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A carved stone temple wall in grey sandstone showing a multi-armed deity figure in relief standing in a dynamic pose, holding a bow drawn back in one hand and other implements in the remaining arms. The figure wears a tall crown, a jewelled necklace and a short dhoti-style skirt with ornate belt. Flanking columns with bracketed capitals and small carved figures frame the central panel, and the lower part shows decorative foliage scrolls. No physical people are present; the figures are sculpted relief, with no visible a person candidate.

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May 29 20122012-05-29A photograph of carved sandstone temple wall panels with pillars and niches. Several sculpted figures stand in niches: a central dancing or standing deity with a crown and raised arms, flanked by smaller carved figures, and a figure at the left in a fighting or dancing pose. Ornate pillar capitals and cornices frame the reliefs. No living people are visible, and no a person candidate is shown.2012-05-29 +1 copiesClose view of a weathered grey stone temple wall with carved pilasters, ornate capitals and niches. A small standing sculpted deity figure with a halo-like arch sits in a recessed panel at lower centre, with scrollwork flanking it. No people are visible; the image shows only architectural stone carving.2012-05-29 +1 copiesClose view of a weathered pale stone temple wall carved with architectural niches, pilasters and small pedestal-style shrine frames. Within the central niche, a standing carved deity murti stands flanked by two smaller attendant figures, with a lion-like corbel motif above. No people are visible; the scene is stone carvings only.2012-05-29 +1 copiesClose view of a weathered granite temple wall with carved stone pillars and ornate pilasters. A central niche holds a seated deity murti flanked by attendant figures, with carved panels of divine figures and mythical animals and a decorative cornice above. No people are visible in the scene.2006-09-23September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Close-up photograph of a carved grey granite pillar base. A stylised scrolling foliate motif with curling leaves and tendrils is carved in relief on the shaft, above a stepped moulded plinth. The stone surface is speckled and weathered, with a wall of plain granite to the right. No people are visible.2010-01-07Close view of a stone temple wall at Dharapuram, with a niche holding a dark stone sculpture of a multi-armed deity standing on a pedestal, flanked by pilasters. Below and around it are bands of carved friezes, including a row of stylised scrolling motifs and figurative relief panels. No people are visible in the scene; a faint red mark appears at the lower right edge.2006-09-18A photograph of carved granite pillars in a dim temple hall. The central pillar shows a standing sculpted figure in a tall conical crown with a short tunic and arms extended, flanked by a rearing mythical lion-like carving at its right base. Adjacent pillars show smaller relief figures, one with raised arms and a headdress, all weathered grey stone with a dark doorway at left. No living people are visible; the statues and carvings are not physical people.June 07 20182018-06-07Close photograph of a carved stone temple frieze with three figures in relief within a horizontal panel. The left figure is a mounted rider or warrior with an animal beneath, the centre figure stands holding a staff or weapon with a shield-like form, and the right figure appears to grapple with a curling serpentine or coiled form. Carved floral scroll bands border the panel above and below, with weathered grey granite texture. No living people are visible; the figures are sculpted reliefs, and no identifiable person is depicted.2012-05-29