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Photo 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.

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July 30 20082008-07-30July 29 20082008-07-29A tall, multi-tiered South Indian temple gopuram rises against a pale grey-blue sky, its facade covered in rows of painted stucco sculptures of deities, figures and mythic animals in turquoise, blue, red and cream. Ornamental finials and a sculpted cornice crown the top tier, with a small temple shrine and palm trees visible at the base. No people are visible in the frame.2009-08-11Low-angle photograph of a tall, tiered South Indian temple gopuram covered in painted stucco sculpture in turquoise, pink, red and cream tones. Rows of small shrine niches hold figures and mythic animals, and a central gateway with a dark doorway is flanked by two large guardian statues with raised arms. Green trees frame the right edge against a pale sky.2009-07-14October 27 20062006-10-27July 14 20092009-07-14May 15 20182018-05-15May 29 20122012-05-29A photograph of the south gopuram, the colourful tiered gateway tower of a South Indian temple, densely covered with painted stucco figures of deities, animals and mythical beings in red, blue, green, yellow and gold. Two large sculpted guardian figures with raised arms flank the central gateway, and a white sign below reads South Tower. No people are visible in the scene.2009-07-13May 29 20122012-05-29A photograph of a tall, richly painted South Indian gopuram, the tiered temple gateway tower, covered in stacked sculptures of deities and mythical figures in red, green, blue, yellow and white. The stone base is carved with figures in ochre tones. In the lower right, a striped red-and-white barrier wall runs beside the tower, and the bald head of a person is partly visible at the bottom edge. A bright blue sky fills the upper left, with a small dark bird in flight.2012-09-11A 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.2008-07-29