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A daytime photo at a stone temple complex with weathered sandstone carvings. In the foreground an orange umbrella is held over a crowd. A man in saffron-orange clothes with a light orange wrap stands at left, and a woman with a long dark braid wears a white garment with a pale shawl. A large carved stone lion or animal statue sits at the base of a broad stairway flanked by carved temple walls, with a tiered temple spire behind. Several people climb the stone steps, including a figure in a blue striped shirt at right and others in white and orange. Green trees and a clear sky complete the scene.

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A photograph of visitors walking among carved sandstone temple pillars and ornate stone reliefs. Many people in mixed dress move across the stone steps and platform. A man in an orange and black striped shirt stands on a raised stone ledge at left. Several women wear orange, red and yellow saris, and one man in a white kurta walks at centre with a white bag. Several participants in orange caps and orange shirts with lanyards stand near the steps, and children in colourful clothes are visible among the crowd. A woman in a teal sari and a girl in pink stand at right. A man at centre-right takes a photograph with a camera raised to his face.2008-06-09Photo taken from behind a group walking toward a stone temple with tiered, curved sikhara spires and carved walls, scaffolding on its left side. A man in an orange shirt and orange shawl holds up an orange umbrella with a white bird logo, and a woman in a white top with a long braid walks beside him. Two more men in orange shirts and shawls walk alongside, one at right. Visitors and pilgrims stroll on the path and grass toward the temple, with a few people seated or walking near the entrance and trees framing the scene.2008-06-09A photograph at a stone temple site with carved sandstone stairs and a tall carved shikhara in the upper left. A woman with long dark hair in a white kurta and a cream shawl walks up the steps. A man holds an orange umbrella above, wearing an orange shawl. In the lower right, a man with short dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and an orange shawl looks toward the camera. Visible people are four.2008-06-09A photograph of the Konark Sun Temple in Odisha, showing the carved sandstone stepped platform and ruined walls with dense relief sculpture. Many visitors crowd the stone stairs and terraces, including men in white shirts and trousers, women in saris in yellow, orange, pink and green, and several saffron-clad figures near the steps. A few people shelter under umbrellas at the lower left, and a metal railing lines the path.2008-06-09A photograph at a stone temple with a large carved stone wheel with spokes and ornate relief figures on the left, behind a brass railing. Two men in white kurta clothing stand at the centre-right. The man in the middle, with long dark hair, a cream shawl and hands pressed together in namaste, is a devotee beside a fellow traveller. The man on the right wears an orange shawl and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace over white clothing. A bright orange umbrella is held above them. Several other people in orange, yellow and white clothing stand behind, with temple spires visible in the background.2008-06-09A photograph at a stone temple complex showing a large carved stone wheel with spokes and figure reliefs on the left, beside a brass railing. Several people stand in a row on the right: a man in the foreground wears an orange saffron-coloured garment and holds a yellow umbrella overhead, with a second person in a white shirt and cream shawl beside him, and more people partly visible behind in orange and white clothing. A plastic water bottle sits on the railing. Sandstone temple structures stand in the background under a bright sky.2008-06-09Outdoor photo at a stone temple with richly carved sculptural panels and a scaffolding frame along its wall. In the foreground, a woman with a long dark braid in a white checked top faces away and holds a phone aloft beneath a bright orange umbrella. To the right, a man in an orange top with a saffron-orange shawl stands in profile, holding a small bag. Visitors in colourful saris and salwar walk across the paved courtyard, and a few people stand atop the scaffolding. A purple umbrella shades someone in the middle distance, and a low railing lines the walkway.2008-06-09Outdoor photo of visitors walking along a paved path toward a sandstone temple with a stepped, pyramidal tower carved with figures, scaffolding on one side, under a pale sky with trees. In the foreground, a woman in a white top holds a bright orange umbrella and a man in orange robes with an orange shawl walks away from the camera. Several other people in saffron, yellow and red saris and kurtas walk along the path, including a child in dark clothes holding a woman's hand. Another dark umbrella shades a figure in the middle distance.2008-06-09A photograph of a group walking along a railed stone walkway beside a richly carved sandstone temple with tiered spires and carved panels of figures and friezes. Several people in saffron-orange robes and shawls walk in a line; a man at left in a white kurta with an orange shawl is seen from behind, a woman in a white sari with a shawl walks beside a man in orange carrying a water bottle, and a younger man in orange with a garland and an orange shoulder bag follows. At right, a man in an orange shawl looks down. Several visible people are in the frame, with one more partially visible in the background beside the temple.2008-06-09Outdoors near a stone temple with a tiered, pyramid-style shikhara and carved surfaces, with scaffolding on one side and trees around it. A man with long, swept-back dark hair in a white kurta and a white shawl at left looks toward the camera. A man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala holds up a large orange umbrella, walking among a crowd of people wearing orange caps and orange and white clothing, many smiling, with a few women in glasses and saris. a person cues are long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace on the umbrella-holding person, who is described here by role as a saffron-robed devotee; identity is uncertain.2008-06-09September 18 20062006-09-18A man in a saffron-orange draped robe and a rudraksha mala stands beside a weathered stone lion statue on a brick temple platform. His right hand rests on the carved pedestal while he smiles and looks down. The lion has a fanged open mouth and mane-like carved scales. Behind him rise reddish sandstone block walls and a tiered temple structure, with a second person in a maroon shirt partly visible at the left edge. The setting appears to be an ancient Khmer temple ruin.2007-07-05