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A person in an orange saffron wrap, seen from behind with long dark curly hair and bare upper back, stands on a stone pavement pointing toward a carved niche on a richly sculpted temple wall. The niche holds a dark stone deity murti standing in a tribhanga-like pose with attendant figures flanking it. The temple exterior is covered in tiered carvings, pillars and friezes of animals and figures in warm sandstone tones.

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September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Photograph of the ornately carved stone exterior of a South Indian temple, with tiered pillars, niches holding sculpted deity figures and rows of carved stone elements along the wall. In the foreground, a bare-backed man in an orange-saffron shawl stands with his hand raised to his head, beside a second man in white clothing with an orange shawl. A granite block and carved stone pieces sit at the left edge.2006-09-18Photograph of an ancient stone temple wall with carved sculptures, pillars and niches, including a seated Ganesha figure at upper left and a standing carved figure in a niche. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and light trousers stands at left, facing a person in saffron-orange robes who stands centre-right with one hand raised, gesturing toward the carvings. A second person in an orange shawl over white clothes stands at right beside a man with long hair and a beard. Tall stone pillars and a dark doorway appear behind them.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18A photograph of an ornately carved stone temple wall with pillared niches holding standing sculptures of deities and attendants, and carved friezes along the base. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti points toward the carvings while a person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair stands beside him, with a second person in orange partly visible at right. Another man in white clothing stands in the shaded doorway of the temple hall in the background. Stone steps and a metal handrail lead along the left edge of the scene.2006-09-18Photograph of an ornately carved stone temple wall with niches holding sculpted figures and pillars, showing weathered sandstone and a deep-carved frieze of animal motifs along the base. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt stands on the steps pointing toward the carvings, while a man in an orange robe gestures with his raised hand beside him, and another orange-robed figure stands at the right edge. A further person in white dhoti stands in the shaded doorway at the upper right. Pale blue sky shows above the roofline. The scene appears to be a temple inspection visit.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Exterior of a carved stone temple at Dharapuram, Tamil Nadu, with tiered niches holding sculpted deity figures and pillars under an overcast sky. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti points up at the carvings, while beside him a figure in saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair, looks toward the sculpture. A man in a white dhoti stands in the shaded colonnade at right. The scene is a temple inspection with the stone sculptural facade as the main subject.2006-09-18July 02 20072007-07-02