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- A gopuram or gopura (Tamil: கோபுரம், Telugu: గోపురం, Kannada: ಗೋಪುರ, Malayalam: ഗോപുരം) is a monumental entrance tower, usually ornate, at the entrance...
- Gopura Vasalile (/ɡoʊpʊrə vɑːsəlileɪ/ transl. At the doorstep of the gopuram) is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language romantic black comedy film directed by Priyadarshan...
- Gopura Deepam is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Ramarajan. The film stars him, ****nya, R. Sundarrajan and Senthil. It was released...
- waters of the Laccadive Sea. It is dedicated to Shiva, and a 20-storied Raja Gopura was constructed at the temple in 2008. The temple authorities have installed...
- Gaali Gopura (pronunciation) is a 1962 Kannada-language film directed and produced by B. R. Panthulu. The film stars Rajkumar, Kalyan Kumar, Leelavathi...
- kings added colorful and high gopura stone gateways as easily identifiable landmarks, starting with the western gopura. Thereafter, about mid 13th century...
- A gopuram (or gopura) is a monumental tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of any temple, especially in Southern India. They are a prominent feature...
- and consisting of three partially ruined towers. Glaize notes that this gopura both hides and echoes the form of the temple proper. Under the southern...
- wall has collapsed, leaving a gopura at the eastern end and a brick shrine at the western. The eastern pediment of the gopura shows Śiva Nataraja; the west-facing...
- an east–west axis. A causeway situated on the axis leads from an outer gopura, or gate, to the third or outermost of the three enclosures. The inner enclosure...