The eastern Gopuram, or gateway tower, of the Meenakshi temple complex covering 45 acres in the heart of Madurai in Tamil Nadu state, India

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Although several hundred years old it was only in the last century or so that temple authorities began to paint the temple carvings

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Size: 5118px × 3412px
Location: Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Photo credit: © pjhpix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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