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A photograph of a South Indian temple gopuram, its tall tiered tower covered in painted sculptures of deities and figures in red, green, yellow and blue. In the foreground a low whitewashed shrine stands behind an iron grille with a red-and-white striped border along its base. Two women in saris, one in green and one in pink, and a woman in a yellow sari walk on a paved courtyard beside the grille. A small figure stands in the distance under a striped awning, and a tall crane arm rises at the left edge.

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