A tall pale stone column topped with a carved capital of four lions set back to back, rising in front of dense green foliage. The column is plain and smooth below the capital, with a circular abacus and carved petal band beneath the lions. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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A tall pale stone column topped with a carved capital of four lions set back to back, rising in front of dense green foliage. The column is plain and smooth below the capital, with a circular abacus and carved petal band beneath the lions. No people are visible.

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