A photograph of a colourful multi-tiered gopuram, a South Indian temple tower, rising above dense green tree canopy under an overcast grey sky. The tower is decorated with painted sculpted figures in red, orange, yellow, green and blue, and a small finial sits at its summit. A tall illuminated sign or pole is visible at the right edge beside the trees. No people are visible in the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a colourful multi-tiered gopuram, a South Indian temple tower, rising above dense green tree canopy under an overcast grey sky. The tower is decorated with painted sculpted figures in red, orange, yellow, green and blue, and a small finial sits at its summit. A tall illuminated sign or pole is visible at the right edge beside the trees. No people are visible in the scene.

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A photograph of a tiered South Indian temple gopuram rising above a dense canopy of coconut palms under an overcast grey sky. The gopuram is ornately sculpted with stacked decorative tiers and small figures, its upper section painted in muted pink and blue tones. Overhead power lines and utility poles run across the foreground beneath the palm fronds. No people are visible in the frame.

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A photograph of a colourful South Indian Hindu temple gopuram, a tiered gateway tower densely covered with painted stucco sculptures of deities, figures and animals in red, green, blue and yellow. A smaller temple shrine with a golden domed roof and carved finial stands in the foreground left, and a wooden pole frames the view at right. A metal railing crosses the bottom of the frame. No people are visible.

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A tall, brightly painted gopuram, the monumental gateway tower of a South Indian temple, rises against a pale blue sky. Its many tiers are densely covered with colourful sculpted figures of deities, mythical beings and ornamental motifs in red, green, yellow and blue. A small palm tree and leafy green trees stand in the foreground at the base of the tower. No people are visible in the scene. The page notes the view is from the Meenakshi temple area in Madurai.