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A photograph of a temple gopuram, a tiered white tower with carved sculptures and a rounded kalasha finial, rising above an orange-painted temple wall under an overcast grey sky. On the wall's top edge sits a white recumbent Nandi bull adorned with painted patterns and a cloth draped on its back, beside a dark standing figure of a deity murti. Tree foliage and a utility pole with wires appear at the left. No people are visible.

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A tall white gopuram, the tiered ornamental gateway tower of a South Indian temple, rises against a pale blue sky. Its many stacked tiers are covered with carved sculptures of figures, pilasters and niches, and a rounded sculpted finial sits at the top. Green trees and a row of small white bull (nandi) figures line the pink-washed wall at the lower right.2006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23Exterior view of a large South Indian temple gopuram, its tiered tower covered in white-painted sculpted figures of deities and animals, rising above a darker stone wall. In the foreground a covered open pavilion with heavy carved pillars has a roofline decorated with white and red-striped bull (Nandi) figures and turquoise trim. A utility pole with loudspeakers and wires crosses the sky, and a street lamp and a small sign appear at right. No people are visible in the scene.2006-09-24Exterior view of a South Indian temple complex at dusk under a pale blue sky. A tall, heavily carved gopuram (gateway tower) with tiered sculpted figures dominates the left, with a second smaller gopuram visible behind a long plastered wall on the right. A small shrine with blue-green roof and a stone lion figure sits at lower left, and a blue-roofed shrine canopy stands in front of the wall. Trees rise beside the wall. No people are clearly visible.2006-08-21September 23 20062006-09-23A photograph of a tall, ornately carved stone gopuram, the monumental tiered temple gateway, rising under a pale overcast sky. Its tiers are covered with rows of sculpted figures and niches, with a row of small finial spires along the top. In the foreground at lower right, a dark pillared hall with a sculpted roofline stands beside the tower, and a street lamp and overhead power lines cross the frame. At the lower left, a small shrine with a colourful domed roof is partly visible. No people are visible in the scene.2006-09-24A photograph of a tall, ornately carved white gopuram (temple tower) against a pale grey sky, photographed from below. The tiered tower is covered in stacked sculpted niches, pillars and small shrine motifs, topped by a large carved finial with a decorative arch and a stylised leonine or mythical face at the summit. No people are visible in the scene.2006-09-23August 08 20092009-08-08A tall, richly carved stone gopuram rises against a pale overcast sky, its tiers covered with rows of sculpted figures, pillars, niches and miniature shrines. The lower base of the temple tower shows dark stone walls with carved horizontal bands. At the lower right, palm fronds appear beside the structure, and a low pinkish wall sits at the left edge. No people are visible in the scene.2022-03-28A photograph of a Hindu temple complex with a tall, white-plastered gopuram (gateway tower) rising on the left, its tiers covered in carved sculptures. In the foreground, a small stone shrine with a flat roof and white nandi (bull) figures on its roof edges stands beside a smaller shrine with a colourful, multicoloured domed roof. Several white nandi statues line the walls and rooftops. At the bottom edge, a few people are partly visible, including a man in white clothes. A yellow signboard is visible near the base of the shrine. Overcast sky above.2006-09-241978 - TiruvannamalaiJuly 08 20122012-07-08