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August 17 20072007-08-17A 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.2007-08-17July 30 20082008-07-30A photograph of a tall, richly painted South Indian gopuram, the ornate temple tower, rising above a stone-paved courtyard. Its tiers are decorated with colourful sculptures in turquoise, pink, white and green, with small niches and shrine openings. In the foreground a stone pillared hall stands beside a small structure with red and white striped cloth hangings, and a bamboo-and-thatch canopy shelters the walkway. A blue banner with a Vaishnava trident and tilak emblem hangs from the canopy. One small distant figure stands near the left pillars. No a person candidate is visible.2008-07-29Night photograph of a towering South Indian temple gopuram, its tiered tower densely covered with painted sculptures of deities and figures, lit by warm light against a black sky. A small golden finial glints at the top. In the foreground, a colonnaded hall with white pillars and an ornamented parapet runs along the bottom, with a street lamp at left and small lamps along the base. A few tiny figures are visible near the colonnade, but no individual person can be clearly identified. No identifiable a person depiction is visible.2012-05-20July 30 20082008-07-30 +1 copiesAugust 17 20072007-08-17Night 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.2012-04-05A night photograph of a Madurai temple corridor with a lit gopuram tower rising in the dark background. Stone pillars with painted red and yellow walls line the covered walkway, with small lamps along the courtyard and colourful hanging garlands. A few seated people sit along the left colonnade in white and red clothing, and several more figures are scattered in the courtyard to the right. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is claimed.2012-05-07 +2 copiesA photograph looking up at a tall, colourfully painted South Indian temple gopuram with tiers of carved stucco figures in pink, green, blue and yellow. A stone-carved arched gateway with pillars sits at its base, behind a white-painted boundary wall. No people are visible; the scene shows only architecture and a glimpse of green trees beyond the gate.2008-07-29January 07 20102010-01-07July 30 20082008-07-30