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Close-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.

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February 08 20122012-02-08Close 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.2008-07-29March 17 20182018-03-17February 08 20122012-02-08Close view of stone temple architecture showing carved granite pillars and brackets with sculpted lion-headed corbels supporting an overhanging beam. Ornate capitals with floral and geometric relief carving rise into a shadowed ceiling, and a decorative frieze runs along the lower beam. No people, deity murti or a person are visible; the scene is architectural detail of a temple hall interior.2018-03-17February 08 20122012-02-08Close-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.2013-01-06March 17 20182018-03-17February 08 20122012-02-08September 18 20062006-09-18Close view of a dark carved granite pillar in a temple hall, with finely sculpted panels of figures and scrolling foliage on each face. Upper panels show standing figures in dance or procession poses, and lower panels show dense floral and geometric relief. Stone colonnade and pale paved floor appear blurred in the background. No people are visible in the frame; the pillar carvings depict figures in stone.2006-09-18March 17 20182018-03-17