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Large colourful temple statues against a pale blue sky. On the left a tall blue-skinned deity figure with a golden crown, multiple arms holding objects, a red-and-gold garment and a floral garland stands atop a small temple tower. To the right a huge hooded serpent with raised cobra hood, bearing a white U-shaped marking, rises behind a reclining or seated figure, with a second pale-skinned deity figure in a crown and green-and-gold dress at the lower right. Pale white and pink miniature shrines and a tall red pole frame the scene.

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Photo 11733088September 11 20122012-09-11A tall, brightly painted statue of a multi-armed deity stands on a pedestal against a pale blue sky. The figure has blue skin, a golden crown, a red and gold shawl, and ornate gold necklaces, and holds objects in several raised hands. Green foliage and a white domed shrine tower appear at the lower edge of the frame. No people are visible.2012-08-20Night photograph of a row of painted stone guardian statues seated on a raised temple platform in front of a gopuram. The figures wear ornate gold-coloured armour, ornaments and headdresses with pointed crowns; one is pale blue, another green, others red and yellow-trimmed, with moustaches and bulging eyes. Dark night sky above. Small plaques sit on the platform beneath the statues. No living people are visible.2017-02-07 +1 copiesColourful painted sculptures decorate a gopuram tower of a South Indian temple. Central figure is a multi-armed female deity with a crown, gold jewellery and a green-and-pink lower garment, holding objects in several hands. Flanking figures are multi-armed blue-skinned deities in ornate crowns, golden belts and white or yellow dhotis. Smaller attendant figures in red and gold stand below, and a lion-like guardian sculpture sits at the lower left. Ornate pastel scrollwork and red and green painted bands frame the tiered carvings.2012-05-29 +1 copiesMarch 17 20182018-03-17May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesJuly 11 20082008-07-11A 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 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.2012-05-29September 24 20112011-09-24 +1 copies