A rotated photograph of a South Indian temple exterior with brightly painted, multicoloured gopuram-style facade and decorative sculpted yali-like motifs in green, red, yellow and blue. A tall ornate tower rises on the right beside a whitewashed wall and a metal-roofed walkway. Trees and a loudspeaker mounted on a pole are visible. No people are clearly visible in the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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A rotated photograph of a South Indian temple exterior with brightly painted, multicoloured gopuram-style facade and decorative sculpted yali-like motifs in green, red, yellow and blue. A tall ornate tower rises on the right beside a whitewashed wall and a metal-roofed walkway. Trees and a loudspeaker mounted on a pole are visible. No people are clearly visible in the scene.

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