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Night photograph of a tall stone temple wall at the top edge of the frame, lined with rows of small lamps in red, yellow and white light strings. Carved sculptural figures in painted colours crown the gopuram-style parapet, with a street lamp glowing at the left. No people are visible in the scene. The dark sky frames the illuminated temple wall during the festival lighting.

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December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Night 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.2017-02-06Night photograph of a brightly illuminated South Indian temple gopuram, its tiers covered with painted sculptures in red, green, blue and yellow and strung with small lights. A white temple wall and string lights run along the roofline. A small shrine with a red-and-orange flag stands at the lower left, and a loudspeaker is mounted on the wall. No people are visible; the scene is a temple exterior at night.2006-09-24December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Night photograph of a towering sculpted gopuram of the Arunachaleshwara Temple at Tiruvannamalai, its tiered stone face densely carved with figures and lit by strings of warm lamps tracing its edges and roofline. A bright floodlight glows at the lower left near a cable, and the dark sky surrounds the tower. No people are visible in the scene; the lamps are electric string lights, not oil lamps.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Night view of an illuminated temple complex. A tall gopuram tower rises in the background above a pillared hall outlined with bulbs, and a paved courtyard in the foreground is wet and reflective. On the right, a long wall topped with stone sculptures of animals is decorated with lights. On the left, a seated figure rests near the wall, and a lone person in a dark garment carries a bundle on their head across the courtyard. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2006-12-04June 09 20092009-06-09February 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple gopuram (tower) decorated with strings of small electric lights outlining its tiers, with a bright light at the top. Below, a covered colonnade with pillars runs across the frame, and a lit lamp or light sits at the base of the tower. A garlanded deity murti or ornamented structure is partly visible in the foreground. A street lamp glows at the left edge, and a few blurred figures stand at the lower left railing. The image is dark and somewhat blurred overall.2006-12-04