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Night photograph of a temple gopuram (tower) decorated with strings of small electric lights outlining its tiers, with a bright light at the top. Below, a covered colonnade with pillars runs across the frame, and a lit lamp or light sits at the base of the tower. A garlanded deity murti or ornamented structure is partly visible in the foreground. A street lamp glows at the left edge, and a few blurred figures stand at the lower left railing. The image is dark and somewhat blurred overall.

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