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A person in an orange-saffron robe stands at the right edge beside a carved granite pillar in a temple setting, looking toward the camera with a slight smile. The carved panel on the pillar shows relief sculpture of figures in dynamic poses, including a dancing or standing figure at left, animals and seated figures below, all framed in a decorative border. Blurred stone temple architecture with tiered carved walls sits in the background.

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A photograph of a carved stone pillar in a temple, with dense relief sculptures of figures, a dancing deity form, and foliage. Beside the pillar on the right stands a young man with shoulder-length dark curly hair, wearing a flowing orange saffron robe draped over his shoulder. The background shows pale stone temple architecture.2006-09-18Photograph of a stone temple pillar carved with dense relief panels of figures, animals and foliage, in a temple courtyard with weathered stone architecture behind. Beside the pillar, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange wrap draped over the body and looks toward the carvings, while an older bearded man on the right wears an orange shawl over white clothing. A third man stands partly hidden behind them. a person: the long swept-back hair and saffron wrap are the visible cues for the younger central figure, though the appearance is not certain enough for a firm identification. The visible carvings include a standing figure with raised arms.2006-09-18A 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.2006-09-18A photograph in a temple hall beside a carved granite pillar. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and looks toward the carvings, with a bearded man in an orange shawl over white clothes beside him at right. The pillar shows a relief panel of standing and seated figures with dense carved detail. Behind them a second, partially visible man in white stands near stone columns. a person: the foreground man has long swept-back hair and saffron-orange robes, but the appearance is only partly clear, so this is uncertain.2006-09-18A carved granite pillar panel in a temple, showing a relief of a dancing figure in the upper left with raised arms and a bent leg, beside standing figures with tall crowns and jewellery, and a row of smaller seated and standing figures below. A man in white clothes stands at the right edge, partly visible. Sculpted deity or mythological figures, not a living person.2006-09-18 +1 copiesSeptember 18 20062006-09-18Photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl with a red tilak on his forehead, standing in a stone temple colonnade and gazing upward. Beside a carved dark stone pillar showing reliefs of trees and animals, two men in white shirts stand in the background. The man in orange has distinctive long swept hair and saffron clothing, consistent with the a person appearance cues, shown here inspecting temple architecture.2006-09-18September 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.2006-09-18Photograph inside a temple of a large dark stone relief panel carved with a circular medallion showing a standing deity figure with a crown, flanked by smaller figures and ornamental scrollwork around the border. In the foreground at left, a person in a saffron-orange robe is partly visible, and at right a man in a white shirt and light trousers stands beside the carving. Stone walls and dim interior lighting surround the scene.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18 +1 copies