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Photograph of the upper facade of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram-style shrine with painted pastel panels, stucco finials and a central arched niche. Inside the niche a reclining deity murti of Vishnu on a serpent couch lies with a pale blue body, flanked by two standing female figures. Tall green trees and an overcast sky frame the top. Two standing stucco guardian figures and a painted deity relief appear at the sides of the facade. A pink signboard in Tamil lies below.

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A photograph of a colourfully painted Hindu temple gopuram-style shrine façade in South India. Upper tiers show a white-and-red Vaishnava urdhva pundra symbol and a chakra emblem. Central niche contains a reclining Vishnu on the serpent Adishesha, with two small attendants beside him. Below, a blue deity murti with a crown and four arms, seated with a consort figure, sits in the shrine doorway. Standing painted guardian figures in green, orange and red flank the entrance, and a leafy tree with hanging branches overhangs the right side. No living people are visible.2008-07-29 +1 copiesOctober 24 20062006-10-24A photograph of an ornately painted Hindu temple gateway, shown from below. Above the dark doorway, a curved arch is decorated with a red and green scrollwork border and gold rosettes. Within the arch, a row of painted stone sculptures of standing deities and attendants is visible, several with hands in anjali mudra, along with a multi-headed figure at the centre. Ornate gopuram-style carvings, makara-like figures and a small mythical bird crown the roofline, with a cable running overhead. No physical people are visible in the scene.2006-10-23October 27 20062006-10-27A photograph of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram entrance with carved and painted sculptures in blue, pink, yellow and white. A pink-and-white Ganesha figure sits in a niche on the left, and a tall lamp post stands beside the entrance. Tall green trees rise behind the temple, and a few people in white clothing stand near the street at the lower right. The date stamp reads 23 10 2006.2006-10-23Photograph of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram-style gateway under a pale grey sky, with a street lamp arching above the roofline. Tiers of painted sculpted figures, deities and lion-like guardians decorate the towers and arch. An arched panel above the entrance shows a row of standing deity figures. Flanking the doorway, painted niches hold a figure of Ganesha on the left and a seated deity on the right. The dark entrance opens below, with no people visible.2006-10-23October 27 20062006-10-27A small colourful Hindu temple shrine with a multi-tiered, brightly painted gopuram-style tower topped by a golden finial. The facade shows painted stucco figures including a seated Ganesha deity murti in the centre flanked by white bulls and attendant figures in blue, with a pink and green painted wall beside it. The shrine has a grey block wall, a gold-barred metal gate and a small framed black plaque with Tamil script. Tall coconut palms and a blue sky surround the structure. No people are visible.2009-08-03October 22 20062006-10-22A photograph of an ornate, brightly painted gopuram-style temple gateway in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, with a dark arched entrance framed by sculpted deities and celestial figures in red, green, blue and cream. A crowd of people, mostly in light shirts and dhotis or saris, gathers at the base in front of the gate. To the left, a gilded ratha-style canopy shelter holds a small framed portrait and a red flag. A No Parking sign and a street lamp stand at right, with large green trees behind. Wide view of an outdoor street scene at a temple entrance during an event.2006-10-23A photograph of a colourful temple gopuram-style niche with a painted mural of a tree and mountains. A carved and painted figure of a standing sage in white dhoti and orange shawl, with a rudraksha mala, bends to lift a small child on the ground beside a lotus pedestal. Ornamental blue and green tiles, floral panels and a carved ganesha-like face decorate the shrine facade, and a vibhuti-marked trident emblem appears below. These are statues and painted reliefs, not living people.2008-07-29October 09 20062006-10-09