-24December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04October 31 20062006-10-31May 31 20122012-05-31May 31 20122012-05-31May 24 20122012-05-24