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Aerial photograph of the Arunachaleswarar temple gopuram in Tiruvannamalai, a tall white-painted tiered tower covered in carved sculptural figures and niches, rising above a dense town of flat-roofed buildings, palm trees and green tree canopy. A smaller white gopuram stands to the right beside a red-tiled temple wall. Small figures and vehicles are visible on a street at the lower left. No people are clearly identifiable as a person, and no ritual activity is depicted.

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1978 - TiruvannamalaiAerial photograph of the Arunachaleswarar temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, showing tall white gopuram towers with stacked sculpted tiers rising above a dense urban neighbourhood of low houses, trees and rooftops. A walled temple courtyard with red-tiled roofs and smaller white shrine towers lies in the foreground, surrounded by palms and green foliage. No people are visible in the scene.1978 - TiruvannamalaiAerial photograph of the Arunachaleswarar temple gopuram at Tiruvannamalai, a tall white-painted, multi-tiered tower carved with rows of deity sculptures and small niches, rising above a dense town of flat roofs, palm trees and small temple shrines. Parked vehicles sit on a road at the tower's base and a low walled compound lies in the foreground. No people are visible.1978 - TiruvannamalaiAerial photograph of the Arunachaleswarar temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, showing three tall white gopurams with tiered, richly sculpted towers rising above the dense town. Red-tiled shrine halls, courtyards and walls sit among green trees, with the township's rooftops filling the background. No people are visible. The image is a clear view of the temple's towers and layout rather than an event.August 03 20082008-08-031978 - TiruvannamalaiAerial photograph of the Arunachaleswarar temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, showing two tall white tiered gopurams (gateway towers) densely carved with sculpted figures and niches, rising above the red-tiled roofs and walls of the surrounding town. Palm trees, dense green foliage and multistorey houses fill the background. No people are visible; a deity murti or ritual figure is not clearly identifiable.August 03 20082008-08-03Aerial photograph of the Arunachaleswarar temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, showing a tall white gopuram (gateway tower) covered in carved sculptural tiers, rising above surrounding red-tiled roofs, smaller shrine towers and courtyards. Palm trees and green trees border the lower corners. No people are clearly visible in the scene; a few tiny figures may be present on the pathways but are not distinguishable.May 20 1989