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A large white gopuram, the tiered entrance tower of a South Indian temple, rises tall and ornately sculpted with rows of figures and niches above a dark doorway at its base. Green trees frame the foreground, with low brown hills and a pale hazy sky behind. Small houses and a few pink and white buildings sit below the tower near the temple's base. No people are visible in the scene.

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A large white gopuram, the tiered entrance tower of a South Indian temple, rises at centre, its surface carved with rows of sculpted deities and figures and topped with a row of small finials. A smaller white gopuram stands at left, and dense low buildings, palm trees and a brown hill fill the foreground and background under an overcast sky. No people are visible in the scene.2008-08-02A photograph of a tall, whitewashed gopuram, the sculpted tiered tower of a South Indian temple, rising above a dense town of low concrete houses in pink, yellow and cream. Green trees frame the left and right foreground, a red-and-white lattice telecom tower stands at right, and hazy hills lie beyond under a pale grey sky. No people are visible in the scene.2012-06-03A photograph of a tall, tiered white gopuram, a South Indian temple tower, rising above a flat town of low buildings, palm trees and green foliage. Its many carved stone tiers are covered in sculpted figures and niches, topped by a domed crown with a small spire at the summit. Hazy grey sky and distant hills frame the scene; no people are visible.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A photograph of a large gopuram, the tiered stone gateway tower of a South Indian temple, rising in pale grey stucco with rows of sculpted figures and a crown of finials at the top. Behind it are soft green hills and a hazy sky, and in the foreground a large rounded brown boulder and scrubby green plants frame the view over low rooftops of cream and yellow houses. No people are visible in the scene.A tall white gopuram of the Arunachaleshwara temple rises against a rocky brown hill under a pale blue sky. Its tiers are densely carved with sculpted figures and scaffolding and workers are visible on the summit for the restoration work. Green trees frame the left and right edges, and a second smaller tower with scaffolding appears at the lower left. No people are visible in the scene.2017-02-06August 02 20082008-08-02A photograph of a tall white gopuram, the sculpted tiered tower of a South Indian temple, rising above white ashram walls and palm fronds. The tower is densely carved with figures and niches, topped by a curved roof with finials and a sculpted crest. Behind it a rocky, scrub-covered hill slopes upward under a clear blue sky. Foreground shows a white wall, a flat-roofed block and a palm. No people are visible.2008-08-01June 03 20122012-06-03July 08 20122012-07-08September 23 20062006-09-23Elevated view over a dense Indian town toward a tall, tiered South Indian temple gopuram covered in carved stone figures, rising above low buildings, palm trees and green trees. Hazy sky and distant hills frame the scene. A beige wall edge runs down the right side. No people are visible.