A wide photograph of a large rectangular temple tank with calm turquoise water, stone steps along the right edge and a row of houses and palm trees along the far bank. A white ornate mandapam with tiered gopuram-style roof stands in the middle of the water. No people are visible in the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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A wide photograph of a large rectangular temple tank with calm turquoise water, stone steps along the right edge and a row of houses and palm trees along the far bank. A white ornate mandapam with tiered gopuram-style roof stands in the middle of the water. No people are visible in the scene.

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January 12 2009

A wide daytime view of a large still temple tank with turquoise-green water under a pale sky. A small white and blue shrine pavilion with a tiered spire stands in the middle of the water on pillars. Along the far bank are rows of low tiled-roof houses in white, blue and pink, with palm trees behind them. On the right, a stone-paved embankment steps lead down to the water, where a few people in light clothing stand near the edge.

A photograph of a wide temple tank with calm, greenish-blue water. In the centre stands a small white mandapam-style shrine with tiered domes and pillars, rising from the water. Behind it, a row of traditional tiled-roof houses with white and pink walls lines the far bank, with palm trees and green trees above. A clear pale sky. No people are visible.

January 12 2009

A photograph of a small white temple shrine with a tiered tower standing on a stone platform in the middle of a calm water tank. Palm trees line the far bank, and rows of low houses with red-tiled roofs and blue and white walls face the water. A white stone structure sits on the bank at left. The sky is pale and overcast, and the water reflects the shrine and trees. No people are visible.

October 27 2006

A photograph of a white-painted, tiered temple shrine with a tall curved superstructure and a small open pavilion standing in water at the edge of a pond. Behind it are rows of tiled-roof houses with blue and white walls, and tall coconut palms under a pale sky. Small figures in the water near the far bank appear to be bathing or wading, and a red-and-white wall runs along the water's edge.

A photograph of a temple tank (pushkarani) with still green water reflecting a tall gopuram tower on the left. A small stone shivalinga-style structure stands in the middle of the water on a platform. Stone colonnaded pavilions with white and red painted pillars line the water's edge, and a white-walled compound extends on the right. A few small figures walk along the stone ghat, including people in orange and white clothing near the right side. The scene is set in an open courtyard under a clear blue sky with trees behind the buildings.

November 09 2006

A photograph of a temple complex beside a broad greenish water tank in Tamil Nadu. A gopuram-style tower with tiered roofs rises above palm and shade trees, flanked by smaller red-and-cream shrine structures along the stone-walled bank. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti rides a bicycle along the tank edge, with dry reeds and a white vehicle at the right edge of the frame.

A photograph of a large rectangular temple tank with still grey water under a heavily overcast sky. Stone steps descend into the water on the right, and a low stone parapet runs along the foreground. Across the tank stand low cream and red-roofed temple halls, a small shrine structure, and a tall, multi-tiered gopuram tower on the right, flanked by palm trees. No people are visible.

A photograph of a temple tank, a rectangular body of green water bordered by low red-and-white walls and small red shrine pavilions with pale pyramidal roofs. Beyond the water stands a tall gopuram-style temple tower with a golden-toned spire rising above dense green trees and palms under a pale hazy sky. In the foreground, dry grass stalks lie along the edge of a roadside curb, and the blurred back of a motorcycle rider appears at the lower left. No people are clearly visible standing in the scene.