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Photograph looking up at the tall whitewashed gopuram of the Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai, its tiers crowded with carved sculptures of deities and figures against a pale sky. Below, the stone entrance doorway is flanked by carved pillars and reliefs, and a green and white banner in front reads a Tamil prayer request with a small tower illustration. No people are visible.2009-08-06Low-angle photograph of a tall, heavily sculpted stone gopuram, a temple tower covered in tiers of white and grey carved figures, niches, and divine sculptures against an overcast sky. A large seated carved deity figure with raised arms flanks an open dark gateway at the base, and a grey stone pillared entrance with carved lintels and smaller figures sits below. No people are visible in the scene. A thin wire runs vertically near the top, and a purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2011-09-09Low-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.2012-07-24Looking 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.A large photograph of a towering white gopuram, the tiered ornate gateway tower of a South Indian temple, rising against a pale blue sky with wispy clouds. Its many stacked levels are densely carved with niches, pillars, figures and miniature shrine motifs, and a dark doorway sits at its base. Overhead utility wires cross the frame, and a small purple logo appears in the upper left corner. No people are visible.2006-09-23September 12 20122012-09-12September 12 20122012-09-12Low-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.2012-10-12February 07 20222022-02-071978 - TiruvannamalaiLow-angle photo looking up at a towering pale stone temple gopuram densely carved with tiers of sculpted figures, deities and niches, against a flat white overcast sky. Carved shrines and pillared windows with lattice screens line the lower facade, and a small bird flies in the upper right. No people are visible.Low-angle photograph looking up at the tall, tiered gopuram of a temple, its upper facade densely covered with white-washed stucco sculptures of deities, animals and mythical figures. Lower bands show darker carved stone with niches and lattice windows. A small bird is visible against the pale overcast sky. No people are visible in the frame.2010-01-08