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Close 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.

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Close-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.2006-04-23May 30 20122012-05-30Close 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 copiesClose 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.2008-07-29January 06 20132013-01-06Close 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.2010-01-07A photograph of carved sandstone temple wall panels with pillars and niches. Several sculpted figures stand in niches: a central dancing or standing deity with a crown and raised arms, flanked by smaller carved figures, and a figure at the left in a fighting or dancing pose. Ornate pillar capitals and cornices frame the reliefs. No living people are visible, and no a person candidate is shown.2012-05-29 +1 copiesFebruary 08 20122012-02-08Close view of a weathered pale stone temple wall carved with architectural niches, pilasters and small pedestal-style shrine frames. Within the central niche, a standing carved deity murti stands flanked by two smaller attendant figures, with a lion-like corbel motif above. No people are visible; the scene is stone carvings only.2012-05-29 +1 copiesClose-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.2012-02-08Interior 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.A photograph of a stone temple wall in a colonnaded corridor. Ornately carved pillars with orange-stained surfaces and miniature shrine niches line the wall, with carved figures and floral motifs visible near their bases. The pale stone ceiling overhead and open courtyard with a tree at the left edge are visible. No people are present in the scene.2012-05-22 +1 copies