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. - Nithyanandapedia

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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.

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