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Photograph of a towering gopuram, the ornate tiered gateway tower of a South Indian temple, rising against a clear blue sky. Its surface is densely covered with brightly painted stucco sculptures of deities, figures and animals in yellow, red, green and blue. At the base, a recessed entrance with turquoise and white pillars shows relief panels and a seated deity figure. Green trees frame the lower corners. No people are visible.

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June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph looking up at a tall, ornate gopuram temple tower covered in rows of painted stucco sculptures of deities and figures in multiple colours, with a clear pale blue sky behind it and a green tree in the lower left corner. No people are visible in the frame.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Looking up at a tall, multi-tiered gopuram temple tower covered in densely carved and painted deity and figure sculptures in pastel colours of cream, blue, green and red against a clear blue sky. Small birds fly near the top. At the base, a dark doorway is flanked by sculpted figures, and tree foliage appears at the lower left. No people are visible.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a tall, richly painted South Indian gopuram (temple tower) rising against a clear blue sky. Its tiers are crowded with sculpted deity and mythological figures in red, green, yellow and pink, with a kalasha finial and arched niches at the top. The central gateway opening is dark at the base. No people are visible in the scene.2012-05-29A photograph of a tall, richly colored gopuram, a tiered Hindu temple tower, rising against a pale blue sky. Its surface is densely covered with painted sculptural figures, deities, pillars and niches in red, green, yellow and orange, with a curved domed crown and carved finial at the top. No people are visible.2012-05-29June 05 20122012-06-05July 29 20082008-07-29June 05 20122012-06-05Close view of a richly sculpted gopuram tower of a South Indian temple, covered in painted stucco figures of deities, celestial beings and attendants in multicoloured paint. A large grey-blue carved mound sits at the centre of the tiers, with a coiled serpent body wrapped around it, and below a rounded arched niche holds a seated deity murti with a small garland. Green foliage fills the lower foreground.2012-06-05Photograph of a towering gopuram at a South Indian temple, its tiers densely covered with painted sculptures of deities and figures in yellow, green and blue. The tall entrance gateway is shaded below, with a dark passage leading inward. In the foreground a crowd moves through the gate, many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some women in colourful saris, and a few people carrying items. A green tree stands at left and a blue sky shows above. No individual can be clearly identified as a person.2012-06-05