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Colourful painted temple gopuram sculptures under a blue-painted eave. Three small figures stand and sit on tiered stucco ledges: a child-like figure with a club on the left, a central figure holding a staff, and a figure on the right with arms raised, all wearing beaded necklaces and bangles. Above them a green-faced lion-like mask with bared teeth and pink scrolled finials decorate the roofline. Red, orange, green and turquoise pillars and pale dotted borders frame the scene.

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March 01 20182018-03-01May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesA colourful Hindu temple gopuram carved with a tiered tower of painted stucco deities against a pale blue sky. At the centre, a multi-armed deity murti sits on a lotus seat with a crown, flanked by two smaller attendant figures. Around them, figures ride white and cream animal mounts, including a horse-like vahana and a bull, while muscular dvarapala guardians with moustaches and jewelry sit at the upper corners. Green and red accents, garlands and carved bull-shaped figures decorate the upper tiers.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 copiesColourful temple gopuram sculpture of a multi-armed deity murti standing in a dynamic pose atop a crouching figure, with many arms holding a trident, a bell, a drum and other objects. Flanking him are two smaller standing attendant figures in gold ornaments and dhoti-like cloth, painted in pink, green and gold against blue and red pillars and arches.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA colourful temple gopuram sculpture shows a central bearded ascetic figure with long grey hair in a topknot, balancing on one leg with one arm raised, wearing a rudraksha-style mala and a pink loincloth, beside a blue boar. Two standing attendant figures flank him, each with a tall ornate crown, gold jewellery and armbands, one holding a sword-like blade. Painted turquoise and red pillars and carved pink and blue architectural trim surround them. These are painted statues, not living people.2012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29February 08 20122012-02-08A photograph of a colourfully painted Hindu temple gopuram and roof cornice. Above, a tiered tower with yellow and green makara-like finials and a small shrine niche holds a bell-shaped motif. Below the cornice, four painted stucco figures stand in a row: at left a nude figure with a rudraksha-like necklace, second a crowned deity figure in orange dhoti with hands raised, third a figure in white dhoti holding a staff with palms together in namaskar, and at right a figure with a garland. No living people are visible.2012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copies