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February 08 2012

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A 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 20122012-02-08February 08 20122012-02-08Interior of a stone temple hall showing a large carved granite pillar with a rearing lion-like yali sculpture, its head turned downward and body wrapped in ornate foliage carving, with a painted circular motif on the adjacent wall. Heavy carved brackets and beams overhead, a small barred window at right and a dim corridor behind. At the bottom edge, the tops of a few partially visible heads are seen near the base of the pillar. No a person is visible.2012-05-31 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20132013-01-06Close-up photograph of a carved grey stone pillar or wall panel showing a worn relief of scrolling foliage, spirals and a rounded lotus-like bud with a sphere, framed by a raised moulded border. The relief is weathered, with brick walls visible behind the carved column at the right edge. No people are present.2010-01-07Close view of a weathered grey granite temple pillar with a carved mythical lion-faced bracket, its open mouth and rounded eyes sculpted in relief. A carved geometric fan-shaped motif and a square boss sit beside it on the wall, with a red cord running vertically across the frame. No people are visible; the scene shows only carved stone architecture inside a temple hall.2008-10-15March 17 20182018-03-17Close-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.2012-02-08A carved granite pillar in a temple corridor, its shaft decorated with a relief panel of a rearing animal figure and a lower panel showing a carved figure grappling with a serpent-like form. Dark pillared colonnade recedes to the right, with a sunlit courtyard beyond and a colourful gopuram-style shrine tower with a white dome in the distance. Painted yellow, green and red tower details frame the upper left. No people are visible.2013-01-06February 08 20122012-02-08February 08 20122012-02-08