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Low-angle photograph of a tall, intricately carved gopuram, the ornate tiered tower of a South Indian Hindu temple, rising against a pale overcast sky. Its surface is covered in tiers of sculpted figures and deities in grey stone, with small dark windows and red finial spires along the top. In the lower left, a smaller colourful gateway shows painted green, red and yellow sculpted figures, a lion-like figure and a sign with Tamil script above a blue wall. No people are visible.

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October 27 20062006-10-27October 27 20062006-10-27Exterior view of a large South Indian temple gopuram, its tiered tower covered in white-painted sculpted figures of deities and animals, rising above a darker stone wall. In the foreground a covered open pavilion with heavy carved pillars has a roofline decorated with white and red-striped bull (Nandi) figures and turquoise trim. A utility pole with loudspeakers and wires crosses the sky, and a street lamp and a small sign appear at right. No people are visible in the scene.2006-09-24A photograph of a tall, ornately carved stone gopuram, the monumental tiered temple gateway, rising under a pale overcast sky. Its tiers are covered with rows of sculpted figures and niches, with a row of small finial spires along the top. In the foreground at lower right, a dark pillared hall with a sculpted roofline stands beside the tower, and a street lamp and overhead power lines cross the frame. At the lower left, a small shrine with a colourful domed roof is partly visible. No people are visible in the scene.2006-09-24October 27 20062006-10-27Low-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.1978 - TiruvannamalaiLow-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.2010-01-08Low-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.2012-10-12Looking 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 white gopuram of a South Indian temple rises in the background, its tiers carved with many sculpted figures and niches, lit by bright sunlight from behind. In the foreground at right stands a smaller, brightly painted shrine tower with multicoloured sculpted deities in its niches. At left a dark stone pillar and a stone bird figure are partly visible, and a green metal pole stands in front. A red-and-white signboard with Tamil text runs along the bottom left, with a printed portrait panel beside it. No people are visible in the scene.2012-10-12December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04