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March 17 20182018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17Exterior view of the Tiruchendur Subramaniya Swami temple gopuram and ornate white stone facade, its tiers crowded with sculpted deities and figures against a pale sky. Massive granite pillars support a covered walkway where a few devotees in saris and a man in white walk past, and a small child in pink stands near an entrance. A green-and-white signboard and blue doorway line the right side, with a painted deity image on a blue board beside the pillars. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2018-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20182018-03-17Photo 11716836 +1 copiesA night photograph looking up at an illuminated South Indian temple gopuram, a tiered tower covered in carved stone sculptures of deities, figures and animals against a black sky. Central arched niche shows a seated deity with attendants above the gateway. Side niches flank the entrance with standing figures. Lion-shaped carvings guard the lit doorway below, where the inner passage is brightly lit. No people are visible in the scene.2018-04-29A tall, pyramid-shaped gopuram, the monumental entrance tower of a South Indian temple, rises against a blue sky with scattered white clouds. Its tiers are densely carved with white stone sculptures of deities, figures and animals arranged in rows, with small shrine niches set into the facade. Overhead power cables cross the frame, a palm frond shows at the upper left, and a green tree stands at the right. The temple's lower walls are reddish brown and the base of the tower is visible at the bottom. No people are visible in the scene.2012-07-24January 17 20182018-01-17Low-angle photograph of a tall, ornately carved stone temple gopuram rising toward a pale sky. Its tiers are densely covered with sculpted figures, deity murtis and decorative niches, and a central window opening sits above a carved entrance.2012-07-24March 17 20182018-03-17Low-angle photograph of the towering gopuram gateway of a South Indian temple, its tiers covered in dense carved sculptures of deities and figures in pale stone. The dark, deeply recessed entrance doorway sits at the base beneath the tiered tower, with thin power cables crossing the upper frame against a pale sky. No people are visible in the scene.2012-10-12Looking up at the towering gopuram of the Arunachaleshwara Temple in Tiruvannamalai, a tall pyramidal tower covered in tiers of white-grey carved stone deities, lions, and figures in niches. A central arched doorway at the base is framed by pillars with carved figures and a small lamp-like glow. No people are visible; the scene shows only the temple architecture against an overcast sky, with a faint logo in the upper-left corner.