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A brightly painted temple gopuram-style shrine tower with pink, green, blue and gold tiers, topped by a golden kalasha and spire. On its face sits a seated multi-armed female deity murti in pink and gold ornaments, holding objects in her hands, with lotus-shaped pedestals below. Corner figures and lion-like brackets decorate the tower. A corrugated metal roof, green trees, power lines, and an auto-rickshaw are visible at the sides. No people are present in the scene.

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May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesJanuary 23 20102010-01-23A 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.2009-08-03A brightly painted Hindu temple shrine tower outdoors among green trees and overhead power lines. The tiered gopuram-style structure has blue and gold scalloped dome, pink and green bands, and colourful stucco figures including a seated deity in pink and gold, a standing figure with a crown, and two blue peacock-like birds with golden legs perched on the roof. Pink cloth drapes over the top. Dry foliage and a palm tree frame the scene.2009-08-08May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesClose view of a colourful temple gopuram sculpture showing a three-faced deity murti seated on a pink lotus, with multiple arms raised in mudras and crowned with tall headdresses, flanked by two smaller seated female figures in jewelled gold ornaments and blue and red garments. Below, painted makara-style carved creatures and teal and pink architectural details frame the scene. No physical people are present.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA 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 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29June 05 20122012-06-05May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesA photograph looking up at the colourfully painted gopuram tower of a Hindu temple against a pale sky. Multiple tiers are decorated with stucco deity figures in red, orange, blue and green, including a standing deity above the entrance niche and flanking figures in saffron, blue and teal sarees. Carved bulls and lotus-like motifs project from the upper tiers, and a large ornate finial crowns the structure. No people are visible in the scene; the only figures are sculpted murtis.2012-05-30January 12 20072007-01-12