Close view of a weathered sandstone wall at Angkor Wat, Cambodia, with a horizontal band of carved apsara-style female figures seated in niches under ornate arched canopies. Each figure is framed by intricate foliate and floral carving; below are balustrade-like pillars of a window or gallery. No people are visible in the scene and no a person candidate appears. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close view of a weathered sandstone wall at Angkor Wat, Cambodia, with a horizontal band of carved apsara-style female figures seated in niches under ornate arched canopies. Each figure is framed by intricate foliate and floral carving; below are balustrade-like pillars of a window or gallery. No people are visible in the scene and no a person candidate appears.

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A close photograph of sandstone bas-relief carvings on a temple wall. Three carved panels show figures seated or mounted on mythical animals, with a central figure on a rearing beast flanked by smaller figures in ornate arched frames. Scrolled foliage and flame-like motifs surround the carvings. No people are physically present, only carved figures.

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Close view of a weathered sandstone temple wall at Angkor Wat, showing a horizontal band of carved relief figures in high-relief apsara-style niches, with rows of turned balustrade columns set into a recessed window frame below. Stains and streaks mark the dark stone, and the carving shows dancing or standing celestial figures with elaborate headdresses. No people are visible in the scene.

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Photograph of stone bas-relief carvings on the exterior wall of a temple. Several standing female celestial figures (apsaras) with tall ornate headdresses, bare upper bodies and jewelled adornments are carved in a row in shallow relief on a dark weathered sandstone surface. Decorative pilasters and floral carved borders frame the panel. At the right edge, a partly visible woman in a pink-and-white striped top and white trousers walks past the doorway.

Close view of a pale stone bas-relief wall at Angkor Wat, Cambodia, carved with multi-tiered flame-like arched halos framing standing apsara-style figures with raised arms and elaborate crowns. Below them are mythical creatures such as a sea serpent and a bird-like figure, and the carving is weathered and cracked. No physical people are visible, and no a person candidate appears in the scene.

Close view of a richly carved stone frieze on an ancient temple wall, with dense rows of figures, foliage scrolls and decorative motifs in worn sandstone. The carvings show a continuous band of intricate relief. No people are visible in the frame; the scene is architectural, consistent with a site visited on a yatra to Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

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