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Four grey granite cylindrical stone pillars stand upright in a row on bare reddish-brown earth, with scattered pebbles and a few small weeds at left. Each pillar has a carved, flat-topped capital with a crosshatched lattice pattern and horizontal banded grooves along its upper sides. Thin metal pipes run across the background behind them. No people are visible in the scene.

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October 28 20162016-10-28A photograph of a rough, unpolished grey stone cylinder lying on bare sandy ground, rotated on its side. The cylinder has incised concentric grooves and a lattice or crosshatched pattern carved near one rounded end, and a smooth polished face at that end. Behind it, a second larger grey stone piece curves in from the right edge. Warm sunlight casts shadows across the sand. No people are visible.2016-10-28January 01 20162016-01-01A photograph of several long, cylindrical grey stone pillars lying side by side on reddish-brown earth with patches of green weeds. Each pillar has a square base block and carved ring-shaped bands near one end. Smaller carved stone capitals and bases sit in the background, and more stone blocks are stacked at the lower left and lower right. No people are visible.A photograph of several carved grey granite pillars lying horizontally on a dusty ground in a stone yard. The pillars are fluted shafts with ornate capitals decorated with floral rosettes, bands and stepped moulding. Behind them are stacks of terracotta roof tiles and a circular stone basin or grinding stone at left. No people are visible.Outdoors on a tiled ground, several long grey granite beams lie side by side, carved on their faces with rosettes, lotus-like flowers, scrolls and foliage motifs. Behind them stacks of rough-cut grey stone blocks and debris sit on dusty ground beside a pale wall. No people are visible, and the carved stonework appears to be temple or architectural construction material.January 01 20162016-01-01Four pale grey stone pillars lie on the ground in a stone-yard, each resting on a square concrete base block with a rounded collar near the top. Weeds and grass grow between them on dry earth. Behind them, stacked carved stone pieces, including a dark ornate carved column section and a pile of cut stone blocks, sit in the background. Sunlight falls across the pale tiled ground at right.A photograph of several carved stone pillars and architectural stone members lying on grass in an outdoor stoneyard. Five long cylindrical grey-white pillars with square fluted bases and ringed capitals lie parallel in the foreground, with more carved stone beams and finials stacked behind them. No people are visible.December 05 20112011-12-05Three dark grey stone Shivalinga on yoni-pitha bases sit on bare reddish earth outdoors, with a green leafy shrub and a concrete slab at the top left. The lingas have carved markings, including a horizontal tripundra-style line on the left one. Scattered pebbles and small debris lie around the bases. No people are visible.2009-07-08A photograph of an outdoor stone yard with several long, cylindrical pale grey stone pillar shafts lying on the ground across wooden planks. Square stone pillar bases with circular carved tops sit at the left and right edges. A blue plastic barrel stands at the upper left, and more carved stone architectural pieces are stacked in the background among dirt and scattered rubble. No people are visible.