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Aerial photograph of the Arunachaleswarar temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, showing two tall white tiered gopurams (gateway towers) densely carved with sculpted figures and niches, rising above the red-tiled roofs and walls of the surrounding town. Palm trees, dense green foliage and multistorey houses fill the background. No people are visible; a deity murti or ritual figure is not clearly identifiable.

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1978 - Tiruvannamalai1978 - Tiruvannamalai1978 - TiruvannamalaiAerial photograph of the Arunachaleswarar temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, showing tall white gopuram towers with stacked sculpted tiers rising above a dense urban neighbourhood of low houses, trees and rooftops. A walled temple courtyard with red-tiled roofs and smaller white shrine towers lies in the foreground, surrounded by palms and green foliage. No people are visible in the scene.1978 - TiruvannamalaiAerial photograph of the Arunachaleswarar temple gopuram in Tiruvannamalai, a tall white-painted tiered tower covered in carved sculptural figures and niches, rising above a dense town of flat-roofed buildings, palm trees and green tree canopy. A smaller white gopuram stands to the right beside a red-tiled temple wall. Small figures and vehicles are visible on a street at the lower left. No people are clearly identifiable as a person, and no ritual activity is depicted.August 03 20082008-08-03Aerial photograph of the Arunachaleswarar temple gopuram at Tiruvannamalai, a tall white-painted, multi-tiered tower carved with rows of deity sculptures and small niches, rising above a dense town of flat roofs, palm trees and small temple shrines. Parked vehicles sit on a road at the tower's base and a low walled compound lies in the foreground. No people are visible.Aerial photograph of the Arunachaleswarar temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, showing three tall white gopurams with tiered, richly sculpted towers rising above the dense town. Red-tiled shrine halls, courtyards and walls sit among green trees, with the township's rooftops filling the background. No people are visible. The image is a clear view of the temple's towers and layout rather than an event.May 20 1989August 03 20082008-08-03Aerial photograph of the Arunachaleswarar temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, showing a tall white gopuram (gateway tower) covered in carved sculptural tiers, rising above surrounding red-tiled roofs, smaller shrine towers and courtyards. Palm trees and green trees border the lower corners. No people are clearly visible in the scene; a few tiny figures may be present on the pathways but are not distinguishable.