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May 22 20122012-05-22Exterior view of a large South Indian temple gopuram, its tiered tower covered in white-painted sculpted figures of deities and animals, rising above a darker stone wall. In the foreground a covered open pavilion with heavy carved pillars has a roofline decorated with white and red-striped bull (Nandi) figures and turquoise trim. A utility pole with loudspeakers and wires crosses the sky, and a street lamp and a small sign appear at right. No people are visible in the scene.2006-09-24A large stone gopuram temple tower wrapped in bamboo scaffolding under hazy white sky, with palm trees on the right and a tiled rooftop in the foreground. No people are visible. The tower's upper tiers are carved with figures and niches, and a tall metal pole stands against its face. A low whitewashed wall and a red-tiled roof sit to the left and right of the base.2012-05-22March 17 20182018-03-17Exterior view of a stone temple complex with an open paved courtyard on the left and a long carved granite wall on the right, decorated with pilasters and mouldings. Two tall gopuram towers rise in the background, one under scaffolding, against a pale overcast sky. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the frame.2012-05-22Photograph of the Arunachaleshwara temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, with a large white gopuram tower rising in the background above a colourful small shrine with painted tiers in the courtyard. Thatched palm-leaf roofing with bamboo poles frames the upper corners. Devotees walk through the open pillared courtyard; in the foreground, two women in red and yellow saris sit at the left edge, and a woman in a white sari with a red sindoor mark stands at the right bottom. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk among the crowd, and drummers in white are visible near the centre-right. A metal railing and a stone platform are in the foreground.2007-01-12A photograph of a tall, ornately carved stone gopuram, the monumental tiered temple gateway, rising under a pale overcast sky. Its tiers are covered with rows of sculpted figures and niches, with a row of small finial spires along the top. In the foreground at lower right, a dark pillared hall with a sculpted roofline stands beside the tower, and a street lamp and overhead power lines cross the frame. At the lower left, a small shrine with a colourful domed roof is partly visible. No people are visible in the scene.2006-09-24October 20 20162016-10-20October 20 20162016-10-20July 29 20082008-07-29Crowd of devotees walks through a covered pathway toward a large whitewashed gopuram temple tower at Arunachala temple, backlit by bright sunlight. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha-style neck beads. In the center, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a saffron head covering and an orange shawl walks at the front of the group, with a red-and-green patterned temple gateway visible ahead. A few devotees in colourful clothes stand at the right edge. Bamboo thatched roof and metal railings frame the procession.2007-01-12August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01