A weathered stone temple with a tiered, domed shikhara tower stands under a heavy overcast sky. A low corrugated-metal roofed shelter with wooden posts extends to its right over grassy ground, and blossoming white-flowered shrubs frame the foreground. Power lines and tall trees surround the old structure, and no people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A weathered stone temple with a tiered, domed shikhara tower stands under a heavy overcast sky. A low corrugated-metal roofed shelter with wooden posts extends to its right over grassy ground, and blossoming white-flowered shrubs frame the foreground. Power lines and tall trees surround the old structure, and no people are visible.

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