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Outdoor temple courtyard at Arunachaleshwara temple with a large inscribed granite stone slab carved with dense Tamil script, set on a concrete base beside a black plaque with white Tamil text explaining the inscription. Two elderly men in saffron and white dhoti walk past on the left, one bare-chested, one in a light shirt. Pillared corridor and pink-trimmed roof of the temple compound behind, with green foliage at top left.

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A large dark stone inscription slab with densely carved Tamil script stands in a temple courtyard, set above a black granite plaque with white printed Tamil text. Behind it are grey stone pillars and a pale wall of a temple hall, with leafy branches at the top edge. No people are visible.2011-09-09A photograph of a large dark stone inscription at a temple, its upper face carved with densely incised ancient script. Below it a black information board with white Tamil text is mounted on a concrete base, titled in Tamil as a description of an inscribed stone found in the temple. The board's text describes a stone inscription found in the third prakaram of an Arunachaleshwara temple in Thiruvannamalai, linked to Rajendra Chola. No people are visible; the scene shows only stone, the signboard and temple paving.2011-09-09A dark granite inscription stone at a temple, with carved ancient Tamil script filling the upper slab. Below it hangs a black informational plaque with white Tamil text under the heading 'திருக்கோயிலில் கிடைத்த கல்வெட்டு விவரம்'. The plaque explains an inscription found in the third prakara of the Arunachaleshwara temple at Tiruvannamalai, linked to Rajendra Chola. Stone pillars and temple architecture are visible in the background. No people are present.2011-09-09Photograph of a stone inscription slab at the Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai, with incised ancient Tamil script on the weathered rock above. Below, a black plaque with white Tamil lettering explains the find: a stone inscription discovered in the third prakaram of the temple, attributed to Rajendra Chola I. A small purple dove logo appears in the upper left corner, and a faint source line sits at lower right. No people are visible2011-09-09A photograph of a large weathered stone inscription slab set on a stand in a temple courtyard, its surface carved with Tamil script. In front of it is a black plaque with white Tamil text describing the stone inscription found in the temple. Behind is a pale pink colonnaded temple corridor with stone pillars and a leafy tree at upper left. A small partially visible figure is seen behind the stand.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09September 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 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.2006-09-18Photograph 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.2006-09-18A group of devotees walks along a stone temple courtyard beside a carved stone temple wall with pillared colonnades and ornate carved cornice figures under a pale overcast sky. In the foreground, a man with long hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes and a rudraksha-style mala, with a tall man in white shirt and dhoti beside him. Behind them, several men and women in white garments, some wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces, follow along the paved path.2006-09-18Exterior 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.2006-09-18