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July 29 2008

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A tall white stone temple tower, a gopuram-style shrine with stacked tiers of carved sculptures set against dense dark green trees. Near the top, a seated deity figure with a crown or headdress sits between two recumbent bulls, flanked by smaller carved figures. Lower tiers show standing and seated sculpted figures, one holding a pot or offering on its head, and a carved elephant-headed figure at the base. The white statues are carved in relief and the scene is outdoors with a few small red and white barrier posts visible at the lower right. No living people are visible.2009-07-16A white stone miniature temple tower, a shrine-like structure with tiered sculptural levels, stands in front of dark green foliage. A central seated deity murti with a crown-like headdress and a bull (nandi) carved on the upper tier flanks the composition, with attendant figures and a seated pair in relief. Lower tiers hold standing figures carrying offering pots or baskets on their heads, and an elephant-headed deity figure stands at the centre base. The tower is topped by a dark finial. No physical people are visible.2009-07-16A photograph of a tall, whitewashed multi-tiered temple tower or gopuram-style shrine, richly carved with stucco figures including deities, dancing figures, and atlantean attendants. It stands beside a still water tank edged with red and white striped posts, with a large dense green tree behind it and a distant mountain ridge on the left. No people are visible.2008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29November 24 20072007-11-24A white stone temple gopuram tower photographed against a pale blue sky in warm late light. The tiered tower is carved with multiple rows of standing female figures in niches, rearing makara-style or serpentine finials at the top corners, and a row of dark finial spires with a small red kalasha-like knob at the crown. Ornate floral medallions and scrolled friezes decorate each tier. No people are visible in the scene.2010-02-09March 17 20182018-03-17 +1 copiesNovember 24 20072007-11-24November 24 20072007-11-24November 24 20072007-11-24December 12 20072007-12-12April 01 20122012-04-01