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A white tiered gopuram of a South Indian temple, its tiers densely carved with sculpted figures, rises against a pale blue sky with a brown hillside behind it. Scaffolding wraps the upper section, and a small group of people stands on a wooden platform at the summit beneath a red-and-white umbrella canopy, with saffron and white cloth visible among them and a red and white flag at the side. Yellow and red-and-white garlands hang down the tower face. Green trees frame the lower left. The people on the platform are small and distant; their clothing is partly visible but no individual can be confidently identified, so the appearance-based candidate is not established.

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February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06A photograph of a tall white gopuram (temple tower) of the Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai, covered with carved sculptures in tiers. Bamboo scaffolding surrounds the upper section, and a small group of people stands on a wooden platform at the top beneath a round canopy, with a pink flag and a white flag nearby. Striped garlands hang down the tower's face. Green trees are at left and a dry hill rises at right under a pale blue sky.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06 +5 copiesFebruary 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesFebruary 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesPhoto of a white stone gopuram of a Hindu temple, its tiers carved with sculpted figures and decorative reliefs. Scaffolding covers the upper tower, and on its top platform several people in yellow and orange clothing stand and sit beneath a small ceremonial umbrella, with two flags visible, one red and white and one white. Two long vertical garlands in yellow, red and white hang down the tower face. A hill and green trees frame the scene under a pale blue sky, and a purple bird emblem appears at upper left.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06A tall, white gopuram (temple tower) of the Arunachaleshwara temple rises against a pale blue sky, its tiers densely carved with figures and sculpted panels. Bamboo scaffolding wraps the upper section, and on a wooden platform at the top, several people in yellow and orange clothing stand and sit around a small seated figure under a white canopy umbrella, with red and white flags nearby. Two long striped garlands hang down the front of the tower. Green trees fill the lower left and a brown hillside rises on the right. A faint purple bird logo appears in the upper left.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06A photograph of a tall white stone gopuram temple tower, its surface carved with rows of sculpted figures, rising against a pale hazy sky with a hill behind it. Scaffolding wraps the upper tower and a wooden platform sits at the top, where a small group of people in white and orange-yellow clothes stand near a dome-shaped kalasha finial. Two vertical strings of yellow and red flower garlands hang down the tower face. Green trees frame the lower corners. Several people are visible on the upper platform, consistent with a kumbhabhishekam consecration ceremony at the temple.2017-02-06