Close-up photograph of a weathered grey granite relief carving on a temple wall. A seated figure with a rounded head and hands raised near the chest is carved in a recessed niche beside a stone pillar, with a smaller standing figure leaning in beside it. Below, a larger carved animal form with ornamental detailing fills the lower foreground. No living people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of a weathered grey granite relief carving on a temple wall. A seated figure with a rounded head and hands raised near the chest is carved in a recessed niche beside a stone pillar, with a smaller standing figure leaning in beside it. Below, a larger carved animal form with ornamental detailing fills the lower foreground. No living people are visible.

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