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Night photograph of a South Indian temple gopuram (tower) lit by a bright floodlight at its top, with a wall-mounted outline of a lion-like mythical creature in glowing string lights above the entrance. Ornate sculpted pillars and a green-walled upper hall flank the gateway, a corrugated canopy stands below, and dark sky surrounds the structure. Foreground shows a parked vehicle edge and a stone-railed staircase. Banners with Tamil text hang at the lower left and right. No people are visible.

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Night photograph of an ornate South Indian temple gateway (gopuram-style entrance) lit by warm lamps and a street light. The tiered tower is painted in red, cream and green with sculpted deity and figure panels and lion-like pillar brackets. A dark sign band across the top reads in Tamil with the temple name Arulmigu Subramaniyaswami Thirukkoyil. Below the arch a small signboard and a vehicle with a tarpaulin roof are visible at the bottom edge. No people are clearly visible.2006-10-26September 23 20062006-09-23September 23 20122012-09-23Night photograph of a towering South Indian temple gopuram, its tiered tower densely covered with painted sculptures of deities and figures, lit by warm light against a black sky. A small golden finial glints at the top. In the foreground, a colonnaded hall with white pillars and an ornamented parapet runs along the bottom, with a street lamp at left and small lamps along the base. A few tiny figures are visible near the colonnade, but no individual person can be clearly identified. No identifiable a person depiction is visible.2012-05-20Night photograph of a towering, heavily carved stone gopuram (temple gateway tower) rising above a temple complex. Its tiers are covered with rows of sculpted deities and figures, and small white bull (nandi) figures sit on the rooftops in front. A pillared open hall with dim lamps stands to the left, a pink-washed wall and green metal shutters sit to the right, and a tall street lamp stands in the foreground. Two or three small figures in light clothing are at the lower left, partly visible. Yellow barriers are at the base of the gateway.2012-04-05September 23 20062006-09-23September 23 20122012-09-23 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple gateway at the Arunachaleshwara Temple in Tiruvannamalai, a grey stone gopuram-style entrance decorated with colourful fairy lights and a painted panel of deities above. A blue sign on the pillar reads Arunachaleshwara Temple. Several young men in teal-green polo shirts with yellow logos stand in the foreground, and a bearded man in an orange-saffron robe walks among them. Further buildings are strung with pink and multicolour lights, and a lit figure stands at the left edge.2017-02-06August 17 20072007-08-17Night photograph of the entrance to Arunachaleshwara temple, a grey stone gateway with a pillared pavilion, a lit sculpted roof with figures and multicoloured string lights. A blue sign on the gateway reads Arunachaleshwara in Tamil. Several men in green collared shirts with yellow logos walk through the crowd in the foreground, and a figure in orange clothing stands near the centre.2017-02-06September 23 20062006-09-23Night photograph of an illuminated south Indian temple gateway (gopuram-style entrance hall) glowing gold under electric lights, with ornate sculpted figures and small shrine niches along the roofline and pillars. Palm fronds and leafy decorations hang from the pillars. A few figures stand or sit near the entrance, and a large dark iron cooking or offering vessel sits on the ground in the foreground beside a wooden cart. No identifiable a person is visible; the scene shows the temple architecture and preparations.2006-09-23