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Night photograph from a low angle of a large old stone temple with a tall, tiered shikhara spire of weathered sandstone and brick-red sections, its carved surfaces lit faintly. To the right, an open colonnaded pavilion with pillars is covered by a blue-and-white striped awning, with a warm lamp glowing beneath it. Strung overhead are electric cables, and in the lower right corner two people stand near the pavilion, one in white. The dark sky shows a bright light at the top edge.

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June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03Low-angle photograph of a tall, tiered stone temple tower shaped like a sikhara, with stepped layers of reddish and grey stone and carved pilasters on its lower body. A small golden finial with a bird-like figure crowns the summit against a pale evening sky. A thin power line runs diagonally across the frame. No people are visible.2016-06-03Photograph of a tall, ornately carved stone temple gopuram rising above a long sandstone wall at dusk under a cloudy sky, with a group of people in white clothing standing in the foreground near the wall. Several people, including one in a red-orange garment and others in white shirts, look up toward the carved tower. A bare tree stands at the right edge beside a low boundary wall, with figures and deity carvings visible on the lower stone surface.2006-09-18Night view of the Arunachaleshwara temple gopuram in Tiruvannamalai, its tiered tower whitewashed and lit with rows of small lamps along the edges and window openings. Strings of coloured lights trail down the right side. Dark stone gateway and walls below, with a few people visible at the base near barricades and a small figure in the upper window opening. No identifiable a person is visible in this frame.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06April 05 20122012-04-05A photograph of a tall, ornately carved South Indian stone temple gopuram tower rising under a blue sky with scattered clouds. Its tiers are densely covered with sculpted figures, pillars and niches, topped by a finial. In the foreground, a few people walk along the base: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, and figures in orange or saffron clothing near the bottom edge. A low colonnaded hall with a flat roof extends at the right.2006-09-18Low-angle photograph of a tall, tiered gopuram-style temple tower at dusk, its grey stone surfaces carved with rows of sculpted deity and figure niches and a pinkish-tinted upper section. Thatched palm-and-cloth awnings sit in the foreground at the base, and a tree and overhead wire frame the right and upper left. No people are visible in the scene, and no one is shown in a person's presence.2012-05-14 +1 copiesSeptember 18 20062006-09-18Night 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.2012-04-05Low-angle photograph of a tall, tiered South Indian temple gopuram rising against a pale evening sky. Its stucco and stone tiers are carved with rows of deity and figure sculptures in niches, with pinkish-painted upper tiers. A green tree stands at the right edge. No people are visible in the scene.2012-05-14