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Close 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.

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Close view of a richly painted Dravidian temple gopuram covered in tiers of polychrome stucco sculptures of deities, celestial figures and mythic creatures in pink, green, blue and gold. Central niche shows a gilded deity figure seated above a bull mount. Trees in the foreground partly obscure the lower tiers. No people are visible; the scene is architectural.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Close 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.2012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesClose 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 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29Photo 11732264May 29 20122012-05-29May 15 20182018-05-15June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05