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A brightly painted gopuram-style temple tower with a blue sky behind it. Its tiers are crowded with multicoloured stucco figures: a deity in a central arched niche, flanked by standing figures in blue, green, pink and yellow saris and dhotis, a seated figure with a kamandalu near the base, and a small fire pit with a flame at lower right. Two seated guardian figures with raised weapons sit at the outer corners. Painted in red, teal, blue and gold, the shrine stands against clear sky. The figures are carved statues, not living people.

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A richly painted Hindu temple gopuram and shrine facade under a clear blue sky. Multicoloured stucco figures crowd the niches: a blue-skinned deity holding a club, a green-faced figure, and a central white-robed figure with garlands and raised hand, flanked by women in blue, red and yellow saris and male attendants. Below, a seated bearded sage in orange clothing sits near a small orange flame offering, and a seated figure in green with an upraised hand faces the fire. These are statues, not physical people. Deity murti decorations and colourful pillars surround the shrine.2012-02-08May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05Photograph of the colourful upper tower of a Hindu temple gopuram against a pale blue sky. Painted stucco sculptures in red, green, yellow and blue depict deity figures standing in niches, a multi-hooded serpent canopy above the central shrine, and winged mythical creatures with rearing horses or bulls at the corners. A golden kalasha finial sits on each side. No people are visible, and the scene shows only temple architecture and sculpture.2012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29A colourful Hindu temple gopuram carved with a tiered tower of painted stucco deities against a pale blue sky. At the centre, a multi-armed deity murti sits on a lotus seat with a crown, flanked by two smaller attendant figures. Around them, figures ride white and cream animal mounts, including a horse-like vahana and a bull, while muscular dvarapala guardians with moustaches and jewelry sit at the upper corners. Green and red accents, garlands and carved bull-shaped figures decorate the upper tiers.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA colourful Hindu temple gopuram facade under a pale blue sky. Above the entrance, a large carved makara-like face with bulging eyes and fangs frames a central sculptural panel of small figures in attitudes of worship, with a seated deity murti beneath. Gilded finials rise at the corners, and tiered roof bands of red and blue tiles line the upper structure. Below, standing deity sculptures in blue, green and ochre paint flank the doorway, several with raised arms and crowns.2012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29Photograph of a colourful Hindu temple gopuram facade with painted stucco figures of deities in a niche arch, including a blue-skinned deity holding a flute-like object and figures in yellow and red dhotis and garlands. A large banner below shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" in orange robe with raised hands, beside the name Nithyananda Dhyanapeetha in Devanagari and English. The scene has no visible people, only sculptures and the banner.2013-02-08A photograph of a richly painted Hindu temple gopuram or shrine facade under a pale sky. Multi-tiered colourful sculpted towers rise above, with red, green, blue, pink and gold figures. Central niche holds a seated deity murti with a crown and necklaces, flanked by a green-skinned figure holding a lotus and a bearded figure with palms joined in anjali. Small figures with folded hands stand at the corners. No physical people are visible.2012-05-29March 01 20182018-03-01