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Photograph of a tall whitewashed Dravidian gopuram (temple tower) with tiers of carved sculptures, wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, with garlands of yellow and maroon flowers hanging down its face. On the top platform, several people in white, orange and multicoloured clothes stand around a figure in saffron-orange robes near a circular canopy, apparently engaged in the tower's consecration work. Below, a colourful painted shrine facade with deity figures and a dark gate with a small sign opens into the temple, where a crowd gathers in front. Dark trees frame the left side and a hill rises behind.

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February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesA tall whitewashed gopuram of a South Indian temple, its tiers densely carved with sculpted figures and deities, rises against a blue sky. Scaffolding covers the upper section, and a group of people in white, orange and green clothing stand on a wooden platform at the top beside a circular canopy. Garlands of yellow and red flowers hang down the tower face. In the foreground at the base, a small shrine with painted deity figures sits beside a sign reading Arunachaleshwara. A dark tree occupies the left side, and a hill appears behind the temple.2017-02-06Exterior view of the tall whitewashed gopuram of the Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai, its tiers densely carved with figures and deities. Scaffolding covers the upper section, and garlands of yellow and red flowers hang down the tower face. On the flat roof at the top, a group of people in white, red, orange and green clothing stand near a white umbrella-shaped canopy, with one figure in orange at the center. In the foreground, a colourful painted entrance shrine shows painted deity panels, and a tree and utility pole frame the left side. Hills rise behind the temple under a pale blue sky.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06 +3 copiesFebruary 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06A photograph of a tall white stone gopuram temple tower, its surface carved with rows of sculpted figures, rising against a pale hazy sky with a hill behind it. Scaffolding wraps the upper tower and a wooden platform sits at the top, where a small group of people in white and orange-yellow clothes stand near a dome-shaped kalasha finial. Two vertical strings of yellow and red flower garlands hang down the tower face. Green trees frame the lower corners. Several people are visible on the upper platform, consistent with a kumbhabhishekam consecration ceremony at the temple.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06