A tall, richly carved stone gopuram rises against a pale overcast sky, its tiers covered with rows of sculpted figures, pillars, niches and miniature shrines. The lower base of the temple tower shows dark stone walls with carved horizontal bands. At the lower right, palm fronds appear beside the structure, and a low pinkish wall sits at the left edge. No people are visible in the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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A tall, richly carved stone gopuram rises against a pale overcast sky, its tiers covered with rows of sculpted figures, pillars, niches and miniature shrines. The lower base of the temple tower shows dark stone walls with carved horizontal bands. At the lower right, palm fronds appear beside the structure, and a low pinkish wall sits at the left edge. No people are visible in the scene.

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