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Close view of a richly painted gopuram tower covered in tiers of colourful sculpted deities, multi-armed figures, mythical beasts and attendants in red, green, gold and blue. A seated multi-armed deity with a raised hand sits within an arched niche, and a standing bearded figure in an orange dhoti and beaded necklace raises both hands at the right edge. A warrior figure holding a staff and wearing a gold crown stands at lower right beside a mythical lion-faced beast. No living people are visible; all figures are carved or painted statues.

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May 29 20122012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29A 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 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.2012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesColourful temple gopuram sculpture of a multi-armed deity murti standing in a dynamic pose atop a crouching figure, with many arms holding a trident, a bell, a drum and other objects. Flanking him are two smaller standing attendant figures in gold ornaments and dhoti-like cloth, painted in pink, green and gold against blue and red pillars and arches.2012-05-29 +1 copiesClose view of a richly painted gopuram, the tiered temple tower of a South Indian Hindu temple, covered in dense rows of polychrome sculpted figures in red, green, blue, yellow and white. Large multi-armed deity sculptures flank a central doorway at the base, one holding weapons, with figures stacked tier upon tier across the facade. No people are visible; the stucco figures and carved deity murti fill the frame.2012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesA 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 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.2012-05-29May 29 20122012-05-29