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A colourful multi-tiered gopuram, the ornate entrance tower of a South Indian temple, rises against a pale blue sky. Its upper levels are densely covered with painted stucco sculptures of deities, figures and animals in red, blue, green, yellow and white. The stone base below has a dark recessed doorway with plain brown carved pillars. A bare paved courtyard in the foreground is empty of people. No physical people or identifiable a person figure are visible.

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Photograph of a tall, richly painted South Indian temple gopuram (gateway tower) with tiers of colourful sculpted figures of deities, animals and mythic scenes in red, blue, green, yellow and white. The brown stone base holds a dark entrance doorway, with a white bull carved among figures on the lower frieze. Pale sky and a utility pole are visible at the sides. No people are present.2012-09-11May 31 20122012-05-31A tall, multi-tiered gopuram of a South Indian temple dominates the frame, its tower densely covered with painted stucco figures of deities, animals and mythic beings in red, blue, green, yellow and white. The lower stone base is carved with pilasters and niches. A green tree stands at right beside a white-walled building under a clear pale sky, with a low brick wall at left. In the foreground at bottom left, a partially visible child with dark hair stands near the gate, and a small hand or person edge appears at the bottom. Overall the scene is a daytime temple exterior.2012-07-23A brightly painted Hindu temple gopuram, a tiered tower covered in colourful sculpted deities and figures in red, green, yellow, blue and white, rises above a stone-walled temple entrance. A small stone pavilion with pillars stands at right beside a tree, and a few people are visible near the lower right corner. Pale sky and a flat paved courtyard frame the scene.2012-07-23May 15 20182018-05-15June 05 20122012-06-05A tall, brightly painted gopuram, the monumental gateway tower of a South Indian temple, rises against a pale blue sky. Its many tiers are densely covered with colourful sculpted figures of deities, mythical beings and ornamental motifs in red, green, yellow and blue. A small palm tree and leafy green trees stand in the foreground at the base of the tower. No people are visible in the scene. The page notes the view is from the Meenakshi temple area in Madurai.2009-07-13June 05 20122012-06-05July 14 20092009-07-14June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05July 13 20092009-07-13