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A close, angled photograph of a long carved wooden frieze in warm honey-brown wood, set against an orange wall. Rows of carved figures in relief, including standing and seated figures, fill the panel between bands of geometric and scale-pattern moulding. No living people are visible; the carved figures are sculpted reliefs. The lower edge shows an arched lotus-petal style moulding, and the scene appears to be a temple or ashram interior woodwork detail.

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Close-up photograph of an ornately carved wooden architectural panel above an orange-painted wall, showing a long frieze of carved figures in relief, including seated and standing deities and attendants with musical instruments and garlands. Below the frieze is a carved panel bearing a central Om symbol surrounded by scrolling leaf and floral motifs. The carved wood has a warm golden-brown finish. No people are visible.2016-10-12Close-up photograph of an ornately carved wooden panel in warm honey-brown tones. Multiple figures are carved in relief in a row, some seated and some standing, with headdresses, jewelry and musical instruments visible, set among floral and lotus-petal bands. Carved wooden decorative art in a temple or sacred arts display; no living people are visible.2016-10-12Close-up of a carved wooden panel with a raised white-painted relief frieze depicting a procession of figures. At the centre, a deity seated on a bull-like mount is flanked by rows of attendant figures, some holding weapons or raised arms, under an ornate arched canopy with scrolled decorative motifs. Dark polished wood grooves surround the frieze. No physical people are visible; the figures are sculpted relief.2008-10-15October 12 20162016-10-12October 15 20082008-10-15Carved wooden doorway lintel with an ornate arched pediment, decorated with white jasmine garlands draped across the top. Central relief shows a seated figure with raised right hand in blessing, wearing a shawl and necklace, flanked by two carved animals. No people are physically present in the scene.2009-08-08October 15 20082008-10-15April 24 20192019-04-24A carved wooden doorway frame in a temple-style interior, with dense relief carvings of deities, dancing figures and foliage across its lintel and side panels. A continuous garland of white flowers. Below, a wooden door stands open to a room with hanging lamps and framed pictures on the wall. No people are visible, and the carving shows several deity forms in its central panel, with figures in dance poses flanking the sides. The overall scene is a decorated ceremonial entrance.2008-10-15July 02 20072007-07-02Carved wooden architecture at Padmanabhapuram Palace in Kerala: a row of reddish-brown wooden pillars and beams supporting a sloping wooden ceiling. Below, panels are finely carved with stylised floral scrolls and trees with birds perched among foliage, set above a stone plinth. No people are visible in the frame.2006-11-10A carved white-painted wooden lintel above a dark wood doorframe, showing a central deity seated on a bull within a row of figures, with rows of standing attendants holding weapons and banners on either side. The carving is ornamented with scrolled foliage and beaded borders. Through the doorway below, a small shrine with a deity murti is visible. No physical people are present in the scene.2008-10-15