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A photograph of an ornately painted Hindu temple gateway, shown from below. Above the dark doorway, a curved arch is decorated with a red and green scrollwork border and gold rosettes. Within the arch, a row of painted stone sculptures of standing deities and attendants is visible, several with hands in anjali mudra, along with a multi-headed figure at the centre. Ornate gopuram-style carvings, makara-like figures and a small mythical bird crown the roofline, with a cable running overhead. No physical people are visible in the scene.

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A colourful south Indian temple gateway (gopuram-style entrance) with tiered, painted towers and a central arched pediment carved with a row of deity figures. Flanking shrine niches show a painted Ganesha on the left and a multi-armed goddess on the right. Crowds of people in mostly white and dark clothing walk through the open gate, with a red-and-white 'NO PARKING' sign and street lamps at the sides. A timestamp and copyright overlay appear at the bottom right.2006-10-23Photograph of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram-style gateway under a pale grey sky, with a street lamp arching above the roofline. Tiers of painted sculpted figures, deities and lion-like guardians decorate the towers and arch. An arched panel above the entrance shows a row of standing deity figures. Flanking the doorway, painted niches hold a figure of Ganesha on the left and a seated deity on the right. The dark entrance opens below, with no people visible.2006-10-23October 23 20062006-10-23July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a Hindu temple entrance framed by a carved stone pillar on the left and a dark ornate wooden or metal frame on the right. Through the gateway, a colourful gopuram tower rises with tiered sculpted figures, and above a painted arch a row of deity figures in relief is visible. Strong sunlight flares across the upper left. No people are visible. A date stamp reads 23 10 2006 in the lower right corner.2006-10-23A photograph of an ornate, brightly painted gopuram-style temple gateway in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, with a dark arched entrance framed by sculpted deities and celestial figures in red, green, blue and cream. A crowd of people, mostly in light shirts and dhotis or saris, gathers at the base in front of the gate. To the left, a gilded ratha-style canopy shelter holds a small framed portrait and a red flag. A No Parking sign and a street lamp stand at right, with large green trees behind. Wide view of an outdoor street scene at a temple entrance during an event.2006-10-23May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesA richly ornamented temple gopuram facade under a pale sky, its tiers covered in painted stucco sculptures of deities, dancing figures, lions, makaras and floral scrollwork in red, yellow, green, turquoise and cream. Niches framed by pillars with rounded bases hold standing and seated divine figures, and a frieze of animals runs along the lower band above the stone entrance. No people are visible, and the page's a person flag is not supported by any figure in the image.2006-10-23A photograph of a colourful South Indian temple gopuram entrance with carved and painted sculptures in blue, pink, yellow and white. A pink-and-white Ganesha figure sits in a niche on the left, and a tall lamp post stands beside the entrance. Tall green trees rise behind the temple, and a few people in white clothing stand near the street at the lower right. The date stamp reads 23 10 2006.2006-10-23Night photograph of an ornate South Indian temple gopuram gateway, its painted and sculpted facade lit by floodlights. Upper tiers display rows of small painted deity figures and celestial figures; the arch above the entrance shows a painted panel of standing deities, and the left pillar features a painted Ganesha with elephant head. Brightly coloured red, blue, yellow and green panels cover the walls, with gold-painted architectural trim. No people are visible in the frame, and the dark sky surrounds the structure.2012-04-11 +1 copiesOctober 22 20062006-10-22A colourful South Indian temple gateway (gopuram-style entrance) with tiered, painted towers covered in sculpted deities in red, blue, green, yellow and gold. Above the dark doorway, an arched panel shows a row of painted deity figures, and carved Ganesha and another multi-armed deity flank the entrance. Golden pillars frame the doorway under a clear blue sky. No people are visible.2009-07-13