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A tall, richly painted South Indian temple gopuram rises against a bright white sky. Its tiers are crowded with polychrome stucco figures of deities, celestial beings, animals and lion-like guardians in turquoise, red, orange and white. A seated deity sits in a niche at the lower centre, and a standing figure with raised arms appears in an arched shrine near the top. A plain whitewashed compound wall with brick courses stands at the lower right. No people are visible.

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June 05 20122012-06-05A tall, richly painted gopuram of a South Indian temple rises against a clear pale blue sky. Its many tiers are covered with sculpted deities, celestial figures, and mythic animals in red, pink, teal, yellow and white, with a large makara-like finial crowning the summit. The lower right foreground shows a white wall and a partly visible stone structure. No people are visible in the frame.2012-06-05May 09 20122012-05-09May 15 20182018-05-15Looking upward at a colourful South Indian gopuram temple tower, its tiers covered in painted stucco deities, animals and mythic figures in red, teal, green and yellow, topped by a domed cupola with golden finials. In the foreground a pale golden stone lion sits on a wall, mouth open, beside a yellow-and-blue ornamented structure at the right edge. The sky is bright white and overexposed. No people are visible. a person is not visibly present; no appearance-based candidate is shown.2012-05-31July 30 20082008-07-30Photo 11730917April 29 20122012-04-29A photograph looking up at a towering, richly sculpted gopuram of a South Indian temple, its tiers densely covered with painted stucco figures of deities, animals and attendants in red, green, yellow, blue and orange. A blue lion-like figure perches near the top and a small palm tree stands at the right base beside overhead power lines. No people are visible in the scene; the sky is pale blue with thin clouds.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13May 29 20122012-05-29