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Photograph of a white stone pillar on an open temple pavilion, carved with a rosette medallion and a carved lion-like figure with a mane and a beaded necklace, its tail curling along the column. A tall reddish-brown ribbed pole stands at right against a pale sky, with palm fronds and a pink building in the distance. Under the roof at left, a small shrine with a red cloth and a dark deity murti is visible. No people are present.

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A white stone carved lion-like guardian figure, with a mane and a curled tail, stands on a white pillar at a covered veranda. Beside it hangs a long vertical cloth banner with bands of red, green, blue and white patterns, yellow and orange flowers, a dove emblem in a blue roundel, and a fringed orange bottom edge. Beyond the railing, a pale sky and a distant view of pink multi-storey buildings and dry hillside are visible. No people are present.2010-09-26Photograph of white-painted stone sculptures along a temple building at dusk. In the foreground a large carved mythical lion-like figure with curled mane and scrolled tail projects from a pillar, with a smaller similar sculpture behind it. Overhead ceiling lights glow warm and red against a blue evening sky. A narrow paved walkway runs beside a white balustrade, with residential buildings visible in the distance. No people are visible.January 01 20102010-01-01A photograph of a carved grey granite pillar inside an unfinished, open-sided hall with a corrugated roof and bare concrete floor. The pillar's lower section shows a large carved face with a broad nose, lips and a beard-like pattern, flanked by scrolling foliate and interlaced motifs and projecting makara-like side brackets. Traces of red pigment remain in the carving recesses. Concrete block walls and a doorway are visible at left, and a red cloth edge appears at the right edge. No people are visible.2007-03-15February 08 20122012-02-08Close-up photograph of a white-painted stone pillar in a temple-style colonnade, shot looking upward. The capital has a square carved rosette panel with a stylised flower of looping petals, flanked by bracket corbels with cup-like drops. Below, the shaft has stepped, tiered mouldings and projecting ledges. A dark wooden framed board hangs on the left wall, and another pillar with similar stepped carving appears in the background. No people are visible.Close-up photograph of a carved stone pillar in a South Indian temple corridor. The white granite capital has scrolled brackets and a round medallion, and the shaft below shows a carved relief of a lotus or floral motif. Beside the pillar, a gopuram-style shrine niche is painted in red, green, blue and yellow, with a painted Ganesha figure on the left and a small seated carved figure further down. No people are visible; the scene shows only architecture and sculpture.2013-01-06Close-up photograph of ornate pale pink sandstone architecture with carved white marble arches. Curved scroll-like brackets with intricate geometric and floral relief carving span a doorway or ceiling opening, with additional carved arch tops visible below against a bright blue sky. No people are visible in the frame.2009-09-10Making Of Sacred Arts UniversityA photograph of a white temple structure with a tall dark bronze or brass dhwaja stambha (flagstaff) standing in the foreground on a white base. The flagstaff has ornate tiered bands and a decorated lower section. Behind it, a white pillared mandapa with carved white figures on the pillars and elaborate carved parapet niches with sculpted figures sits under a pale sky. Multicolored striped pillar wraps in red, blue, white and yellow with floral motifs are wrapped around some columns. A small golden shrine peak is visible at left. No people are visible.2010-02-09October 15 20082008-10-15A photograph of an empty ornate temple-style veranda. In the foreground a black stone lion sculpture sits atop a white pedestal, with a small black stone object beside it. Behind, a white pillar wrapped with a painted colourful cloth band and a white carved sculpture of a figure stand near the edge. A framed mirror on the wall reflects a ceiling fan and carved white ceiling. The polished dark floor reflects the columns, and white balustrades and potted plants lie beyond the open archway.2010-09-26