A photograph of a tall, whitewashed gopuram, a tiered South Indian temple gateway tower with rows of stucco sculptures and a rounded finial, rising against a pale, washed-out sky. A pinkish-white compound wall with a decorative cornice runs across the lower right, and green shrubs sit at its base. The image is blurred and overexposed. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a tall, whitewashed gopuram, a tiered South Indian temple gateway tower with rows of stucco sculptures and a rounded finial, rising against a pale, washed-out sky. A pinkish-white compound wall with a decorative cornice runs across the lower right, and green shrubs sit at its base. The image is blurred and overexposed. No people are visible.

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