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January 07 2010

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Close-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.2010-01-07Close-up photograph of a grey stone relief carving set within an arched niche on a temple wall. A standing deity figure wears a tall crown, a broad necklace with a central pendant, a waist sash and a dhoti-like lower garment. Its raised right hand shows a mudra and the left hand holds a curved object near the hip. A small trident-like emblem and a hooked symbol appear beside the figure, and a faint purple logo sits in the lower left corner. Carving is weathered and rough-textured.2010-01-07Close-up photograph of a carved grey granite temple doorway with ornate scrollwork panels and a leonine face carved at the base of a pilaster. A dark butterfly with white wing markings and orange spots rests on the carved stone above the lion-face motif. The right side shows a dark recessed doorway frame. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the scene.2010-08-21September 23 20062006-09-23Close view of a stone temple wall at Dharapuram, with a niche holding a dark stone sculpture of a multi-armed deity standing on a pedestal, flanked by pilasters. Below and around it are bands of carved friezes, including a row of stylised scrolling motifs and figurative relief panels. No people are visible in the scene; a faint red mark appears at the lower right edge.2006-09-18Close-up photograph of weathered sandstone carving at a temple base, showing a relief of a figure in a curling foliage scroll pattern with a rectangular moulded edge above. A green grass blade overlaps the left edge of the stone. No people are visible in the frame.2007-07-02A large grey stone carving lies on loose gravel, showing a cylindrical hollow opening and a carved relief edge with a curved bowl-like form. Partial stone blocks and a torn white plastic sheet with blue print sit on the ground at the edges. Two bare-leg figures in trousers appear partially at the left edge, not clearly identifiable as any particular person, and no ritual or a person depiction is visible.A photograph of a square metal panel mounted on a pale granite wall, showing an engraved zodiac-style design. Twelve compartments surround a central lotus-petal medallion with a radiating dial and rusted iron hands extending across it. The compartments depict animal and celestial signs including a bow and arrow, a crab, a balance scale, a bird, a lion, a fish, and a figure holding a vessel, with a small white cloth or offering tied at the bottom. No people are visible.2008-10-15A weathered sandstone temple tower with a tiered, corbelled superstructure rises through dense green tree canopy. Its façade is covered in carved relief panels, pilasters and lintel ornamentation, with moss and lichen on the stone. In the foreground at the base, a doorway is framed by a carved lintel showing seated figures beneath a decorative pediment. No people are visible; the scene is an Angkor-style ruin in a forest setting.2007-07-05A weathered sandstone tower at Angkor Thom's Bayon temple in Cambodia, carved with multiple large smiling stone faces with heavy-lidded eyes and broad noses, set against a clear blue sky with trees at the edges. Carved tiers and lichen-covered blocks surround the faces. No people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the image.2007-07-03A close photograph of carved grey granite temple architecture. A black butterfly with white-tipped wings and orange-spotted markings rests on a square panel decorated with scrolling foliage carvings. Below it a stone lion face with a open mouth and carved mane projects from the pillar base, and ornate scrolls and fretwork decorate the surrounding stonework. No people are visible.2010-08-21A photograph of a weathered sandstone temple ruin in an Angkor-style complex, its lichen-covered tower partly overgrown by a massive tree whose buttress roots spread over scattered fallen stones. A carved stone panel with relief decoration sits on the lower wall, and other ruins and trees frame the scene. No people are visible; the setting suggests a temple site visit rather than a ritual.2007-07-03