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Elevated view over a dense town of low-rise houses, concrete rooftops and tree canopy toward three tall, pale tiered gopuram temple towers with sculpted tiers, typical of South Indian temple architecture. Behind them stretch low hills under a hazy sky with scattered clouds and a few birds in flight. The foreground shows rocky outcrop and green foliage. No people or ritual activity are visible.

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May 20 1989May 20 1989May 20 1989A wide daytime photograph of a South Indian town dominated by tall gopuram temple towers rising above low rooftops and green trees, with a rocky hill on the right under a pale, cloudy sky. The large central gopuram is tiered and painted in pale tones, with smaller towers flanking it. In the foreground a dry reddish-brown slope is covered with dense shrubs and trees. No people are visible. A small purple logo appears in the top-left corner.May 20 1989May 20 1989A wide elevated view over a dense town of low-rise houses and trees toward a large gopuram-style temple tower in the centre, with two more tall temple towers on the left and right horizon. Rocky outcrops and dry scrub in the foreground slope down toward the town, under a pale blue sky with scattered clouds and distant hills.A wide daytime photograph taken from a rocky, scrub-covered hillside looking over a dense town of low buildings toward two tall gopuram towers of a temple complex on the right, one with tiers of painted sculpture, with another gopuram on the left. Bushes, small trees and bare red earth sit in the foreground, and a hazy pale sky with scattered clouds spreads above the flat horizon. No people are visible.Elevated view over a dense town of low concrete houses and trees toward three tall South Indian temple gopurams, the central one a large tiered tower with carved figures, flanked by two smaller gopurams. Mountains rise in the hazy distance. In the foreground, rough boulders, scrubby green shrubs, dry red earth and clusters of yellow flowers sit on a hillside. No people are visible.May 20 1989Elevated view over a dense town of low white and beige buildings with terracotta roofs and green trees, looking toward three large gopurams (temple gateway towers) of the Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai. The central tower is tall and tiered with carved sculptural figures, flanked by smaller towers on either side. Layered cumulus clouds fill the sky above distant brown hills. Rocky ground with boulders and dry earth occupies the foreground. No people are visible.2006-09-23May 20 1989