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A photograph of a colourful temple gopuram-style facade under a pale blue sky. Central arched niche shows a painted-stucco image of Shiva seated on a white bull Nandi with Parvati beside him, wearing red and green garments. Flanking female figures in green and red saris hold up their hands. Smaller painted figures of Ganesha on the left and another seated goddess on the right sit beneath small domed towers. Scalloped red arch and green-and-blue borders frame the central panel.

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June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04 +1 copiesJune 04 20122012-06-04June 04 20122012-06-04A photograph of a brightly coloured temple facade lit in green light, decorated with rows of small oil lamps along the ledges and arches. Central shrine with a white bull. Ornate turrets and arched frames surround the scene. No people are visible in the frame.2012-06-04A 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.2012-05-29February 08 20122012-02-08October 31 20062006-10-31May 29 20122012-05-29June 05 20122012-06-05A richly painted Hindu temple gopuram facade crowded with colourful stucco sculptures of deities and attendants. In the central niche stands a multi-armed deity murti in gold and grey tones. Flanking figures include female attendants holding a fan and a whisk, and a small seated Ganesha figure with an elephant head at lower right. Above, seated figures and ornate turquoise, red and gold scrollwork decorate the tiers. No people are visible; the statues are the subject, and the page's a person reference does not appear in the image.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA painted sculpture in a shrine niche, showing a seated deity murti with a raised hand holding a small object and a consort seated beside him in an orange and yellow sari with jewelry. Both figures have blue-green painted skin and gold crowns. The arched niche is framed with multicolored stucco scrollwork and a green-faced makara-like head at the top. Behind them is a blue painted backdrop with clouds, and a corrugated roof and red metal supports surround the shrine. No living people are visible.2010-08-04