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May 22 20122012-05-22A 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.2012-05-22May 21 20122012-05-21Low-angle photograph of a towering stone temple gopuram at Tiruvannamalai, its tiers covered with carved sculptures of deities and figures in rows. A central doorway at the base is protected by a rusty iron gate, and the sky is overcast white. No people are visible.2010-01-08A night photograph of a large pale stone temple tower, its sloped shikhara rising in tiers, wrapped in a dense lattice of bamboo scaffolding lashed together with rope. Floodlights illuminate the stonework from below against a black sky, and a small window sits in the lower section. No people are visible; the scene shows a temple undergoing restoration or repair work.2012-05-21A tall, tiered gopuram temple gateway of a South Indian temple, its sculpted tower covered in carved figures, deities and niches in grey-white stone against a clear blue sky. Electric wires cross the sky at the upper right. The lower gateway opens into a dark entrance passage flanked by pillars, and a small stone figure sits at the lower right corner of the wall. No people are visible in the frame.2006-11-24August 02 20082008-08-02May 22 20122012-05-22May 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesA towering, heavily carved stone gopuram of a temple seen from below against an overcast grey sky. Tiers of sculpted figures, pilasters and niches rise in stepped rows toward a small pinnacle at the top, with dark doorways and a flat-roofed gateway at the base. Power lines cross the upper right corner. No people are visible.2006-09-24Low-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.2012-10-12September 23 20062006-09-23