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Night photograph of a tall, heavily sculpted gopuram temple tower, its stepped facade covered in stone figures and carved shrines lit by floodlights against a black sky. A full moon glows at upper right. The lower entrance is a dark wooden-framed doorway flanked by carved guardian figures. No people are visible in the scene.

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February 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesNight photograph of a towering sculpted gopuram of the Arunachaleshwara Temple at Tiruvannamalai, its tiered stone face densely carved with figures and lit by strings of warm lamps tracing its edges and roofline. A bright floodlight glows at the lower left near a cable, and the dark sky surrounds the tower. No people are visible in the scene; the lamps are electric string lights, not oil lamps.2006-12-04Night view of a tall, tiered gopuram temple tower covered in carved sculptural figures and niches, rising to a dark sky. A red illuminated sign with lettering is mounted on the upper tier, and small lights glow in several openings. At the base, a lit gateway with an arched doorway is visible. No people are shown.2006-09-23A towering white gopuram, the tiered entrance tower of the Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai, rises against a pale blue sky. Its surface is densely carved with rows of sculpted deities, figures and architectural niches. Stone figures flank a dark central doorway at the base, and the view is taken from ground level looking upward. No people are visible in the scene.2009-08-06September 23 20062006-09-23April 29 20182018-04-29 +2 copiesLow-angle photograph looking up at the tall, tiered gopuram of a temple, its upper facade densely covered with white-washed stucco sculptures of deities, animals and mythical figures. Lower bands show darker carved stone with niches and lattice windows. A small bird is visible against the pale overcast sky. No people are visible in the frame.2010-01-08A photograph of a tall, tiered South Indian temple gopuram covered in dense white carved sculpture of deities, figures and decorative niches, rising against an overcast grey sky. A thin overhead power line crosses the right side of the frame, and a dark doorway sits at the base. No people are visible; the page relates to Arunachaleshwara Temple and the Kodikkan Ratha Yatra celebrations.2006-09-24Low-angle photograph of the towering gopuram gateway of a South Indian temple, its tiers covered in dense carved sculptures of deities and figures in pale stone. The dark, deeply recessed entrance doorway sits at the base beneath the tiered tower, with thin power cables crossing the upper frame against a pale sky. No people are visible in the scene.2012-10-12Low-angle photograph of a tall, ornately carved stone temple gopuram rising toward a pale sky. Its tiers are densely covered with sculpted figures, deity murtis and decorative niches, and a central window opening sits above a carved entrance.2012-07-241978 - TiruvannamalaiDecember 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04