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Night photograph of an ornate golden-orange temple column or dhwajasthambha-like pillar at a South Indian temple. Its top carries a framed relief of a deity seated on an animal mount. Strings of electric lights and leafy garlands decorate the roof frame above. No people are visible.

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November 23 20062006-11-23Night photograph of a golden-orange temple pillar at a Hindu temple, with a rounded kalasha-like base and a framed relief above showing a deity seated on a bull. Strings of warm electric lights and hanging decorations stand behind it under a tiled roof, and stone temple walls with carved bands fill the background. No people are visible.2006-11-23Night photograph of an ornate orange-painted ceremonial chariot or palanquin structure lit by string lights. Carved relief panels on the cube-shaped upper section show a seated deity figure on the left and a standing figure with a flowering garland, possibly on an animal mount, on the right, with gold-painted pillars and flower garlands draped on the sides. No people are visible in the frame.2006-11-23A night photograph of an ornate golden-brown temple chariot or vahana, its carved wooden or metal panels lit by warm lamps. Two carved arched niches show a seated elephant-headed deity with a large belly and a standing deity with flowers, mounted on an animal. Garlands of yellow flowers hang beside the figures. Twisted pillars frame the panel, and a string of electric bulbs runs along the canopy edge. No people are visible.2006-11-23Night photograph of an ornate orange-painted wooden structure. The left panel shows a seated elephant-headed figure, and the right panel shows a dancing or striding deity figure with a crown and marigold garlands. Gold-colored turned pillars rise at the corners, strings of electric lights run along the roof edge, and yellow flower garlands hang from the carvings. No people are visible in the frame.2006-11-23Night photograph of a tall brass deepa stambha, a multi-tiered lamp pillar, lit with rows of small oil lamps along its tiers at a temple courtyard. Dark palm fronds and leafy shrubs surround it, with strings of green and purple fairy lights hanging at the top. A red painted pillar stands at left, and a dark stone urn and carved stone pedestal with scattered flower petals are at right. No people are visible in the scene.2017-09-26Night photograph at an outdoor temple setting with a dark sky and a palm tree at right. In the foreground stands an ornate, carved copper-toned deepam-style lamp pillar with a broad base, decorated with relief figures, and dried palm-leaf fronds tucked near its top. Beside it stands a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold-edged borders, wearing a long ceremonial garland of white-yellow flowers and a red tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. He stands barefoot on a raised stone platform, his hands extended slightly as he looks down. Yellow flower petals are scattered at the base.2010-11-12October 07 20132013-10-07 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12September 05 20162016-09-05