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Dusk photograph of a temple entrance with a tall stepped gopuram tower topped by lion-like finials and a small pinnacle row, set against a deep blue twilight sky with a bright moon. In the foreground stands a large oil lamp, a flame rising from a brass bowl ringed with white flower garland, set on a low sandstone-coloured wall with smaller lit lamps at either end. The temple doorway glows warmly with light inside, framed by dark trees. No people are visible.
Photo 96 of 118 from 6 December 2022

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