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A photograph taken from a distance of a large white temple gopuram, a towering tiered entrance tower decorated with sculpted figures, rising behind a bare dead tree in the foreground. Behind the tower is a long white multi-storey building with colonnaded balconies, scaffolding on the left side, and a billboard with a colourful image on its facade. Green bushes and a red earth mound sit in the lower left and centre, with a blue metal railing along the bottom edge. The sky is pale grey and overcast. No people are visible.

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September 04 20082008-09-04A dry, dusty open field in the foreground with patches of dead grass and scattered stones, leading toward a white-walled compound. On the left stands a white ornate gopuram tower beside a small domed open pavilion. In the centre-right, a white temple structure with pillared veranda, small shikhara spires and a red flag on a pole rises above a low white boundary wall. Trees and a utility pole frame the scene under a pale sky at dusk. No people are visible.2010-02-09Exterior view of a white multi-storey temple complex with pale grey cornices, a crenellated parapet and arched windows under a pale blue sky. A small entrance canopy with columns stands at the centre, with a blue signboard above it and a few distant figures near the entrance. Bare-branched trees rise behind the roofline, and a blue railing and stone steps run along the foreground.2008-09-04A wide elevated view over a dense town of low rooftops, trees and small concrete buildings toward a tall white gopuram of a Hindu temple at the centre, with several smaller white and grey gopurams visible on the horizon under a pale hazy sky. Green foliage fills the left foreground and rocky outcrop appears at the lower right. No people are visible in the scene.2011-05-17November 20 20052005-11-20A white gopuram (temple tower) of the Arunachaleshwara temple rises at centre-right, its tiers carved with sculpted figures and deities. A cluster of about a dozen people stands on a scaffold platform atop the tower, some in light clothing, while bamboo scaffolding and yellow-and-red festoons hang down its face. A palm tree stands at the right base, and leafy trees with bare branches frame the left foreground against a pale blue sky. Another gopuram is partly visible behind on the left.2017-02-06 +1 copiesA photograph of the white gopuram (tower) of a temple rising above green trees, with scaffolding and bamboo poles on its top tier and a smaller white shrine tower to the left. A rocky brown hill rises behind the temple under a pale blue sky. No people are visible in the scene.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesAerial photograph of the Arunachaleswara temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, showing a tall, white, tiered gopuram (gateway tower) carved with rows of sculpted figures rising above a walled enclosure. Smaller gopuram towers stand in front of it, surrounded by dense urban rooftops, palm trees and green trees, with a hillside visible in the distance. No people are visible. A purple logo appears at upper left.2008-08-03A dim dusk or early-morning photo taken through a window, showing a high stone boundary wall with a temple gopuram tower rising above dark trees against a pale blue sky. Overhead power lines cross the sky and a tree branch frames the upper right corner. No people are visible; the scene is a distant temple view from a moving vehicle.2005-11-20June 03 20122012-06-03A distant view of a white temple complex rising above dense green trees and scrubby bushes under a pale hazy sky. Two tall white shikhara towers stand out: a stepped domed tower on the left with a small flag on top, and a taller, ornately carved tower on the right with a row of small spires. The main hall between them has a parapet with rounded domes and pillars along its front. In the foreground are low rooftops, a white wall and dry grass on a slope. No people are visible.2010-02-09