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A black-and-white photograph taken from inside a stone temple gateway, looking out across a courtyard toward a tall, tiered gopuram (temple tower) covered in sculpted figures, with a hill rising behind it. Several people walk and sit on the sunlit paved ground in the courtyard; the foreground figures stand near the carved pillars of the entrance, one in a light shirt and dhoti-style clothing. On the right, dark wooden benches and a carved stone figure are visible inside the hall. The image shows temple architecture and everyday visitors rather than any ritual or ceremony.

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