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Night 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.

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February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07Night photograph of a row of painted stone guardian statues seated along a temple platform at Annamalaiyar temple area, Tiruvannamalai. Several large colourful figures with moustaches, crowns and ornate jewellery sit in a line: the leftmost in yellow-green with a blue-green necklace, others in red, blue and green robes with gold armlets. Beyond them is an ornately carved temple gateway with a gold-tiered tower, and a small seated person sits on steps at right. The statues are depictions, not living people.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +5 copiesNight view of a row of painted stone guardian statues seated on a raised plinth outside a temple gate. Four large figures with mustaches, tall conical crowns and ornate gold-coloured jewelled armour, painted in yellow, red, blue and green, sit in a line, with smaller painted figures beside them on the right. Small oil lamps sit on the plinth in front. Carved temple gopuram sculpture rises behind under dark sky. No people are visible; the statues are not a person.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesNight photograph of a row of painted guardian statues seated on a raised stone platform before a temple. Several large figures in ornate gold jewellery and crowns, with moustaches, are coloured red, green, blue and cream. The two right-hand figures hold golden staffs or maces. A white gopuram tower rises in the dark background, and a small plaque sits at the base of the platform. No living people are visible.2017-02-07 +1 copies