A photograph taken upward from street level of a weathered stone temple gopuram-like structure with a ribbed, domed roof topped by three finials, set above a dark brick boundary wall. Two stone bulls, one at each corner of the wall, sit atop the parapet. Palm fronds appear at the right edge under a pale blue sky crossed by thin power lines. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph taken upward from street level of a weathered stone temple gopuram-like structure with a ribbed, domed roof topped by three finials, set above a dark brick boundary wall. Two stone bulls, one at each corner of the wall, sit atop the parapet. Palm fronds appear at the right edge under a pale blue sky crossed by thin power lines. No people are visible.

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