Low-angle photograph of a tall, tiered stone temple tower shaped like a sikhara, with stepped layers of reddish and grey stone and carved pilasters on its lower body. A small golden finial with a bird-like figure crowns the summit against a pale evening sky. A thin power line runs diagonally across the frame. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Low-angle photograph of a tall, tiered stone temple tower shaped like a sikhara, with stepped layers of reddish and grey stone and carved pilasters on its lower body. A small golden finial with a bird-like figure crowns the summit against a pale evening sky. A thin power line runs diagonally across the frame. No people are visible.

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