Photo credits
Every photo on this site is freely licensed. We thank the photographers below. Photos were resized for the web; nothing else was changed.

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- Stone steps leading down to the water of the Mahamaham tank, with small shrines along its edges
- Photographer:
- Vinayaraj
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- Crowds of pilgrims around a shrine at the Mahamaham tank during the 2016 festival
- Photographer:
- Ssriram mt
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- The tall, sculpted gopuram (gateway tower) of Kumbeswarar Temple
- Photographer:
- Arian Zwegers
- Licence:
- CC BY 2.0

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- The sculpted gopuram of Sarangapani Temple
- Photographer:
- Arian Zwegers
- Licence:
- CC BY 2.0

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- The gopuram and a domed shrine at Chakrapani Temple
- Photographer:
- Rsmn
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 3.0

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- The painted and sculpted gopuram of Nageswaraswamy Temple
- Photographer:
- Richard Mortel
- Licence:
- CC BY 2.0

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- The gopuram of Kasi Viswanathar Temple seen from the street
- Photographer:
- Vinayaraj
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- The painted gopuram above the entrance of Ramaswamy Temple
- Photographer:
- Shanze1
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- The carved stone tower of the Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram at dusk
- Photographer:
- Vyacheslav Argenberg
- Licence:
- CC BY 4.0

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- The painted gateway tower of Someswarar Temple
- Photographer:
- Shanze1
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- The entrance and tower of Abimukeswarar Temple
- Photographer:
- பா.ஜம்புலிங்கம்
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- The gateway tower of Banapuriswarar Temple
- Photographer:
- பா.ஜம்புலிங்கம்
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- The gateway tower of Kalahasteeswarar Temple
- Photographer:
- பா.ஜம்புலிங்கம்
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- The painted, sculpted gateway tower of Ekambareswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
- Photographer:
- பா.ஜம்புலிங்கம்
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- The gateway tower of Koteeswarar Temple at Kottaiyur
- Photographer:
- Ssriram mt
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- The entrance of Varahaperumal Temple with its painted tower
- Photographer:
- பா.ஜம்புலிங்கம்
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- The entrance of Swaminathaswamy Temple at Swamimalai
- Photographer:
- Ravichandar84
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 3.0

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- Shrines and the gateway tower of Thenupuriswarar Temple, Patteeswaram
- Photographer:
- Ssriram mt
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- The gateway tower and courtyard of Naganathar Temple, Thirunageswaram
- Photographer:
- Rsmn
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 3.0

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- The gateway tower of Oppiliappan Temple
- Photographer:
- Raji.srinivas
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 3.0

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- The tall gateway tower of Kampaheswarar Temple, Thirubuvanam
- Photographer:
- Ssriram mt
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- Pavilions and the flagstaff at Kapardeeswarar Temple, Thiruvalanchuzhi
- Photographer:
- Jjothibalaji
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- The temple tank and gateway tower of Saranathan Temple, Thirucherai
- Photographer:
- Ssriram mt
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- The gateway tower of Mahalingeswarar Temple, Thiruvidaimarudur
- Photographer:
- Ssriram mt
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- The gateway tower of Nachiyar Koil
- Photographer:
- Ssriram mt
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- The entrance of the Brahma Temple (Vedanarayana Perumal), Kumbakonam
- Photographer:
- பா.ஜம்புலிங்கம்
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- The freshly painted gateway tower of Gowthameswarar Temple, Kumbakonam, decorated for its consecration, with pilgrims at the entrance
- Photographer:
- பா.ஜம்புலிங்கம்
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- The decorated entrance arch of Kambatta Visvanathar Temple, Kumbakonam, framing the painted gateway tower behind it
- Photographer:
- Jarram4
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0

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- The path to the gateway tower of Amirthakalasanathar Temple, Sakkottai
- Photographer:
- Ssriram mt
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 3.0

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- The pillared corridor leading to the sanctum door of Rajagopalaswamy Temple, Kumbakonam, with hanging lamps
- Photographer:
- பா.ஜம்புலிங்கம்
- Licence:
- CC BY-SA 4.0