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Photograph of a white stone temple shrine on a rooftop under an overcast sky. A tiered, octagonal white shrine with a carved domed top and a dark finial stands in the foreground, with an opening framed by pilasters on its upper level. Carved floral and lotus-petal bands decorate its stepped base. To the right, another ornate white temple tower with carved figures rises, and a corrugated roof and green scrub lie in the background. No people are visible.

A photograph of a tall, white stone temple gopuram under an overcast grey sky, shown in front view from ground level on a flat rooftop-like platform. Tiers of carved figures, including seated and dancing sculptures, decorate the tower, and an orange saffron flag flies from a finial at the top. Loudspeakers are mounted near the dome, and a small bare ground patch sits at the base with a standing deity murti in the lower centre. No people are visible.

A photograph of a white temple shrine on a flat rooftop under an overcast grey sky. A tall, tiered white sikhara tower with carved sculptural panels and small figures stands at centre, topped by a saffron-orange flag on a pole and small metal finials. Smaller white shrine towers flank it on left and right, each with a saffron flag. Dry patches of sand and a small clump of dried plant matter lie on the concrete roof, with dark green trees and open land beyond. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a tall, whitewashed South Indian style temple gopuram tower against a clear blue sky. The tiered tower is covered with carved stucco figures, scrollwork and niches, including seated deity figures in several recesses and a standing figure at the top. The white base has pilasters and a simple wall, with overhead electrical wires and a metal lamp stand at the lower right. No people are visible.

A carved stone temple shrine tower with a domed roof, finial and ornate sculptural panels, photographed against a pale sky and green trees. Central seated deity murti with a crown and multiple arms holds objects, flanked by two seated bull statues and two seated figures with sculpted attendants. Lotus-like and scroll motifs decorate the tiers, and a lattice pattern covers the dome. No living people are visible.

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Overhead view of a pale stone temple structure with a domed roof topped by a black finial, carved with rows of decorative motifs and small figures. A seated carved Ganesha figure with an elephant head sits on the front plinth, flanked by carved animal figures. Beside it on the right is an ornate wooden ratha or palanquin with brass fittings and orange-and-white fabric, and a van is parked in the lot. Near the top left, two people in white clothes and one in orange sit near the building's edge, under oleander shrubs and tree foliage.

A photograph of white-painted temple shrines on a rooftop under an overcast sky. On the left stands a tall, tiered white temple tower covered in carved figures and topped with a saffron flag on a pole. In the centre is a smaller white domed shrine with a saffron flag, and on the right a small white domed shrine with a saffron flag beside a low white parapet wall. Green trees and distant buildings appear beyond the roof, and loose cables and sand lie on the roof surface. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a tall, ornately carved white gopuram (temple tower) against a pale grey sky, photographed from below. The tiered tower is covered in stacked sculpted niches, pillars and small shrine motifs, topped by a large carved finial with a decorative arch and a stylised leonine or mythical face at the summit. No people are visible in the scene.