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A photograph of a tall, whitewashed South Indian temple gopuram with tiers of carved sculpture and small dark window openings, rising above low buildings and palm trees toward hazy hills. In the foreground, several men in white shirts and white dhotis wear orange shawls draped over their shoulders, one man in front with a mustache looking down, another at right turning away. A woman in the lower right corner is partly visible. The scene appears to be an outdoor temple visit near the gopuram entrance.

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A photograph of a tall, white, heavily sculpted gopuram of a South Indian temple rising behind a crowd, with small finials along its top and rows of carved figures and niches up its tiers. Several devotees in white clothes with orange shawls stand in the foreground; a man with a moustache and a lanyard, a woman with her hair pulled back, and an older man with grey hair are prominent. Low hills and trees and small buildings lie behind the tower under an overcast sky.2008-08-02Dusk photograph of a large gopuram of a South Indian temple, its tiered stone tower densely carved with figures and niches, rising over a side wall and small shrines. A group of men in white shirts and white dhotis walk in a line through a courtyard, several wearing rudraksha malas and garlands. In the centre a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban wears a gold necklace and holds a small object, with an orange shawl draped over others nearby.2006-09-24A photograph of a tall, tiered gopuram temple tower with white-painted, densely carved sculpted tiers and dark recessed niches, rising above a stone entrance gateway. Crowds of people in white and light clothing walk toward and around the entrance; a large stone elephant sculpture stands at left beside a carved stone colonnade. Devotees in white dhotis and saris, some with red and cream garments, move through the courtyard. The page excerpt mentions Ratha Yatra celebrations and Archavatara temple lore, but the visible scene is a temple gopuram with pilgrims, and the ceremony itself is not shown.2006-09-24May 20 1989August 02 20082008-08-02A tall, ornately carved white gopuram, the stepped temple tower of a South Indian temple, rises on the left, its tiers filled with sculpted figures, niches and small shrine motifs. A rocky hill rises behind it under an overcast sky, and a low reddish-tiled wall with small pillars runs along the bottom right. No people are visible in the scene. A faint translucent logo sits at the top left and a copyright caption with source text runs across the lower right, though these are not counted as text content.2012-07-08A photograph of a tall, tiered white gopuram, a South Indian temple tower, rising above a flat town of low buildings, palm trees and green foliage. Its many carved stone tiers are covered in sculpted figures and niches, topped by a domed crown with a small spire at the summit. Hazy grey sky and distant hills frame the scene; no people are visible.2008-08-02A tall, ornately carved gopuram, the tiered gateway tower of a South Indian temple, rises on the left, its whitewashed surface covered in rows of sculpted figures, niches and small roofed shrines. A rocky hill with sparse green vegetation stands behind the temple complex on the right, under a pale overcast sky. A lower temple wall and roofs with small finials sit at the base, with palm trees visible beyond. No people are visible in the scene.2012-07-08September 24 20062006-09-24A photograph of a large temple gopuram, a tiered stone tower carved with figures, rising behind a crowd walking across a paved courtyard toward the entrance. Most of the men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with garlands and lanyards. The gopuram's white stucco is in contrast with a brightly painted smaller shrine tower at right. A pillared colonnade lies to the left. Overcast sky with power lines overhead.2006-09-24A photograph of a large whitewashed temple gopuram, a tiered South Indian tower covered in carved niches and figures, rising behind a broad canopy of green trees. Overhead power lines and a decorative street lamp cross the frame at the right. In the foreground, three men stand on a paved courtyard: one in a light shirt on the left, a bald man in a white shirt in the centre adjusting something near his chest, and a partly visible man at the lower right edge. No deity murti or a person candidate is visible.2006-09-24A large white gopuram, the tiered entrance tower of a South Indian temple, rises at centre, its surface carved with rows of sculpted deities and figures and topped with a row of small finials. A smaller white gopuram stands at left, and dense low buildings, palm trees and a brown hill fill the foreground and background under an overcast sky. No people are visible in the scene.2008-08-02