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Photograph of a large tiered gopuram, the towering ornate gateway of a South Indian temple, rising in pale stone under a hazy sky. The tower is covered with carved sculptural tiers and topped with a row of finials. In the foreground, a smaller shrine-like structure with a dark roof stands at the temple entrance, with a tall street light pole and overhead power lines on the right. A rooftop canopy and low shed appear on the left. No people are visible in the scene.

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January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a tall, ornately carved stone gopuram, the monumental tiered temple gateway, rising under a pale overcast sky. Its tiers are covered with rows of sculpted figures and niches, with a row of small finial spires along the top. In the foreground at lower right, a dark pillared hall with a sculpted roofline stands beside the tower, and a street lamp and overhead power lines cross the frame. At the lower left, a small shrine with a colourful domed roof is partly visible. No people are visible in the scene.2006-09-24A photograph of a large stone gopuram, the tiered temple gateway tower of Arunachaleshwara temple, rising under an overcast sky, its upper tiers covered in carved sculptural figures. To the left a long colonnade with carved pillars and a stone bull statue in the foreground. Several devotees in white dhotis and shirts walk and gather at the temple entrance and courtyard, with a few people sitting along the colonnade and a figure in white near the bottom left. Street lamps and small shrines stand at the right edge.2006-09-24Looking up at a tall, tiered white gopuram, a temple gateway tower covered in carved sculptures and niches, with small windows and scaffolding along its upper levels. Workers stand on the scaffolding at the top beside several round red-and-white canopies. Sunlight glows at the right edge of the tower. At the bottom left, a small multicoloured palanquin or ratha with a pink-and-gold canopy stands in front of the gateway, with a few people and a partially visible figure in the foreground, and a faint purple bird logo sits in the upper left sky.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06October 12 20122012-10-12Tall white gopuram of a Hindu temple, its tiers covered in carved sculptural figures and niches, rising against a bright overcast sky. Scaffolding and several workers stand on the top platform beside umbrella-shaped finials. At the base, a colourful decorated palanquin with pink, green and gold panels stands near a few people in light clothing, some in white and tan shirts. The sun flares at the right edge of the tower. The temple's entrance archway is visible below. A small purple bird logo appears at upper left and a copyright notice sits at lower right.2017-02-06January 12 20072007-01-12A 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.2012-07-08A tall, tiered temple gopuram (gateway tower) covered with dense white-painted sculptural carvings of deities, figures and niches, rising against a pale overcast sky, photographed from a low angle. No people are visible. A small utility wire crosses the upper frame and a faint bird appears in the sky.2012-07-08July 08 20122012-07-08A towering, heavily carved stone gopuram of a temple seen from below against an overcast grey sky. Tiers of sculpted figures, pilasters and niches rise in stepped rows toward a small pinnacle at the top, with dark doorways and a flat-roofed gateway at the base. Power lines cross the upper right corner. No people are visible.2006-09-24