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Close-up photograph of a temple wall covered with dense carved stone and plaster snake figures (nagas), many with weathered grey surfaces and traces of red kumkum or vermilion. A central carved snake coils around a black stone panel with a circular floral motif. No people are visible. Several serpent hoods and coiled bodies fill the frame.

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April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a wall densely covered with carved stone nagas (snake deities) and small sculpted figures, many coated with grey-brown ash or mud and dabs of red and vermilion. Several cobra hoods rise in relief, with carved human-like figures between them. The wall stands in a narrow, dim corridor with white plaster walls and a moulded ceiling at the top right. No people are visible in the scene.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29A close view of a weathered stone wall carved with many small deity figures and shrine niches, covered in grey dust and smeared with red kumkum marks. A carved cobra or naga figure with coiled hood sits at lower left, and a gilded pillar with carved panels rises at upper left. No people are visible, only a dark shape at the bottom edge.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29A photograph of a wall densely covered with carved stone and wooden serpent (naga) stones, many coated in grey-brown mud or ash. Hooded cobra forms, coiled snakes and small carved figures rise in tiers across the surface, with a few stones showing black, gold and red paint or kumkum-like marks. Scratched graffiti and faded marks appear on some stones. A white wall forms the background at the top. No people are visible in the frame.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29Photo 11716775A close view of a heap of dark stone sculptures, many carved with coiled serpents and rounded forms, layered together and coated in grey dust and mud. Some pieces show red paint or marks, and a cloth-wrapped edge is visible at the upper left. No people are visible; the scene looks like stone carvings stacked or stored in a temple setting.2018-04-29A close-up photograph of a weathered stone relief carving, pale grey and brown with worn surfaces. A dynamic figure with multiple arms is depicted mid-action, one leg raised and body twisted, holding a rounded object, while a smaller figure lies beneath it. The carving appears to be a temple sculpture panel rather than a living scene. No physical people are present.2008-10-15