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A photograph of a tall, ornately carved gopuram, a South Indian temple gateway tower, rising against a pale overcast sky. Its many tiers are densely covered with white stone sculptures of deities, figures and animals. A row of ornate finials with reddish and golden tops crowns the roof, and a large blue emblem with a white trident-like design and red dot hangs on the central face. No people are visible in the scene.

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Photograph of the tall, sculpted gopuram tower of a South Indian temple seen from below against a pale blue, overcast sky. The tower's tiers are densely carved with rows of figures and deity images, topped by a flat stone roof with decorative kalasha finials and sculpted lion-like heads at the corners. No people are visible.2006-10-26October 27 20062006-10-27October 27 20062006-10-27A photograph of a massive whitewashed South Indian temple gopuram, a tiered tower covered in sculpted niches, pillars and figures, with dark doorway openings climbing its height under a pale sky. In the foreground at the base, a crowd is partly visible beneath colourful festival canopies of red, green and yellow fabric with patterned borders and fringes, carried on poles. Overhead power lines cross the frame and a purple logo appears in the upper right corner. No person is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-09-24A tall, ornately carved white gopuram, the tiered tower of a South Indian temple, rises against a pale blue sky. Its many tiers are densely covered with sculpted niches, pillars, and figures of deities and attendants, with a domed crown at the summit. Pink flowering branches hang in the lower right corner. No people are visible in the frame.Low-angle photograph of a tall, heavily sculpted stone gopuram, a temple tower covered in tiers of white and grey carved figures, niches, and divine sculptures against an overcast sky. A large seated carved deity figure with raised arms flanks an open dark gateway at the base, and a grey stone pillared entrance with carved lintels and smaller figures sits below. No people are visible in the scene. A thin wire runs vertically near the top, and a purple logo appears in the upper left corner.2011-09-09September 23 20062006-09-23September 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public functionSeptember 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public functionSeptember 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public functionLow-angle view looking up at a tall, tapering temple gopuram at Tiruvannamalai, its whitewashed surface densely carved with tiers of sculpted deities, pillars and niches, rising to a rounded finial against a pale sky. Small figures are carved into the tower; no living people are visible.2006-08-21A photograph of a tall, whitish stone temple gopuram, a tiered tower covered in densely carved sculpture of deities, figures and animals arranged in horizontal rows. A dark doorway with a metal grille sits at the base, and a utility wire crosses the left side against a pale overcast sky. No people are visible in the frame.2006-09-24