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October 31 20062006-10-31October 31 20062006-10-31October 31 20062006-10-31A photograph of a tall, ornately sculpted gopuram, a South Indian temple gateway tower, rising on the left against a heavy overcast grey sky. Its tiers are covered with painted deity and figure sculptures in blue and grey tones, with a small kalasha-like finial at the top. A blue rectangular signboard with Tamil lettering stands in front of the tower. On the right, a rooftop with decorative spires and a tall metal antenna mast is partly visible. No people are shown.2006-10-31Photograph of a tall, colourful South Indian temple gopuram (gateway tower) rising against a cloudy sky, its tiers crowded with painted stucco figures of deities and mythical beings in blue, pink, green and cream. Stone nandi bulls sit on a low wall at the lower left, flanked by palm fronds, and small shrines with standing female deity figures in niches stand in the foreground. No people are visible in the scene.2006-10-10January 12 20072007-01-12October 31 20062006-10-31Low-angle photograph of a richly decorated South Indian temple gopuram, its tiers covered in painted stucco sculptures of figures and deities in blue, green, pink and yellow. A smaller shrine tower with a golden finial stands to the left behind a golden-topped compound wall, and tree branches frame the top of the frame under an overcast grey sky. No people are visible in the scene.2017-08-13A photograph of a tall, richly painted South Indian gopuram temple tower with many tiers of carved deity and mythological figures in red, blue, yellow and green. A pale cream stone entrance gate sits at the base, with a sign reading Arulmigu Kodaikalaiyappa... style Tamil lettering above the doorway. Several people in white dhotis and colourful saris walk along the street in front, a few devotees and passers-by visible, and a yellow auto-rickshaw sits at the right edge. A striped red-and-white awning and a banner are visible near the left. A cream dome-topped shrine stands to the left of the tower.2006-10-22A photograph of a tall, richly painted South Indian gopuram, the tiered temple gateway tower, rising under an overcast sky. Its many tiers are crowded with painted sculptures of deities, mythical figures, animals and lions in red, yellow, green, blue and white. A small blue-railed doorway at the base opens onto a painted entrance. A patterned frieze of coloured panels runs along the lower wall. No people are visible.2006-10-22A brightly painted South Indian temple gopuram rises tall against a pale overcast sky, its tiers crowded with colourful sculpted deities, animals and mythic figures in red, green, blue and yellow. Two large figures in the lower tier flank an entrance with a blue railing, and a smaller domed shrine with a gold finial sits at the left edge beside a cream wall. No people are visible in the scene.2006-10-22A photograph of a South Indian temple gopuram, a tall, richly sculpted tower covered in painted stucco figures and deity carvings, rising above a temporary white-and-red canopy strung with green and yellow garland decorations and small lights. Below the canopy sit a row of sculpted figures and a stone platform. A sign on the gopuram shows Tamil script. A bird flies in the grey sky, and a second tower stands in the background at right. No people are visible.2006-11-05