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A night photograph of a large pale stone temple tower, its sloped shikhara rising in tiers, wrapped in a dense lattice of bamboo scaffolding lashed together with rope. Floodlights illuminate the stonework from below against a black sky, and a small window sits in the lower section. No people are visible; the scene shows a temple undergoing restoration or repair work.

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May 21 20122012-05-21May 22 20122012-05-22May 22 20122012-05-22A large stone gopuram temple tower wrapped in bamboo scaffolding under hazy white sky, with palm trees on the right and a tiled rooftop in the foreground. No people are visible. The tower's upper tiers are carved with figures and niches, and a tall metal pole stands against its face. A low whitewashed wall and a red-tiled roof sit to the left and right of the base.2012-05-22May 22 20122012-05-22Night photograph of a tiered stone temple tower shrine, its carved sculptural layers lit faintly from within. Two arched openings glow pale green-white, one with a barred iron gate at its base. Bamboo scaffolding and tied ropes criss-cross the front of the structure. No people are visible. A small purple-and-white circular logo sits in the upper right corner.2007-12-12Night photograph of a towering sculpted gopuram of the Arunachaleshwara Temple at Tiruvannamalai, its tiered stone face densely carved with figures and lit by strings of warm lamps tracing its edges and roofline. A bright floodlight glows at the lower left near a cable, and the dark sky surrounds the tower. No people are visible in the scene; the lamps are electric string lights, not oil lamps.2006-12-04Night photograph of a tall temple gopuram wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, lit faintly from below, with a street lamp in front. A group of uniformed police officers in khaki stand around a road by the temple, several in dark caps and belts, while civilians in white dhotis and shirts stand nearby, including an older man and a woman in white with grey hair beside a parked bicycle. White SUVs and vans are parked along the edge of the road. A man in a blue checked shirt stands among the officers. The sky is dark with a faint speckled texture.2012-05-21April 02 20142014-04-02A night photograph of a white-washed temple tower (gopuram or vimana) with ornate carved sculpture and a stepped top, rising above grey stone masonry walls. Bamboo poles lashed together form scaffolding against the lower corner, with a metal ladder at the left edge. A dark sky forms the background, and there are no people visible.2007-12-12Night view of the Arunachaleshwara temple gopuram in Tiruvannamalai, its tiered tower whitewashed and lit with rows of small lamps along the edges and window openings. Strings of coloured lights trail down the right side. Dark stone gateway and walls below, with a few people visible at the base near barricades and a small figure in the upper window opening. No identifiable a person is visible in this frame.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copies