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A richly painted temple gopuram sculpture of a central blue-skinned deity seated on a lotus-like pedestal, flanked by many small figures with hands folded in anjali. Above, carved green serpent heads with raised hoods frame the scene, and red and gold scrolling flames ring the arch. Lion-faced guardians and a horned figure appear among the blue and teal floral carvings. A mustached figure on the right and a painted face at lower right complete the ornamentation.

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May 29 20122012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a richly painted temple gopuram sculpture showing a seated multi-armed deity murti at centre on a lotus pedestal, flanked by lion or yali figures and smaller carved devotees with hands in anjali mudra. Carved attendant figures hold swords and tridents, and the surrounding frame has vivid blue, red, green and gold painted scrollwork with peacock-feather motifs. No physical people are present; all figures are stone or plaster sculptures.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA 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 copiesA close photograph of a colourful temple gopuram sculpture showing a multi-armed blue deity in the centre, standing over a prostrate figure, with a golden winged figure on the left and a golden goddess with jewellery on the right. Smaller painted figures, including a small praying attendant with folded hands, fill the surrounding panels, and the carved stone is decorated with turquoise, red and gold paint. Statues only, no physical people.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA brightly painted temple gopuram tower against a clear blue sky, its upper tier dominated by a large green and red mythical face with bulging eyes, fangs and a tongue. Above the arched niche, stucco figures of dancers and musicians fill the panels, with a central seated deity murti holding an instrument. Crouching lion-like guardians and a pair of white bulls flank the lower shrine. Gold, red, green and turquoise paint covers the sculpted surfaces. No people are visible.2012-05-29Close-up of a richly painted temple gopuram sculpture, a multi-armed goddess in orange-red flame-like headdress and golden-yellow bodice with teal skirt, many hands holding weapons and objects including a bell and a lotus-like implement, flanked by smaller painted figures in green, blue and orange, with carved mythical beast heads and figures in the background on the tower.2012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29