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A photograph of a small ornate stone shrine in a landscaped garden, styled as a miniature temple or stupa with carved panels, a tiered spire topped with a gold finial, and two seated golden Buddha figures set in blue-backed niches on its front. Green lawn, trees, a hedge and a red-trimmed wall surround it, with a smaller spire-topped shrine visible to the right. Two distant figures stand near the trees in the background.

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A photograph of the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, a tall tapering brick-and-stone shrine with niched tiers and a pointed spire rising from a grassy raised platform. In the foreground are two weathered stone stupa-like shrines with small finials, behind a green iron railing with yellow scrollwork, and a small carved temple cluster stands at right beside a street lamp. No people are visible.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 photograph of the exterior wall of a stone temple tower, showing niches with gold-coloured seated Buddha statues under carved arches, with ornate floral and foliage relief panels below and a dark stone plinth at the base. A paved courtyard and trees appear at the left. No people are visible.2008-06-09A photograph of a grassy temple garden with several small stupa-like shrines in dark stone and pale pink brick. A tall, dark grey stupa with a spire and carved niches holds golden Buddha figures, and a round stone platform with a small spired shrine stands on the lawn. A green iron fence with gold ornamental panels runs along the right, beside a pink brick temple wall. Trees and manicured hedges fill the background under an overcast sky. No people are visible.2008-06-09Photograph of the Mahabodhi Temple tower at Bodh Gaya, a tall tapering brick-and-stone shikhara with rows of niches and arched recesses, topped by a gilded finial and small corner spires. Green leaves frame the upper left and right, and a dark street lamp and red pillar with ornamental gold railings appear in the foreground. No people are visible.2008-06-09Photograph of the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, a tall tapering stone shikhara with rows of niches and carved Buddha figures, topped by a golden finial. Two smaller spires flank the main tower. In the foreground are pink-washed walls, a weathered stone stupa and small carved shrines with seated Buddha figures. A few distant people are visible near the base. No a person candidate is visible in the scene. The sky is overcast.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 photograph of a courtyard lined with small dark grey stone stupas topped with gilded finials, some carved with seated Buddha figures in niches. A man walks away from the camera along a marble-edged path past the stupas, wearing white dhoti-style clothing and an orange shawl over his shoulder, carrying a dark shoulder bag and a video camera in one hand. Behind him stand pink-washed walls with arched openings and carved stone reliefs, with green shrubs between the stupas.2008-06-09Photograph of the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, a tall tiered stone shikhara-style tower with a golden finial, carved niches and smaller flanking spires, viewed from the front across a marble-paved approach. Red-pink sandstone shrines and stupa-shaped pillars line the path, with a small group of visitors walking up the steps: a woman in a pink sari, a child in blue, another in red, and a man in a checked shirt. Tall green trees frame the grey overcast sky.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.2008-06-09A standing man in an orange-saffron robe with a red tilak mark on his forehead stands on a marble walkway in front of the tall, tiered sandstone spire of the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya. Carved niches with seated Buddha figures decorate the temple facade, and a few devotees in light clothing walk toward the entrance. A green tree and a red-painted wall frame the right side, and a metal railing with yellow flower garlands runs along the edge of the path. The temple's stone pillars with scroll carvings flank the foreground.2008-06-09A gilded seated Buddha statue sits in a carved niche of a stone temple wall. The figure has a blue-black curled hair bun, half-closed eyes and hands pressed together in front of the chest in a gesture of teaching or meditation. The lotus-petalled pedestal is decorated with relief carvings of figures and a central rosette, and carved stone pilasters and foliage frame the niche. No living people are visible.2008-06-09