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A photograph of a temple complex at the foot of a hill, viewed across a still tank whose surface reflects the pale stone shrines and gopuram. A tall white-painted gopuram tower rises on the hillside at left, above several ornate shrine pavilions with tiered roofs and carved pillars. Pink-painted walls and railings line the tank edge, with small floating plant beds on the water. No people are visible.

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December 03 20222022-12-03December 03 20222022-12-03Photograph of a temple tank at Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai, with still water reflecting pink tank walls and temple gopurams. Two white and cream temple towers rise beside a green hill crowned by a long lenticular cloud under a blue sky. Trees line the left bank, and a few small floating lamps or leaves sit on the water. No people are visible.2022-12-03A photograph of the Arunachaleshwara Temple complex in Tiruvannamalai at morning, with white gopuram towers and ornate golden-accented shrine roofs in front of a forested hill. A low cloud lies across the hilltop under a pale blue sky. A temple tank with still water and stone steps lies in the foreground beside a pinkish boundary wall, and a bird flies in the upper right. No people are visible.2022-12-03December 03 20222022-12-03A photograph of the Arunachaleshwara Temple complex at Tiruvannamalai under a blue morning sky, with a low cloud draped over the green hill behind it. Several white gopurams and shrine towers rise above the temple walls, and a pond with a stone pathway and walls lies in the foreground. Trees frame the scene on both sides, and a pink boundary wall runs across the bottom of the frame. No people are visible.2022-12-03December 03 20222022-12-03October 12 20122012-10-12January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a South Indian temple courtyard with a richly sculpted, painted gopuram-style roofline and a tall golden flagstaff (dhvajastambha) rising beside it. A brown rocky hill stands behind the temple under a pale blue sky. Crowds of devotees, mostly in white shirts and dhotis, saris and loose clothing, fill the open courtyard in front of colonnaded halls hung with yellow-green garlands; a golden kalasha-topped pillar stands among them. In the foreground a woman in a red blouse and patterned sari, with red flowers in her hair, walks near the crowd. The scene suggests a temple gathering with devotees moving through the courtyard.2007-01-121978 - Arulmigu Arunachaleshwara TempleOutdoor view of a temple precinct at dawn or dusk beneath a pale sky with a cloud cap over a rocky hill. On the left, a gopuram-style shrine entrance with painted and sculpted figures and a stone plaque with Tamil lettering. A long colonnaded hall with grilled openings runs along the right, with strings of small lights overhead. About ten people walk across the paved courtyard: several women in saris, including one in a pink sari and one in orange, and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers. No a person candidate is visible.2022-12-03