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A photograph of a tall white temple gopuram, a tiered tower carved with stucco figures and topped with a small finial and dark pointed spires, rising above green palm fronds and leafy shrubs under a pale blue sky with light clouds. A white boundary wall with scalloped pillars runs across the foreground, and an open dark doorway with a yellow-edged step sits at the tower's base. No people are visible.

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A white-washed gopuram-style temple tower rises above palm and flowering shrubs against a pale sky, with carved sculptural tiers, niches holding standing figures, and dark finials along the top. A small doorway opens at its base. In the right foreground a white stone parapet with carved animal and figure reliefs runs along the edge. The scene is an outdoor temple exterior with no people clearly visible.A white stone temple gateway tower (gopuram-style) with carved figures and tiered sculpted niches stands among green palms and trees under a pale sky. Small orange flags and black finials decorate its roof peak. A doorway at the base opens into a shaded interior, and white carved stone railings and a lamp post sit in the foreground. No people are clearly visible in the scene.A photograph of a tall white stone temple gopuram with tiered sculpted tiers, carved figures in niches, and an orange flag on a pole at the top, framed by palm and green trees. An open wooden doorway at the base leads into the temple, and a lit oil lamp is visible in a niche on the upper tier. No people are visible in the scene.2009-05-28A photograph of a white temple tower (gopuram-style shrine spire) rising above green palm fronds and trees under a pale blue sky. The tiered white structure has carved figures and niches on its facade, rearing makara-like carved heads at the top corners, a row of dark finials and a small red flag on the roof. A dark doorway opening is visible on the tower. No people are visible. Flat, open landscape extends at the horizon on the right.A white ornate temple gopuram with sculpted figures and small finials on top stands at the left edge, beside dense tropical greenery. Tall palm fronds and a leafy tree fill the centre, with flowering shrubs in the foreground. A dark stone lamp post and a grey stone urn or lamp finial sit at lower right, with white stone railing or planter edges along the bottom. The sky is pale blue. No people are visible.2010-09-26January 09 20102010-01-09A photograph of a white stone temple gateway (gopuram) with tiered sculpted tiers, carved figures in niches, and rearing serpent-head finials at the top. Dark finial spikes and a small red finial crown the roof. In the open doorway hang striped red-and-black cloth banners, and a shrine lamp is visible inside. Palm and tropical shrubs frame the entrance under a pale evening sky. No people are visible.2010-02-09A photograph of a white ornate temple gateway tower (gopuram) seen straight on at the end of a paved stone walkway. The tower has sculpted figures in tiers, small niches, and two rearing lion-like figures at the top corners. Its open doorway shows colourful painted entrance pillars and a glimpse of open landscape beyond. Green lawns, tall palms, and shrubs line the path, and white stone lions flank the foreground. No people are visible. A clear blue sky sits above.2010-02-09A photograph of a white multi-tiered temple gopuram with sculpted figures, ornamental niches and a curved crowning finial with sculpted makara-like heads, set against a pale sky and green trees. Palm plants are in the foreground and a wooden doorway sits at the base of the tower. No people are visible.A photograph of a white tiered temple tower (gopuram-style shikhara) rising above lush garden vegetation, with a cluster of orange saffron flags and finials on its crown. Palm trees, yellow flowering shrubs, pink bougainvillea-like blooms, a spiky variegated agave plant and orange marigolds fill the foreground, and a copper-roofed structure sits beside the tower. Sculpted figures and carvings decorate the white tower walls under a pale blue sky. No people are visible.A photograph of a white-painted South Indian style gopuram-like temple gateway with a tiered, sculpted tower topped by a small red flag and finials. Carved figures of deities stand in niches on the tower, and the wide open entrance framed in dark wood leads to a stone-paved walkway with steps. Palm trees and green foliage flank the structure under a pale sky, with a distant rocky landscape visible through the gateway. No people are present.A white gopuram-style temple gateway stands at the end of a paved stone walkway lined with green lawns, tall palms and dense shrubs. Trimmed round topiary bushes flank the path, and white guardian lion statues sit at the near corners. The tower has tiered carved figures and a dark finial on top, with a doorway opening to a deity shrine beyond. No people are visible. Scene shows an ashram temple entrance grounds.2010-02-09