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March 17 20182018-03-17Close 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.2008-07-29Close 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.2018-03-17Interior view of a stone temple hall at Tiruchendur, showing carved granite pillars with ornate brackets and a rearing lion-like yali sculpture projecting from a column. Carved horizontal beams span the ceiling, and a small hanging light fixture or bell is visible near the top. No people are visible in the frame.2018-03-17Close-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.2012-02-08March 17 20182018-03-17February 08 20122012-02-08February 08 20122012-02-08February 08 20122012-02-08A photograph of the interior of a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars, ornate corbels and a sculpted ceiling beam lit by fluorescent tube lights. A framed colourful painting of a deity hangs on the left wall beside a red notice board, and a gilded deity image in a framed panel sits on the right. A small arched shrine with white deity figures is visible in the centre background, and two people are partly visible at the bottom edge of the frame.2018-04-29 +1 copiesInterior 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 copiesAugust 23 20152015-08-23