Low-angle photograph of a towering stone temple gopuram at Tiruvannamalai, its tiers covered in carved sculptures of deities and ornamental pillars in pale sandstone. A dark arched entrance opens at the lower left, and a flock of birds scatters across a cloudy grey sky. Overhead utility wires cross the frame. No people are visible in the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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Low-angle photograph of a towering stone temple gopuram at Tiruvannamalai, its tiers covered in carved sculptures of deities and ornamental pillars in pale sandstone. A dark arched entrance opens at the lower left, and a flock of birds scatters across a cloudy grey sky. Overhead utility wires cross the frame. No people are visible in the scene.

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