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September 23 2006

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May 15 20182018-05-15Close 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.2008-07-291981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda PuriClose-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.2010-01-07May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesPhotograph looking up at carved granite architecture: a stone pillar with a stepped, lotus-like capital and a horizontal beam with scrolled, carved brackets. A thin metal wire or chain runs across the beam. Dense green trees and foliage fill the background, with a few small bits of loose sandy ground visible beneath. No people are visible in the scene.2007-03-15Close-up photograph of weathered grey stone temple plinth mouldings, stacked horizontal bands with a carved scalloped or lotus-petal band in the lower third. Surfaces are wet and streaked. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible. A small reddish smear and a faint purple mark sit on the stone edges.2007-09-24Close-up photograph of carved dark stone temple wall with ornate pillars and niches. Left, a pillar with a lotus-shaped base and carved scrollwork rises to a decorated bracket with small figures. Centre, a plain-shaded column with carved bands. Right, a shrine-like niche with a small carved canopy and miniature figures above a pillar. No people are visible in the scene.2006-04-23February 08 20122012-02-081981 - MAstering the Science of Yoga with Yogi Yogananda PuriTwo carved grey granite pillars in an open-sided pavilion with a pale concrete floor. The left pillar shows deep relief panels of deities and figures, including a seated deity figure in the upper panel and standing figures lower down, with a carved lion or mythic animal at its upper left. The right pillar has similar relief carvings with a small niche-like panel. Behind them are grey block walls, bare patchy ground with scattered litter, green leaves overhead and a palm trunk. No people are visible.May 30 20122012-05-30