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A photograph of a colourful South Indian Hindu temple gopuram, a tiered gateway tower densely covered with painted stucco sculptures of deities, figures and animals in red, green, blue and yellow. A smaller temple shrine with a golden domed roof and carved finial stands in the foreground left, and a wooden pole frames the view at right. A metal railing crosses the bottom of the frame. No people are visible.

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Low-angle photograph of an ornate South Indian Hindu temple gopuram, a tiered tower covered in colourful painted sculptures of deities, celestial figures and animals in red, blue, green and yellow. Below, weathered sandstone walls carry carved pillars, pilasters and friezes with figures and niches. Thin metal rods and a lamp fixture stand against the right side of the wall. No people are visible.2012-05-31A photograph of a tall, richly painted South Indian temple gopuram tower rising against a pale sky. Its tiers are crowded with polychrome stucco sculptures of deities, dancers and mythical figures in teal, red, ochre and white. Golden kalasha finials crown the top, and a steel scaffold frame stands in front of the tower. In the lower right, a cream-coloured concrete block and a red and white painted wall sit in the foreground. No people are visible.2012-05-31June 05 20122012-06-05May 31 20122012-05-31June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a South Indian temple courtyard seen through metal crowd-control railings. A tall, colourfully sculpted gopuram tower with painted deities and figures rises in the background beside a smaller domed shrine tower. Grey stone pillars and a corrugated metal roof frame the scene, and wooden poles brace the structure overhead. Two people stand near the railings: one in dark clothing and one in an orange sari or wrap.2012-05-24May 29 20122012-05-29June 05 20122012-06-05October 27 20062006-10-27July 23 20122012-07-23A photograph of a tall, richly colored gopuram, a tiered Hindu temple tower, rising against a pale blue sky. Its surface is densely covered with painted sculptural figures, deities, pillars and niches in red, green, yellow and orange, with a curved domed crown and carved finial at the top. No people are visible.2012-05-29