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A photograph of a tall, richly painted Dravidian-style temple gopuram in Tamil Nadu, its tiers covered in colourful sculpted deities, lions and figures in red, green, blue and gold. A silver minivan with blue striped decals is parked in front of a low grilled gate, and to the right a few men stand near the roadside, one wearing a checked shirt and white dhoti. Striped red-and-white awning fabric hangs at the right edge, and a hillside of trees rises behind the temple under a pale sky.

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A photograph of a large, colourfully painted gopuram, the tiered entrance tower of a South Indian Hindu temple, rising above a low gateway and a grey-roofed compound. Its many tiers are crowded with painted sculpted figures in red, green, blue and yellow. In the foreground a silver minivan is parked beside a barred gate, and several people in red, pink and white clothing walk along the street and a red-and-white striped wall. Trees and a wooded hill appear behind the temple under a pale blue sky.2012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23Exterior view of a South Indian Hindu temple with a tall, richly painted gopuram (tiered gateway tower) covered in colourful sculpted deities and figures, rising above a low pink-and-cream shrine roofline. In the foreground a white minivan is parked beside a metal-grilled entrance, and several people walk and stand on the street; a crowd of devotees in saris and dhotis gathers at left near roadside stalls. Green hills and trees sit behind the tower under a pale sky.2012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23A photograph of a richly painted temple gopuram tower, rotated sideways in the frame, its tiers covered in dense rows of colourful painted deity figures in red, teal, yellow and pink. Tall rock outcrops stand behind it. In the foreground on a street, several people in white and patterned clothing stand and walk near parked white and yellow vehicles, and a few people sit under a tarpaulin canopy. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-05-09A photograph of a tall, richly painted South Indian temple gopuram covered in tiers of colourful sculpted deities, animals and figures in blue, green, red and yellow, with a brown stone base and a golden kalasha finial at the top. In the foreground at right, a man in a light green shirt leans on a silver car, and beside him a bare-chested man with long hair in a plaited braid wears a white dhoti with a coloured border. The sky is pale and hazy and a tree stands at right.2012-05-09 +3 copiesA 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.2012-07-23A photograph of a richly painted Dravidian-style temple gopuram, rotated sideways, with tiers of colourful sculpted deities and figures in red, blue, green and gold against a rocky hillside. Below, a busy street lined with vendors' stalls, parked vehicles and a yellow auto-rickshaw. A few small figures are visible at street level, and no identifiable a person is visible in the frame.2012-05-09A photograph of a richly painted, multi-tiered gopuram temple tower rotated on its side, covered in layers of colourful sculpted deities, animals and figures in red, blue, yellow and green. A rocky granite hill rises behind it, and a street with parked vehicles, shops and small figures in white and coloured clothing lies at the left edge. Tall ceremonial banners and a pale sky are visible above. No identifiable a person candidate is shown among the people.2012-05-09A photograph of a richly decorated South Indian temple gopuram rising in front of a rocky hill, its tiers covered with painted stucco figures and bright multicolored panels in red, blue, yellow and green. The image is rotated sideways. In the foreground at left, a street scene shows parked white vehicles, an auto-rickshaw, and several people in ordinary clothing, including figures in purple and white saris, walking along the roadside where small shops and stalls line the street. No person is clearly identifiable as a person, and the scene shows no ritual activity in the foreground.2012-05-09A photograph of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram, its tiered tower densely covered in painted sculptures of deities and figures in red, blue, green and gold under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, a low stone colonnade with iron grilles stands at left, and a woman in a multicoloured sari walks with a small child in white past a bamboo railing. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk across a paved courtyard toward a tall stone compound wall topped with red and white striped trim. A bare tree stands at left beside the gopuram.2012-08-20 +1 copiesJuly 23 20122012-07-23