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Low-angle photograph of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, its tall pyramidal shikhara tower rising against an overcast white sky. The brown-grey stone is carved with rows of small niches, miniature spires and decorative friezes. A seated Buddha figure sits in a recessed arch on the lower terrace, with smaller gilded figures in niches beside it, and rows of grotesque face carvings line the base. No people are visible in the scene.

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Low-angle view of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, a tall tapering stone shikhara-style tower with a central spire flanked by two smaller corner towers, all covered in niches, miniature stupa-like spires and carved panels. A seated Buddha figure is visible in a recessed niche at the base of the central tower. The sky is overcast white and no people are visible.2008-06-09Low-angle photograph of the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, showing its tall pyramidal spire rising against an overcast white sky. The stone shrine is covered in tiered niches, small stupa-shaped ornaments and carved panels, with two smaller corner spires flanking the main tower. Trees stand at the right edge. No people are visible.2008-06-09Low-angle photograph of the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, a tall tapering stone shikhara tower with many small niches, miniature stupa-like spires and carved Buddha figures on its facade. Two smaller corner towers flank the central spire against an overcast white sky, and a green tree stands at the right edge. A red wall is visible at the lower left corner. No people are visible.2008-06-09Low-angle photograph looking up at a tall, tapering temple tower of weathered grey-brown stone, its surface covered with niches, arched recesses, carved pilasters and small rounded openings in tiers. Small gilded seated figures sit in several niches on the lower wall, and a dark mid-level band with a carved facade runs across the base. The sky is overcast white, and no people are visible.2008-06-09Low-angle photo looking up at the tall, tiered sandstone-coloured spire of the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, its wall covered with niches, pilasters and carved ornament. Smaller spires rise at the right, and green leaves frame the upper left and right edges against a pale overcast sky. Gilded seated figures sit in niches along the lower wall, and small carved figures and stone lions decorate the ledges. No people are visible in the scene.2008-06-09Low-angle photograph of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, its tall tapering central spire covered with carved niches and ornamental tiers, flanked by two smaller spires under an overcast grey sky. A red-painted wall edge sits at lower left, a power line crosses the frame, and green trees stand at lower right. No people are visible.2008-06-09Low-angle photograph of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, a tall pyramidal sikhara tower of light grey-brown brick and stone with rows of niches holding small seated Buddha figures. Smaller spired towers flank the main shrine on both sides, with miniature stupa-like spires along the base under an overcast grey sky. No people are visible.2008-06-09Low-angle photo of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, a tall pyramidal stupa-style shikhara with tiered niches, many small spires and carved pilasters in weathered grey-buff stone. Smaller corner towers flank the main spire under an overcast sky. Seated Buddha statues sit in arched niches on the lower wall, with golden figures in small recesses. A bright orange umbrella appears at the lower left edge. No people are visible.2008-06-09Low-angle photo of the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, its tall tapering central spire rising under an overcast grey sky, flanked by two smaller towers. The temple's surface is covered with rows of miniature stupa-like niches and carved ornament. At the base, a central arched niche holds a seated Buddha statue, with smaller gilded Buddha figures in side niches. A small orange cloth is visible at the lower left corner. No people are visible in the frame.2008-06-09Exterior wall and tower of a large sandstone temple with a tall pyramidal shikhara spire, carved with niches containing seated golden Buddha statues and dark stone figures under arched canopies. Ornate carved friezes and rows of small carved heads run along the upper wall. A reddish-pink small shrine sits at the left edge against green trees and an overcast sky. No people are visible in the frame.2008-06-09A tall, tiered temple tower of carved grey-beige stone rises at the centre of a courtyard, with a golden finial at the top and smaller spires flanking it. Its facade is covered in niches and sculpted Buddha figures. In the foreground stand a small carved stone model shrine with seated Buddha figures and several weathered stone stupas, and pink-washed walls frame the left and right edges. Small oil lamps sit on the ground near the base. No people are clearly visible in the frame.2008-06-09A tall, tapering stone temple tower rises against an overcast grey sky, framed by dark silhouetted tree branches on the left and right. The tower has a stepped, pyramidal body covered with rows of niches and carved ornamentation, topped by a spire with a gilded finial. Two small lanterns stand on pillars in the lower foreground, and no people are visible.2008-06-09