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Close view of carved grey stone architecture inside an old temple: a projecting stone ledge or cornice supported by carved corbels and pillars, with decorative lion-like or mythical animal heads at its ends and ornate stepped stonework above. No people are visible. The setting appears to be an ancient temple hall.

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Close-up photograph of carved granite architecture in a temple hall. Two square stone pillars rise diagonally from the lower left and centre, their faces decorated with raised floral and foliate relief panels. Above them, ornate bracket capitals with scrolled volutes and pendant tapered finials support a heavy stone beam. Weathered granite surfaces and shadowed ceiling beams fill the background, with a patch of bright sky at the upper left. No people are visible in the frame.2012-02-08March 17 20182018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17February 08 20122012-02-08Close view of stone temple architecture showing carved granite pillars and brackets with sculpted lion-headed corbels supporting an overhanging beam. Ornate capitals with floral and geometric relief carving rise into a shadowed ceiling, and a decorative frieze runs along the lower beam. No people, deity murti or a person are visible; the scene is architectural detail of a temple hall interior.2018-03-17May 30 20122012-05-30January 06 20132013-01-06Close 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 an ornately carved grey stone temple wall with recessed niches framed by miniature shrine-like canopies and tall decorative pilasters. Carved scrollwork and floral motifs fill the lower panels, and pedestal-style bases sit beneath each niche. No people are visible; the frame shows architecture only, with no a person figure present.2006-04-23Interior view of a stone temple mandapam showing heavy dark granite pillars with carved bracket capitals shaped like stylised animal heads and scrolled brackets supporting a low beamed ceiling. The carved pillar shafts show relief figures and decorative bands. Green foliage is visible through the open gap between the pillars at the bottom. A partially visible person stands at the far left edge of the frame. No a person candidate is visible in the image.Close-up photograph of a carved stone pillar in a South Indian temple corridor. The white granite capital has scrolled brackets and a round medallion, and the shaft below shows a carved relief of a lotus or floral motif. Beside the pillar, a gopuram-style shrine niche is painted in red, green, blue and yellow, with a painted Ganesha figure on the left and a small seated carved figure further down. No people are visible; the scene shows only architecture and sculpture.2013-01-06Close view of a weathered grey granite temple pillar with a carved mythical lion-faced bracket, its open mouth and rounded eyes sculpted in relief. A carved geometric fan-shaped motif and a square boss sit beside it on the wall, with a red cord running vertically across the frame. No people are visible; the scene shows only carved stone architecture inside a temple hall.2008-10-15