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A stone temple structure at Dharapuram, Tamil Nadu, shown in low, hazy light. A carved stone chariot-like base with a large spoked wheel stands at the left, beside a steep flight of worn granite steps leading up to a pillared mandapa. Carved pillars with ornate capitals frame the dark interior, and the sun glows through the opening. The stone paving is in the foreground. No people are visible.

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September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Stone architecture of a temple at Dharapuram: a wide flight of dark granite steps leads up to a pillared mandapa, with a carved stone chariot wheel and a sculpted horse beside the stairs. Ornately carved columns frame the open hall, and a sculpted wall stretches across the right side. The stone paved courtyard is empty of people.2006-09-18February 08 20122012-02-08Photograph of a carved stone temple exterior at Dharapuram, Tamil Nadu, with a tiered vimana-style shrine tower on the left and a densely sculpted sandstone wall of deities and figures on the right. A stone stairway leads up to a pillared mandapa entrance. The courtyard is paved and no people are visible.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18A photograph of a stone temple shrine at a historic site, with a large dark polished stone Nandi bull statue seated inside an open stone pavilion with carved pillars and a pitched carved roof. Carved stone panels and sculptured reliefs decorate the walls on the left. A lone man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks across the paved courtyard on the right, beside a granite compound wall, with green trees behind.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18July 13 20092009-07-13