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A photograph of a tall white gopuram temple tower, its carved tiers covered in scaffolding. On a wooden platform at the top, several people in white, orange and red clothing stand near a small round canopy, with a dark smoke plume rising beside them. Two white flags with red markings fly from the tower, and thick yellow and maroon garlands hang down its face. Green trees frame the lower right and a hill rises behind the temple under a hazy sky.

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A photograph of a tall white gopuram temple tower, its tiers covered with carved sculptures, rising against a pale hazy sky with a low brown hill behind it. Scaffolding and bamboo platforms surround the upper tier, where a small group of figures in white and orange clothing stand near a round umbrella-like canopy, with red and white flags on poles. Two long garlands of striped green, red and yellow hang down the tower face. Green trees frame the lower corners.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06A photograph of a tall white gopuram temple tower, covered in carved sculptural figures, rising against a pale hazy sky with a hillside and green trees at the edges. A wooden scaffolding platform sits on top of the tower, with several workers in light and orange clothing standing on it near a small red-and-white umbrella-like canopy. Two long garlands of red and white flowers hang down the front of the tower, and a thin wisp of dark smoke rises from the top. Red and white flags flutter at the corners.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06A tall whitewashed Dravidian temple gopuram covered with carved sculptural tiers, seen against a pale hazy sky and a distant brown hill. Scaffolding wraps the upper tower, and a small platform on top holds several people in white and orange clothing standing beneath a red-and-cream umbrella, with red and white flags fluttering nearby. Strands of colourful garlands hang down the tower face, and smoke rises from the upper level. Green foliage frames the right edge. This appears to be a kumbhabhishekam-related scene at a temple tower, with workers and priests on the scaffold.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a tall white stone gopuram temple tower, its surface carved with rows of sculpted figures, rising against a pale hazy sky with a hill behind it. Scaffolding wraps the upper tower and a wooden platform sits at the top, where a small group of people in white and orange-yellow clothes stand near a dome-shaped kalasha finial. Two vertical strings of yellow and red flower garlands hang down the tower face. Green trees frame the lower corners. Several people are visible on the upper platform, consistent with a kumbhabhishekam consecration ceremony at the temple.2017-02-06A tall white gopuram of a South Indian temple rises against a pale blue sky, its tiers covered in carved sculptural figures. Bamboo scaffolding wraps the upper tower, and on the platform at the top several workers in light clothing stand near a small red-and-white umbrella canopy, with red and white flags flying from the corners. Two long vertical strips of yellow and maroon cloth hang down the face of the tower, and green trees frame the lower left and right edges. The scene suggests preparation for the consecration of the temple tower.2017-02-06A photograph of a tall white gopuram temple tower with carved sculptural tiers, covered in scaffolding at the top for ongoing work. Small figures in yellow and white clothing stand on the scaffold platform near a red-and-gold canopy and red-and-white flags. Two long vertical bands of yellow, red and white hanging decorations run down the tower face. Green trees frame the foreground under a pale blue sky with hills behind.2017-02-06A photograph of a tall white gopuram (temple tower) of the Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai, covered with carved sculptures in tiers. Bamboo scaffolding surrounds the upper section, and a small group of people stands on a wooden platform at the top beneath a round canopy, with a pink flag and a white flag nearby. Striped garlands hang down the tower's face. Green trees are at left and a dry hill rises at right under a pale blue sky.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06