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A tall, ornately carved gopuram, the tiered gateway tower of a South Indian temple, rises on the left, its whitewashed surface covered in rows of sculpted figures, niches and small roofed shrines. A rocky hill with sparse green vegetation stands behind the temple complex on the right, under a pale overcast sky. A lower temple wall and roofs with small finials sit at the base, with palm trees visible beyond. No people are visible in the scene.

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A tall, ornately carved white gopuram, the stepped temple tower of a South Indian temple, rises on the left, its tiers filled with sculpted figures, niches and small shrine motifs. A rocky hill rises behind it under an overcast sky, and a low reddish-tiled wall with small pillars runs along the bottom right. No people are visible in the scene. A faint translucent logo sits at the top left and a copyright caption with source text runs across the lower right, though these are not counted as text content.2012-07-08July 08 20122012-07-08August 02 20082008-08-02January 12 20072007-01-12A 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.2012-07-08January 12 20072007-01-12August 02 20082008-08-02A tall white gopuram of a temple rises in the foreground, its tiers densely carved with sculpted figures and dark finials along the roofline. Behind it a rocky, scrub-covered hillside climbs under a pale blue sky. Palm fronds and a white wall appear at the lower edge. No people are visible in the scene.2008-08-01A photograph of a large white stone gopuram, the tiered entrance tower of a South Indian temple, rising behind a lower temple structure with painted colourful sculptures on its roofline. A green hill stands at the right under a cloudy sky. In the foreground at the lower left, a red and yellow roadside billboard shows a lingam and text in Tamil about twelve jyotirlinga temples. Small figures of people stand near the base of the scene, at the lower left and lower centre.2008-08-01August 01 20082008-08-01A large photograph of a towering white gopuram, the multi-tiered entrance tower of a South Indian temple, seen through a framed archway with ornate red and cream carved pillars. The tower is densely covered with sculpted deities, figures and niches, with a small shrine and figures at its base and a rocky hill rising on the right. No people are visible in the photograph. Blue sky with thin clouds fills the background.2006-09-23A large white gopuram, the tiered entrance tower of a South Indian temple, rises at centre, its surface carved with rows of sculpted deities and figures and topped with a row of small finials. A smaller white gopuram stands at left, and dense low buildings, palm trees and a brown hill fill the foreground and background under an overcast sky. No people are visible in the scene.2008-08-02