A photograph of a weathered temple dome topped by a finial (kalasha-style spire) against a pale grey sky. The dome is painted with teal and red-orange bands and has gold-coloured Tamil script on its face. Smaller domed turrets and a flat concrete parapet sit in the foreground. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a weathered temple dome topped by a finial (kalasha-style spire) against a pale grey sky. The dome is painted with teal and red-orange bands and has gold-coloured Tamil script on its face. Smaller domed turrets and a flat concrete parapet sit in the foreground. No people are visible.

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A photograph of the upper dome of a South Indian temple gopuram-style roof against a pale hazy sky. The dome has a finial with a kalasha-like top, a lotus-petal band at its base, and painted turquoise and maroon bands. Golden Tamil script is set into the dome face. Smaller domed turrets and a flat concrete roof edge appear in the lower frame. No people are visible.

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Overcast grey sky dominates the frame. Below, the upper tower of a temple rises from the lower right: a stepped, curved shikhara with reddish-brown and cream horizontal bands, topped by a small ornate finial and a wheel-like disc with a thin yellow flag fluttering from the spire. Overhead power lines and a utility pole with insulators cut diagonally across the scene. No people are visible.

Photograph of the colourful multi-tiered gopuram or temple tower of a South Indian temple under an overcast grey sky. The tower is covered with painted sculptures of figures and deities in green, red, yellow and blue, with a dome-shaped top finial above. Overhead power lines cross the sky at the right, and a street lamp stands beside the temple. No people are visible in the scene, and no a person candidate appears.

A photograph taken upward from street level of a weathered stone temple gopuram-like structure with a ribbed, domed roof topped by three finials, set above a dark brick boundary wall. Two stone bulls, one at each corner of the wall, sit atop the parapet. Palm fronds appear at the right edge under a pale blue sky crossed by thin power lines. No people are visible.

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Photograph of a tall Kalinga-style stone temple spire rising against an overcast grey sky. The curved shikhara is crowned by a circular chakra finial with a red and yellow pennant fluttering from the top. Smaller white and red-banded shrine towers stand at lower left, and a yellow railing runs along the bottom edge. Small birds scatter across the sky. No people are visible.

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A photograph of a multi-spired temple shrine against an overcast grey sky. The cream and tan stone structure has a tall central dome with ribbed sections and a finial, flanked by smaller domed turrets with pointed tips, arched windows and a red-trimmed balcony band. A lower wing with a flat roof and a small white spire sits in the foreground, with green foliage at the right edge. No people are visible.