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A rectangular temple tank with still grey water under heavy overcast clouds. Stone steps and a low concrete wall surround the pool. Behind it stand single-storey buildings with red-tiled roofs and a gopuram-style temple tower rising at right, with palm trees and green foliage. Palm fronds hang in the upper corners of the frame. No people are visible.

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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.2008-10-15July 14 20092009-07-14November 09 20062006-11-09November 24 20062006-11-24A photograph of a flooded field or pond under a partly cloudy sky. Trees and a palm stand along the far bank, with a small white building and a low boundary wall visible behind them. Reflections of clouds and trees show on the still water, and grass grows through the shallow flood. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible in this landscape view.2006-10-28July 14 20092009-07-141978 - Tiruvannamalai2006-10-09November 24 20062006-11-24A calm rural pond with still grey water reflecting palm trees and leafy trees along the far bank. Dry brown earth and a pale hazy sky lie beyond the water. Concrete steps or walls frame the foreground, and a branch with yellow flowers hangs from the upper right. No people, deities, or ritual activity are visible.2012-05-18January 12 20092009-01-12A photograph of a temple complex seen across a still water tank in strong backlit sunlight, with a bright sun flare in the sky. Several tall gopuram temple gateway towers with tiered carved tops rise behind white walls on the right and left. A small stone shrine or mandapam stands on the water near the centre, reflected in the calm tank. No people are visible.2006-11-24A 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.2006-11-24