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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.

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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.2012-02-08A richly painted gopuram tower of a South Indian style temple, covered in tiers of colourful stucco sculptures. Central figures include a green-faced deity murti with gold ornaments and crown, a pair of standing deity figures with gold jewellery and crowns, and a figure in a red and white dhoti. Rearing makara-like dragon heads in turquoise, blue and red frame the upper panels, and multiple small divine figures and lions fill the niches. No people are visible; the sculptures are statues on the temple structure.2012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesClose view of a colourfully painted temple gopuram with tiers of stone sculptures. Central niche holds a standing deity murti with a crown and blue dhoti, flanked by attendant figures with raised hands in gold ornaments. Seated sages on top wear dark matted hair, rudraksha-style beads and bare upper bodies. Carved floral finials in turquoise, pink and gold frame the tiers. No living people are visible.2012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesA 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.2012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +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 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copies