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A richly painted Hindu temple gopuram facade crowded with colourful stucco sculptures of deities and attendants. In the central niche stands a multi-armed deity murti in gold and grey tones. Flanking figures include female attendants holding a fan and a whisk, and a small seated Ganesha figure with an elephant head at lower right. Above, seated figures and ornate turquoise, red and gold scrollwork decorate the tiers. No people are visible; the statues are the subject, and the page's a person reference does not appear in the image.

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May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesClose-up of a densely carved gopuram tower covered with brightly painted stucco sculptures of deities, celestial figures and mythical beasts in turquoise, yellow, red, green and white. A blue-skinned four-armed deity in yellow dhoti and gold jewellery stands at centre, flanked by multi-armed figures and lion-faced guardians. No physical people are visible; the figures are all sculptures. a person does not appear in the frame.2012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesAugust 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29Colorful temple gopuram sculpture of multiple deity statues in painted stucco, shown as a photograph of a temple tower facade. Central figure is a multi-armed dancing deity with a crescent on the crown, standing on a small serpent, flanked by painted attendant figures in gold, white, green and pink clothing and tall pointed headdresses. Above are ornate arched pediments in orange, teal, yellow and blue. These are statues, not living people.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA richly painted gopuram tower of a South Indian temple, covered in tiers of colourful stucco sculptures of deities and attendants in red, pink, blue, green and yellow. Several multi-armed figures stand in niches, including a blue-skinned figure with multiple arms at lower right and a white-skinned three-faced deity with raised hands at lower centre. Carved lions, makara heads and turquoise scrollwork frame the niches. No physical people are visible; the figures are sculptures.2012-05-29 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05