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A photograph of a large weathered sandstone carving at an ancient temple site, showing a stone naga or serpent-like sculpture with scaled body and a flat carved hood or platform. Small shallow basins and holes are cut into the stone top, with dried red offerings placed in them. Behind a wooden railing on an elevated walkway, several visitors are standing and walking, including a woman in a white top with a blue shawl and a person in a maroon top. Green forest extends in the background under overcast sky.

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A weathered grey stone carving of a serpent-like naga with scale patterns forms a platform at an outdoor site. Incense sticks with red tips stand in a small stone bowl and a white stone cup on its top surface, with a rock beside them. No people are visible; the carved stone and offerings suggest a sacred ancient temple site, with rough stone blocks and foliage around it.2014-12-15Outdoor photograph of a weathered grey stone carving at an ancient temple site. Its flat top holds a small white ceramic dish, a brown clay pot with red incense sticks, another short incense holder, and a small pink object. A plastic water bottle lies against the stone's side, and wooden railings and green foliage surround the site. No people are visible.2014-12-15Photograph of the Terrace of the Elephants at Angkor, Cambodia: a long tiered stone terrace of weathered sandstone blocks runs across the upper frame under trees. A carved stone structure with relief figures stands on a grassy lawn in the foreground, beside a dirt path. A few visitors walk about the site, including a person in an orange top carrying a bag on the right and several people in white and pink on the terrace steps. Stone ruins and foliage fill the background. No ritual activity is visible.2007-07-05Steep steps of a weathered sandstone temple at Angkor Wat, photographed from above looking down a long stairway flanked by a wooden handrail. Several people in white t-shirts and dark clothing climb the stairs holding the rail, one in a grey cap and a woman in a green skirt visible among them. Below, a small group in white stands on a grassy lawn near scattered stone rubble and a dirt path, with an orange-clad figure among them. Large dressed stone blocks and a leafy green tree frame the view.2007-07-06Weathered sandstone carvings at an Angkor-style ruin: a stone balustrade or terrace edge with a large carved face of a mythical guardian, its features worn and lichen-spotted, set among tumbled dark laterite blocks and grass. Carved decorative bands and foliage motifs run along the upper stone rail. A wooden ladder rests at the top edge of the scene and green jungle fills the background. No people are visible in the frame.2007-07-06A photograph of weathered sandstone ruins at a Cambodian temple site. Stacked grey-brown sandstone blocks and a wall with lichen patches sit under warm low sunlight. A white metal railing fence encloses a small area where green shrubs and leafy plants grow between stones. A tall broken stone pillar or spire stands in the background above a distant tree line. No people are visible.2014-12-15A group of about a dozen visitors in white shirts climbs a steep stone staircase at an ancient temple, gripping a wooden handrail. Some wear wide-brimmed hats, a grey bucket hat, and a tan sun hat, and several wear green or patterned sarongs and lanyards. The steps are worn sandstone blocks beside large weathered stone walls with holes in them and scattered rubble. A man in white in the foreground pulls himself up the rail, and a figure in beige is partly visible at the lower right.2007-07-06A photograph taken in a forest clearing at an archaeological site, with a carved stone relief panel in the foreground showing standing and seated figures. A man in a saffron-orange robe and a beaded rudraksha mala stands on a dirt path holding a raised stick or staff, facing a group of visitors. A woman in a red-orange top carries a white item near a rope barrier, and several other people stand behind the rope. A man in a light shirt and cap stands at the upper right among the trees. Dense green shrubs and tree trunks fill the background.2007-07-04July 02 20072007-07-02A photograph of a weathered, moss-stained sandstone carved fragment lying among scattered stones and dry leaves at an ancient temple ruin. The large slab shows low relief carving of a curved decorative motif and a floral scroll, and the edge of a tall stone block rises behind it. No people are visible except a sliver of white clothing at the lower left edge.2007-07-06A photograph of a forest setting at an ancient stone site where water flows over carved sandstone relief panels. Carved figures with decorated headdresses and bodies fill the rocks, and a small waterfall spills over the stone at left. A group of about twenty people stands along a rope railing on a raised path at right, behind a tall tree trunk. Among them, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at the front right, next to several people in white and orange clothes. Another person in a white shirt and shorts photographs the carvings with a camera. Green foliage frames the bottom of the image.2007-07-04A photograph of weathered sandstone ruins at an ancient site, with a large rounded carved stone block lying on the ground among scattered mossy stone fragments and loose rubble. Pale sandstone paving slabs run diagonally across reddish dirt on the right, and a moss-stained stone pillar or wall edge stands at the left. Dry leaves and small debris lie on the ground. No people are visible.2007-07-06