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A photograph looking up at a tall, whitewashed temple gopuram (tower) covered in tiers of carved sculptures and niches, topped by a finial and a dome-like crown with a carved stone ornament at its peak, against a pale blue sky with scattered clouds. No people are visible in the scene. A faint circular logo appears at the upper left, and a copyright line is overlaid at the lower right.

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A photograph looking up at a tall, white stone gopuram of a South Indian temple, its tiers densely carved with figures, niches and ornamental sculpture, topped by a rounded finial against a blue sky with scattered clouds. No people are visible.September 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public functionSeptember 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public functionA tall, tiered temple gopuram (gateway tower) covered with dense white-painted sculptural carvings of deities, figures and niches, rising against a pale overcast sky, photographed from a low angle. No people are visible. A small utility wire crosses the upper frame and a faint bird appears in the sky.2012-07-081978 - TiruvannamalaiLow-angle photo looking up at a towering pale stone temple gopuram densely carved with tiers of sculpted figures, deities and niches, against a flat white overcast sky. Carved shrines and pillared windows with lattice screens line the lower facade, and a small bird flies in the upper right. No people are visible.September 23 20062006-09-231978 - TiruvannamalaiJanuary 12 20072007-01-12September 23 20062006-09-23A towering, heavily carved stone gopuram of a temple seen from below against an overcast grey sky. Tiers of sculpted figures, pilasters and niches rise in stepped rows toward a small pinnacle at the top, with dark doorways and a flat-roofed gateway at the base. Power lines cross the upper right corner. No people are visible.2006-09-24A towering white gopuram, the tiered entrance tower of the Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai, rises against a pale blue sky. Its surface is densely carved with rows of sculpted deities, figures and architectural niches. Stone figures flank a dark central doorway at the base, and the view is taken from ground level looking upward. No people are visible in the scene.2009-08-06