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Night photograph of a colourful South Indian Hindu temple gopuram, its tower covered with painted sculptural figures of deities and mythic scenes in red, green, blue and yellow. A tall white stone pillar stands at the left, with a small golden-doored shrine entrance below. Red lattice screens and framed deity niches flank the entrance, and potted plants stand in front. A single man in white clothing stands at the far left edge of the frame.

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A night photograph of a tall, ornately sculpted South Indian temple gopuram (tower) rising in tiers, its surfaces covered with painted figures and deity sculptures in teal, blue, green and orange tones. Its lower portion is lit by a warm lamp, with striped red-and-white pillars at the entrance. On the left, stone pillars and a flat-roofed colonnade with a lamp sit in shadow. No people are visible.2007-08-17September 23 20122012-09-23 +1 copiesAugust 17 20072007-08-17A small, brightly painted Hindu temple shrine with a tall, multi-tiered gopuram-style tower covered in colourful sculpted figures of deities and celestial beings in pink, orange, green and blue. The walls are pale blue with a blue plinth, a yellow-framed doorway with a green leaf garland hanging above it, and an arched red-and-gold relief above the entrance. Two standing figures in white flank the doorway. A dark plaque on the wall lists text. A blue sky with clouds, a small lamp post, trees, a white water tank and a green hose surround the temple. No people are visible.January 07 20102010-01-07Night photograph of a brightly illuminated South Indian temple gopuram, its tiers covered with painted sculptures in red, green, blue and yellow and strung with small lights. A white temple wall and string lights run along the roofline. A small shrine with a red-and-orange flag stands at the lower left, and a loudspeaker is mounted on the wall. No people are visible; the scene is a temple exterior at night.2006-09-24October 23 20062006-10-23Night photograph of a towering, heavily carved stone gopuram (temple gateway tower) rising above a temple complex. Its tiers are covered with rows of sculpted deities and figures, and small white bull (nandi) figures sit on the rooftops in front. A pillared open hall with dim lamps stands to the left, a pink-washed wall and green metal shutters sit to the right, and a tall street lamp stands in the foreground. Two or three small figures in light clothing are at the lower left, partly visible. Yellow barriers are at the base of the gateway.2012-04-05October 07 20112011-10-07Night photograph of a colourfully decorated South Indian temple shrine with a tiered, sculpted gopuram-style roof crowned by a finial, its painted pillars and walls lit from within. Several people in orange and red robes walk near the entrance steps, and a stainless steel bin stands in the foreground on a paved courtyard beneath a tall street lamp. A few small figures sit at the right edge near a doorway. Overhead wires and dark trees frame the scene.2008-08-02A photograph of a South Indian temple gopuram, the tall tiered tower covered in densely carved and brightly painted figures of deities, animals and mythic beings in red, green, blue and yellow. In front stands a long open pillared colonnade of granite columns enclosed by metal railings, with a few visitors inside. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks past on the paved forecourt, and a woman in a green sari walks nearby beneath a clear blue sky and a leafy tree at the left edge. No person in the scene is identifiable as a person.2012-08-20April 11 20122012-04-11 +1 copies