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Close-up photograph of a carved grey stone surface showing a sculpted decorative motif. The carved element is a curling, scroll-like or serpentine form outlined with red and black pigment, set against a rough granular stone with a smooth carved background. No people are visible.Close-up of a grey stone sculpture surface showing a carved decorative scroll or lotus-like motif outlined in dark and reddish paint, possibly part of a deity or vahana carving. The stone has a rough, granular texture with a smooth curved carved form at the upper left and faint chisel marks along the right. No people are visible; this is a detail shot of an unfinished or freshly worked stone carving.Close-up photo of a craftsman's hand painting red-brown pigment with a thin brush onto a carved pale grey stone relief. The relief shows a stylised carved face or figure with a spiral and scroll-like patterned motif at its base, and the stone surface is dusty and granular. The hand is visible at the upper right, with bare skin and a dark cloth edge. No deity worship or ritual scene is visible; the image shows stone carving and finishing work in progress.Close photograph of a carved granite lintel or panel with a band of interlocking scrolling floral and spiral motifs, painted in red-orange ochre against a pale grey stone surface. Three large spirals dominate the centre and sides, connected by curling tendrils and smaller volutes. The stone is weathered with visible grain. At the bottom edge, blurred red and white cloth and a glimpse of a street or temple corridor are visible. No people are visible.2006-09-23Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityClose-up photograph of a carved sandstone surface with raised scrolling foliate and vine-like relief motifs, curling leaves and rounded bead-like lobes along a band. The stone is pale grey-beige with granular texture and shallow shadows in the carved grooves. Upper right shows a dark background and a faint reddish patch on the stone edge. No people are visible; the image shows architectural ornament.2010-01-07Close-up of a weathered sandstone carving showing a coiled serpent in low relief, its body looping across the rock surface with shadowed grooves defining the folds. The stone is pale yellow-beige with rough, eroded texture and darker recesses where the carving is deepest. No people are visible.2010-01-07A close view of a heap of dark stone sculptures, many carved with coiled serpents and rounded forms, layered together and coated in grey dust and mud. Some pieces show red paint or marks, and a cloth-wrapped edge is visible at the upper left. No people are visible; the scene looks like stone carvings stacked or stored in a temple setting.2018-04-29A white powder rangoli-style design drawn on a dark grey granite floor. The motif is a stylised face or deity figure with rounded features, a crescent-like form, and radiating striped lines. No people are visible in the image. The floor shows a dark polished surface with scattered white grains around the design.2014-09-04Close-up photograph of a carved grey stone pillar or wall panel showing a worn relief of scrolling foliage, spirals and a rounded lotus-like bud with a sphere, framed by a raised moulded border. The relief is weathered, with brick walls visible behind the carved column at the right edge. No people are present.2010-01-07A photograph of a dark wooden floor with a large square carved and painted mandala-like geometric design in white and red pigment at its centre, surrounded by a decorative border. A bare foot in a grey garment is visible at the right edge. No clear people are seated or performing rites in the frame, and no a person candidate is visible.2012-06-05January 07 20102010-01-07