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A gilded temple dome and spire rise against a pale sky, with a painted stone guardian figure seated on the parapet at left and a floodlight mounted on the wall at upper right. Ornate carved stonework and a golden kalasha-style finial crown the shrine structure, while the lower right shows a painted sculptural figure beside a colourful roofline. No physical people are visible.

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Exterior view of a South Indian temple complex under a clear pale blue sky. Several tiered gopurams with carved stone sculptures rise above whitewashed and ochre walls, one gopuram capped with gilded finials. A stone platform with carved pillars sits in the foreground beside an empty paved courtyard, with a small wooden bench and a blue door visible. No people are visible in the scene.

Photograph of a golden-domed temple shrine viewed from behind a tall fence of rusted metal railings topped with barbed wire and a row of white globe street lamps. The gilded tower gleams in the late-afternoon light, with a white gopuram-style tower rising behind it under a pale hazy sky. A small palm tree and low walls sit in the foreground. No people are visible.

A photograph of a temple courtyard approach in Tiruvannamalai, showing a dark granite wall and a gold-and-black ornamental iron gate on the left, leading into a shrine doorway. Beyond, a tall, pale, tiered gopuram tower rises toward a hazy sky, with a smaller stone shrine structure in the middle distance. A few people in light clothing walk across the open paved courtyard. On the right, a whitewashed boundary wall with carved stone brackets and figures runs along a set of steps, and a large tree shades the top right. Sunlight flares into the frame.

Exterior view of a South Indian temple complex under a clear blue sky. A grey stone gopuram with tiered carved tower dominates the background, beside a gilded golden kalasha-topped tower. A colonnaded hall with turquoise, pink and white painted decorative cornices and blue-painted pillars fronts the courtyard, with a fenced walkway and a few small distant figures near the left edge. On the right, a weathered stone building has a signboard reading Art Gallery. Stone steps and a carved plinth lead up at lower right. No clearly identifiable person in the foreground.

A photograph of a South Indian temple courtyard seen through metal crowd-control railings. A tall, colourfully sculpted gopuram tower with painted deities and figures rises in the background beside a smaller domed shrine tower. Grey stone pillars and a corrugated metal roof frame the scene, and wooden poles brace the structure overhead. Two people stand near the railings: one in dark clothing and one in an orange sari or wrap.

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November 24 2006

A photograph of a large white gopuram, the tiered temple tower of Arunachaleswara Temple, rising over a stone temple complex under a pale blue sky. In the foreground, a woman in a light blue salwar kameez walks across a courtyard with a colourful kolam floor design, and two women in pink and purple saris walk up a stone staircase at left. A stone shrine with carved pillars and a multicoloured domed roof sits at right, with carved bull and lion figures on the roofline. Overhead power lines cross the scene.

January 12 2007

A photograph of a temple entrance at dusk under a pale blue sky with wispy clouds. Red and white striped barrier poles frame the view, and a metal gate with yellow railings stands in front of a stone building. Above the entrance, a framed blue panel shows a golden-clad deity murti flanked by two white cows, with a glowing yellow lamp mounted on top. Ornamental metal grillwork with palm-like motifs decorates the roofline on the right. A partial figure in white clothing appears at the lower right edge. A small sign with Kannada-style script hangs beside the panel.

January 12 2007