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June 07 20182018-06-07Close-up photograph of a weathered stone relief carving at the Kailasanatha Temple, Ellora. Three figures stand in dynamic poses on a raised ledge: two flanking figures with multiple arms and elaborate headdresses extend their limbs outward, and a central figure with a crown-like headdress is flanked by upraised arms. Below, a small seated figure with a headdress sits atop a carved animal form, possibly a lion or bull. The stone is dark, pitted and eroded, with carved detail visible on the figures and pedestal. No people are physically present in the scene, and no a person candidate is visible.2018-06-07June 07 20182018-06-07June 07 20182018-06-07September 18 20062006-09-18 +1 copiesJune 07 20182018-06-07A weathered dark stone relief carved into a boulder outdoors, surrounded by moss, leaves and fallen twigs. The carving shows a reclining figure with multiple arms and a crowned head resting on a serpent-like coil, with standing figures and attendants around it in low relief. The boulder sits among green foliage and a small cave opening is visible at right. No living people are present; the carved figures are a depiction of a deity murti in stone.2007-07-04A dark stone pillar carved in low relief with a dense panel of Hindu iconography arranged in registers. Upper section shows a dancing deity figure with multiple arms and a crowned head beside standing attendant figures, a small pillar-like object, and a row of rounded carved heads above. Lower registers depict seated figures, animals resembling bulls or lions, and rows of carved creatures. On the right edge, a man in a white shirt and eyeglasses stands partly visible, looking toward the carving. The stone shows weathering and a temple corridor is visible in the background.2006-09-18Close view of a dark carved stone panel on a temple pillar, showing dense relief sculpture of deities, figures and animals in tiers. At the upper left a dancing or seated deity with raised arm is carved, with smaller attendant figures and a central pillar-like motif. Lower registers show seated figures and animal carvings. At the right edge, a man in a white shirt and glasses stands partly visible beside the pillar. Pale stone architecture is visible at the left.2006-09-18May 20 20122012-05-20 +1 copiesA weathered sandstone carved panel on a temple wall at Angkor Wat, showing a central deity figure with multiple arms raised, standing atop a mythical makara-like creature with a large open-mouthed face. Flanking it are carved vertical scroll and foliage motifs, and above is a horizontal band of carved relief figures with lichen-stained surfaces. No people are visible in the scene.2007-07-04Close view of a weathered grey stone temple wall with carved pilasters, ornate capitals and niches. A small standing sculpted deity figure with a halo-like arch sits in a recessed panel at lower centre, with scrollwork flanking it. No people are visible; the image shows only architectural stone carving.2012-05-29 +1 copies