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January 06 2013

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Close 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 an ornately carved grey stone temple wall with recessed niches framed by miniature shrine-like canopies and tall decorative pilasters. Carved scrollwork and floral motifs fill the lower panels, and pedestal-style bases sit beneath each niche. No people are visible; the frame shows architecture only, with no a person figure present.2006-04-23Interior view of a stone temple doorway with carved granite pillars and a heavy lintel decorated with floral and scroll relief. A fluorescent tube light hangs under the lintel, with a dark opening beyond. In the foreground, the tops of several people's heads are visible at the bottom edge, including a man in white with an orange cloth at the lower left and a bald man at the lower right.2008-08-02Close-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.2012-02-08February 08 20122012-02-08Interior view of a stone temple mandapam showing heavy dark granite pillars with carved bracket capitals shaped like stylised animal heads and scrolled brackets supporting a low beamed ceiling. The carved pillar shafts show relief figures and decorative bands. Green foliage is visible through the open gap between the pillars at the bottom. A partially visible person stands at the far left edge of the frame. No a person candidate is visible in the image.February 08 20122012-02-08March 17 20182018-03-17Close view of a weathered grey stone temple wall with carved pilasters, ornate capitals and niches. A small standing sculpted deity figure with a halo-like arch sits in a recessed panel at lower centre, with scrollwork flanking it. No people are visible; the image shows only architectural stone carving.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA 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 copiesClose view of carved grey granite temple wall with ornate pilasters, shallow niche with a small pediment above, fluted columns with floral and foliage carvings at their bases, and scalloped capitals. No people are present. The stonework is architectural, with a plain flat wall between the columns.2010-01-07February 08 20122012-02-08