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July 03 2013

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Low-angle view of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, a tall tapering stone shikhara-style tower with a central spire flanked by two smaller corner towers, all covered in niches, miniature stupa-like spires and carved panels. A seated Buddha figure is visible in a recessed niche at the base of the central tower. The sky is overcast white and no people are visible.2008-06-09Low-angle photograph of the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, a tall tapering stone shikhara tower with many small niches, miniature stupa-like spires and carved Buddha figures on its facade. Two smaller corner towers flank the central spire against an overcast white sky, and a green tree stands at the right edge. A red wall is visible at the lower left corner. No people are visible.2008-06-09A photograph of the Konark Sun Temple in Odisha, a massive sandstone temple with a stepped, pyramidal roof and walls carved in dense horizontal bands of relief sculpture. Small figures stand and walk at the base and entrance of the structure. Stone chariot wheels are visible in the carved plinth at the bottom. Several visitors in white, blue, orange and red clothing are scattered around the temple grounds, some climbing steps at the right. Green shrubs and a leafy branch frame the left edge under an overcast sky.2008-06-09Low-angle photo looking up at the tall, tiered sandstone-coloured spire of the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, its wall covered with niches, pilasters and carved ornament. Smaller spires rise at the right, and green leaves frame the upper left and right edges against a pale overcast sky. Gilded seated figures sit in niches along the lower wall, and small carved figures and stone lions decorate the ledges. No people are visible in the scene.2008-06-09A photograph of a tall, ornately carved stone temple gopuram at Dharapuram, Tamil Nadu, rising in tiers covered with sculpted deities, pillars and niches under a pale sky. Several people walk in the courtyard at its base: a man in a white shirt and trousers on the left, a woman in an orange sari near the centre, and a child in front of her. No a person candidate is visible, and the figures are too small and distant to attribute any ritual activity to them.2006-09-18Exterior of a stone temple with a tiered, richly carved gopuram-style tower topped by a rounded kalasha-like finial, its walls covered in sculpted deities and figures in niches. Metal handrails and stairs lead up a side platform at left, and a pillared pavilion with a few small figures stands at right. Overcast sky.2006-09-18Low-angle photograph of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, its tall tapering central spire covered with carved niches and ornamental tiers, flanked by two smaller spires under an overcast grey sky. A red-painted wall edge sits at lower left, a power line crosses the frame, and green trees stand at lower right. No people are visible.2008-06-09A photograph of a large sandstone temple with a tall, tiered shikhara tower carved with rows of sculpted miniature spires and niches, set against an overcast sky. Carved deity figures and decorative pillars line the walls, and a dark doorway opens on the left. Several people stand and walk at the base and steps, including figures in green and pink saris and men in white shirts. A scaffold stands at the right edge. The photo appears to show the Konark-style temple architecture of Odisha, with the scene lacking any ritual activity.2008-06-09A tall, tiered gopuram temple gateway of a South Indian temple, its sculpted tower covered in carved figures, deities and niches in grey-white stone against a clear blue sky. Electric wires cross the sky at the upper right. The lower gateway opens into a dark entrance passage flanked by pillars, and a small stone figure sits at the lower right corner of the wall. No people are visible in the frame.2006-11-24Low-angle photograph of the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, showing its tall pyramidal spire rising against an overcast white sky. The stone shrine is covered in tiered niches, small stupa-shaped ornaments and carved panels, with two smaller corner spires flanking the main tower. Trees stand at the right edge. No people are visible.2008-06-09A photograph of the upper stone superstructure of an ancient Hindu temple, with a tiered pyramidal shikhara rising to a rounded crowning element against a pale white sky. The sandstone is weathered brown and grey, covered with carved miniature shrine niches, horizontal mouldings and small sculpted figures standing and seated in the recesses. Below, a plain doorway with a stepped arched lintel sits in the lower wall. No people are visible in the scene.2008-06-09Photograph of a tall, tiered stone temple gopuram densely carved with sculpted figures, set in a courtyard with a pillared colonnade on the right. In the foreground a group of about eight men walk together; several wear white shirts and white dhotis with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A man in a white shirt and a man in a plaid shirt stand at the left and right edges. One figure in the centre wears an orange robe and is visibly distinct from the white-clad group.2006-09-18