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A photograph of a tall, ornately carved stone gopuram tower of a Hindu temple, rising against a deep blue evening sky with a pale crescent moon at left. The tower is densely covered with tiers of sculpted figures, niches and pilasters in pale grey stone, topped by a carved kalasha-style finial and a large arched decorative crown. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a tall, ornate white gopuram tower of a South Indian temple, its tiers crowded with carved sculptures of deities, animals and decorative niches against a clear pale blue sky. A small pale moon is visible on the right side of the sky. No people are visible in the frame. Near the lower right of the tower, a standing carved deity figure with a raised arm is set into the stonework.September 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public functionPhotograph looking up from below at a large banyan tree whose dark leaves and thick trunk frame the left side. Behind the branches rises a tall, tiered gopuram of pale stone, carved with many niches, figures and small domed shrine tops, set against a clear pale blue sky with a faint moon. A smaller carved shrine peak appears at the lower right edge. No people are visible in the scene.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.A photograph looking upward at the carved stone gopuram of a temple against a blue sky with thin wispy clouds and a faint pale moon. Ornate tiered sculptures cover the tower on the left, and a smaller carved finial rises at right. Overhead run several horizontal power lines strung across the frame. No people are visible.September 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public functionA 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.September 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public functionSeptember 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public functionSeptember 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public functionSeptember 23 20062006-09-231978 - Tiruvannamalai