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A white-washed gopuram-style temple tower rises above palm and flowering shrubs against a pale sky, with carved sculptural tiers, niches holding standing figures, and dark finials along the top. A small doorway opens at its base. In the right foreground a white stone parapet with carved animal and figure reliefs runs along the edge. The scene is an outdoor temple exterior with no people clearly visible.

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