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September 23 2006

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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.2006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23June 01 20052005-06-01 +1 copiesClose view of a large carved granite pillar in an unfinished hall, with lotus-petal bands, stepped capitals and red painted floral motifs on the lower bracket. To the right, a man in white clothes with an orange shawl stands on the open floor holding a mobile phone, looking down at it.2007-02-05Photograph of a carved granite pillar inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof. The pillar has ornate relief carving with scrolling foliage and geometric panels, and red painted accents on the capital and mouldings. At the lower right edge, a standing man in white dhoti-style clothing with an orange shawl across his shoulder looks down at something in his hands. A white rope hangs vertically along the left side of the pillar.2007-02-05Close-up photograph of a carved grey granite pillar base. A stylised scrolling foliate motif with curling leaves and tendrils is carved in relief on the shaft, above a stepped moulded plinth. The stone surface is speckled and weathered, with a wall of plain granite to the right. No people are visible.2010-01-07February 08 20122012-02-08A photograph of a carved grey granite pillar in an open-sided temple hall under a white corrugated roof. The pillar has ornate relief carvings of scrolling foliage and geometric panels, with red pigment traces in the capital and carved bands. At the lower right, a single person in white clothes with an orange shawl stands and reads or holds a small object, partly cut off at the frame edge. No visible deity or ritual activity is shown beyond the architecture.2007-03-15Close photograph of a carved stone temple frieze with three figures in relief within a horizontal panel. The left figure is a mounted rider or warrior with an animal beneath, the centre figure stands holding a staff or weapon with a shield-like form, and the right figure appears to grapple with a curling serpentine or coiled form. Carved floral scroll bands border the panel above and below, with weathered grey granite texture. No living people are visible; the figures are sculpted reliefs, and no identifiable person is depicted.2012-05-29January 06 20132013-01-06February 08 20122012-02-08