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Photograph of a tall, white gopuram (temple tower) rising against a pale blue sky with a faint moon at upper right. The tiered tower is densely carved with rows of small shrine niches, pillars and sculpted figures, with a large circular relief of a deity near the base. Pink-flowered branches of a shrub intrude at the lower right. No people are visible in the frame. The page concerns a 1989 Ganesh Chaturthi event inside the Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai, but this image shows only the exterior tower.

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September 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public functionA tall, ornately carved white gopuram, the tiered tower of a South Indian temple, rises against a pale blue sky. Its many tiers are densely covered with sculpted niches, pillars, and figures of deities and attendants, with a domed crown at the summit. Pink flowering branches hang in the lower right corner. No people are visible in the frame.A photograph looking up at a tall, tiered white gopuram of a South Indian temple, its surface densely carved with rows of sculpted deities, figures and niches under a pale blue sky. A large tree trunk and leafy branches frame the upper left and right edges, and pink-flowered shrubs grow in the foreground. No people are visible. The tower is the temple gateway tower of the Arunachaleswara temple in Tiruvannamalai.September 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public functionJuly 08 20122012-07-08Low-angle view looking up at a tall, tapering temple gopuram at Tiruvannamalai, its whitewashed surface densely carved with tiers of sculpted deities, pillars and niches, rising to a rounded finial against a pale sky. Small figures are carved into the tower; no living people are visible.2006-08-21September 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public functionSeptember 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public functionSeptember 4 1989 - earliest ever recorded public functionA photograph looking up at the tall, whitewashed gopuram (temple tower) of the Arunachaleshwara Temple in Tiruvannamalai. The tower is densely covered with tiers of carved sculptures, niches and miniature shrine motifs, with figures of deities and attendants in the central recesses. A dark stone base with a barred doorway sits at the bottom, a palm tree and utility wires frame the left edge, and a cloudy sky with a bright sun patch fills the background. No people are visible in the scene.September 23 20062006-09-23Photograph looking upward at the ornately carved white gopuram of a South Indian temple, its tiers covered in sculpted deities and figures, with a smaller carved tower on the right against a pale blue sky with thin clouds. Overhead run several horizontal electrical wires. No people are visible.