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A photograph of a tall, richly painted South Indian gopuram, the ornate temple tower, rising above a stone-paved courtyard. Its tiers are decorated with colourful sculptures in turquoise, pink, white and green, with small niches and shrine openings. In the foreground a stone pillared hall stands beside a small structure with red and white striped cloth hangings, and a bamboo-and-thatch canopy shelters the walkway. A blue banner with a Vaishnava trident and tilak emblem hangs from the canopy. One small distant figure stands near the left pillars. No a person candidate is visible.

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A tall, brightly painted South Indian temple gopuram rises above a covered entrance. The tower is tiered and densely decorated with stucco figures and niches in turquoise, pink, cream, yellow and green. A bamboo-and-thatch canopy shelters the entrance, beneath a blue sign showing a Vaishnava tilak emblem. Striped red and white cloth hangs in the passage, and stone pillars frame the foreground. No people are visible.2008-07-29 +1 copiesJuly 30 20082008-07-30August 17 20072007-08-17July 30 20082008-07-30Photo looking up at a tall, brightly painted South Indian gopuram temple tower covered in tiers of sculpted figures, pillars and niches in turquoise, green, ochre, pink and white. Several stone deity and guardian figures stand in the entrance archway below. A car window frame and side mirror edge the left foreground against an overcast sky. No people are visible in the scene.2008-07-29A photograph looking up at a tall, colourfully painted South Indian temple gopuram with tiers of carved stucco figures in pink, green, blue and yellow. A stone-carved arched gateway with pillars sits at its base, behind a white-painted boundary wall. No people are visible; the scene shows only architecture and a glimpse of green trees beyond the gate.2008-07-29A photograph of a tall South Indian temple gopuram, a monumental entrance tower of grey stone whose upper tiers are richly painted in blue, turquoise and pink and crowded with sculpted figures and niches. Below, a dark archway leads into the temple. In the open paved courtyard in front, a tall stone pillar stands in the foreground. A figure in orange-brown robes walks near the entrance, while a woman in a white patterned top and dark skirt stands on the courtyard, and another woman in a white and brown sari walks at the right edge. A lone person in a blue shirt is at the far left edge.2009-08-11July 29 20082008-07-29A tall, ornately sculpted South Indian temple gopuram (tower) rises above a stone gateway, its tiers covered in painted figures and sculptures in turquoise, blue and cream. Stone walls with carved niches flank the arched entrance. In the lower left, a figure in a saffron-orange robe walks toward the gate. At the bottom edge, two people are partly visible, one with dark hair in a bun wearing a light top, and a sliver of a second person. Washed-out light fills the upper sky.2009-08-11A colourful multi-tiered gopuram rises behind a temple courtyard with pale stone pillars and a small open bell pavilion on the left. A white stone nandi bull sits on the roof at right. Several people work on the temple grounds: a figure in orange clothing stands near the left pillars, a man in white shirt and dhoti stands at centre, and women in saris sweep the paved floor with brooms. A small sign is posted on a gate at right. The scene shows cleaning work at a Shiva temple.2012-05-30May 15 20182018-05-15July 29 20082008-07-29