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A brightly painted Hindu temple shrine tower outdoors among green trees and overhead power lines. The tiered gopuram-style structure has blue and gold scalloped dome, pink and green bands, and colourful stucco figures including a seated deity in pink and gold, a standing figure with a crown, and two blue peacock-like birds with golden legs perched on the roof. Pink cloth drapes over the top. Dry foliage and a palm tree frame the scene.

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August 08 20092009-08-08A brightly painted temple gopuram-style shrine tower with pink, green, blue and gold tiers, topped by a golden kalasha and spire. On its face sits a seated multi-armed female deity murti in pink and gold ornaments, holding objects in her hands, with lotus-shaped pedestals below. Corner figures and lion-like brackets decorate the tower. A corrugated metal roof, green trees, power lines, and an auto-rickshaw are visible at the sides. No people are present in the scene.2009-08-08Photograph of a colourful Hindu temple gopuram or shrine tower, painted in green, blue, red, pink and yellow with gold finials at the top topped by a trident. A sculpted Shiva-like deity murti in grey and blue with a rudraksha-style necklace sits in a niche on the tower, flanked by a seated bull (Nandi) on a ledge. Trees are visible at the left and yellow cables run down the tower face. No people are visible in the scene.2008-07-11August 08 20092009-08-08A photograph of the ornate upper gopuram of a South Indian temple, its roof and walls covered in brightly painted stucco sculpture in turquoise, red, green and gold. Rows of standing and seated figures, including deities and attendants, fill the tiers. Dark finials sit atop the roof, a gilded pillar rises at the left, and a green-faced leogryph-like makara head decorates each corner. A forested hill rises behind the temple under a pale sky. No people are visible in the scene.2006-09-24A small colourful Hindu temple shrine with a multi-tiered, brightly painted gopuram-style tower topped by a golden finial. The facade shows painted stucco figures including a seated Ganesha deity murti in the centre flanked by white bulls and attendant figures in blue, with a pink and green painted wall beside it. The shrine has a grey block wall, a gold-barred metal gate and a small framed black plaque with Tamil script. Tall coconut palms and a blue sky surround the structure. No people are visible.2009-08-03May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a brightly painted temple gateway tower (gopuram-style) seen from below against a cloudy sky, with a hillside behind it and overhead power lines crossing the frame. The tower is decorated with red and blue painted panels, green and gold trim, a row of black finials on top, and a stucco figure of Ganesha with an elephant head on the lower facade, flanked by painted animal sculptures. A blank rectangular signboard is mounted on the roof. No people are visible.2012-07-08A 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.2008-07-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29A photograph of a colourful temple gopuram-style shrine topped with painted sculptures, including a central Ganesha figure seated with a trunk and garland, flanked by several other painted deity and attendant statues in pastel reds, greens and golds. A blue banner beneath the shrine carries Tamil lettering. Overhead a pink-and-white roof is capped with finials, and a golden pillar edges the left foreground. Only statues are visible; no living people appear in the frame.2006-10-14A photograph looking up at the colourfully painted gopuram tower of a Hindu temple against a pale sky. Multiple tiers are decorated with stucco deity figures in red, orange, blue and green, including a standing deity above the entrance niche and flanking figures in saffron, blue and teal sarees. Carved bulls and lotus-like motifs project from the upper tiers, and a large ornate finial crowns the structure. No people are visible in the scene; the only figures are sculpted murtis.2012-05-30