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March 17 2018

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Close view of stone temple architecture showing carved granite pillars and brackets with sculpted lion-headed corbels supporting an overhanging beam. Ornate capitals with floral and geometric relief carving rise into a shadowed ceiling, and a decorative frieze runs along the lower beam. No people, deity murti or a person are visible; the scene is architectural detail of a temple hall interior.2018-03-17February 08 20122012-02-08Close-up photograph of carved granite architecture in a temple hall. Two square stone pillars rise diagonally from the lower left and centre, their faces decorated with raised floral and foliate relief panels. Above them, ornate bracket capitals with scrolled volutes and pendant tapered finials support a heavy stone beam. Weathered granite surfaces and shadowed ceiling beams fill the background, with a patch of bright sky at the upper left. No people are visible in the frame.2012-02-08Close view of carved grey stone architecture inside an old temple: a projecting stone ledge or cornice supported by carved corbels and pillars, with decorative lion-like or mythical animal heads at its ends and ornate stepped stonework above. No people are visible. The setting appears to be an ancient temple hall.2008-07-29March 17 20182018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17Close view of a weathered grey granite temple pillar with a carved mythical lion-faced bracket, its open mouth and rounded eyes sculpted in relief. A carved geometric fan-shaped motif and a square boss sit beside it on the wall, with a red cord running vertically across the frame. No people are visible; the scene shows only carved stone architecture inside a temple hall.2008-10-15March 17 20182018-03-17Interior of an ancient stone temple hall with heavily carved granite pillars. Large rearing lion-like yali sculptures and mythical animal figures project from the pillar bases and brackets, with ornate corbels overhead. Small barred windows let in light on a plain wall. A low dark wooden bench sits on the stone floor at right, beside a tall polished steel vessel. A faint red and gold floor pattern is visible at lower right. No people are clearly visible in the scene, apart from a partially visible figure near the right edge. The hall's architecture is the main subject, with no ritual activity shown.2012-05-31 +1 copiesClose-up photograph of a carved stone pillar in a South Indian temple corridor. The white granite capital has scrolled brackets and a round medallion, and the shaft below shows a carved relief of a lotus or floral motif. Beside the pillar, a gopuram-style shrine niche is painted in red, green, blue and yellow, with a painted Ganesha figure on the left and a small seated carved figure further down. No people are visible; the scene shows only architecture and sculpture.2013-01-06Interior view of a stone temple doorway with carved granite pillars and a heavy lintel decorated with floral and scroll relief. A fluorescent tube light hangs under the lintel, with a dark opening beyond. In the foreground, the tops of several people's heads are visible at the bottom edge, including a man in white with an orange cloth at the lower left and a bald man at the lower right.2008-08-02March 17 20182018-03-17