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Dense close-up of a temple gopuram covered in tiers of brightly painted stucco sculptures of Hindu deities and figures. Central figures include a multi-armed goddess in blue and white with many heads and arms above a serpent-headed mount, a multi-armed ganesha-like deity in gold and red, and a gold-clad goddess with raised hands. Many smaller figures in turquoise, pink, yellow and green surround them. No people are visible; the scene is a sculpted temple facade.

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Close view of a dense tiered facade of painted stucco deity and attendant figures on a South Indian temple gopuram, packed in rows across the wall. Figures are multicoloured, with red, yellow, green and blue bodies, ornate gold-coloured jewellery, crowns and tall headdresses; many have raised arms, hands folded or holding objects. Several bearded, mustachioed guardian figures appear among the rows. No living people are visible, and no a person candidate is present; the image shows sculpted murti only.2012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesClose view of a Dravidian gopuram tower covered in tiers of painted stucco sculptures of deities, celestial beings and figures in multicoloured garments, with niches, arched doorways and lotus-shaped ornaments in blue, red and gold. No living people are visible; the figures are statues.2012-05-29A richly painted gopuram tower of a South Indian temple, covered in tiers of colourful stucco sculptures of deities and attendants in red, pink, blue, green and yellow. Several multi-armed figures stand in niches, including a blue-skinned figure with multiple arms at lower right and a white-skinned three-faced deity with raised hands at lower centre. Carved lions, makara heads and turquoise scrollwork frame the niches. No physical people are visible; the figures are sculptures.2012-05-29 +1 copiesClose-up of a densely carved gopuram tower covered with brightly painted stucco sculptures of deities, celestial figures and mythical beasts in turquoise, yellow, red, green and white. A blue-skinned four-armed deity in yellow dhoti and gold jewellery stands at centre, flanked by multi-armed figures and lion-faced guardians. No physical people are visible; the figures are all sculptures. a person does not appear in the frame.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA richly painted gopuram tower of a South Indian style temple, covered in tiers of colourful stucco sculptures. Central figures include a green-faced deity murti with gold ornaments and crown, a pair of standing deity figures with gold jewellery and crowns, and a figure in a red and white dhoti. Rearing makara-like dragon heads in turquoise, blue and red frame the upper panels, and multiple small divine figures and lions fill the niches. No people are visible; the sculptures are statues on the temple structure.2012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29Close 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.2012-06-05May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesClose-up of a richly painted temple gopuram sculpture, a multi-armed goddess in orange-red flame-like headdress and golden-yellow bodice with teal skirt, many hands holding weapons and objects including a bell and a lotus-like implement, flanked by smaller painted figures in green, blue and orange, with carved mythical beast heads and figures in the background on the tower.2012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesClose view of a colourfully painted temple gopuram with tiers of stone sculptures. Central niche holds a standing deity murti with a crown and blue dhoti, flanked by attendant figures with raised hands in gold ornaments. Seated sages on top wear dark matted hair, rudraksha-style beads and bare upper bodies. Carved floral finials in turquoise, pink and gold frame the tiers. No living people are visible.2012-05-29